Eastman News Highlights October 21, 2019

Here are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown Welcomes the Cornell Jazz Ensembles (Broadway World 10/16/2019)  Directed by Paul Merrill, the talented student musicians will present…

Headshot of Dr. Rosephanye Powell in a yellow suit.

“Music by women, for women”: Composer Rosephanye Powell at Eastman This Week

Rosephanye Powell   By Jeremy Lopez ALP Communications Intern   This fall, the Eastman Women’s Chorus has the unique opportunity of singing under the baton of a composer on their main concert of the semester. On October 19th, Rosephanye Powell will be joining the ensemble to conduct a concert featuring her own compositions and arrangements…

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Ying Quartet Returns to Eastman-Ranlet Series

October 15, 2019 Media only: Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator Katey Padden, (585) 274-1052, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu   The internationally renowned, award-winning Ying Quartet is back in its prominent position within the Eastman-Ranlet Series, with its performance on Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m., at Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program will include Schumann’s…

“Keyboard and Key Moves” at the Memorial Art Gallery

Media only: Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator Katey Padden, (585) 274-1052, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu More Information: Margaret-Mary Owens, 813-502-7272, mowens9@u.rochester.edu   Third Thursdays at the Memorial Art Gallery opens its season with a dramatic musical tale of two aristocratic ladies whose lives unfold through a series of French songs and dances from the eighteenth century. Come and experience…

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EASTMAN OPERA THEATRE LAUNCHES FALL OPERA SEASON- Double-Bill of Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Mahagonny Songspiel

Media only: Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator Katey Padden, (585- 274-1052, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu) Eastman Opera Theatre is thrilled to launch its season with the double-bill premiere of Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Mahagonny Songspiel in Kilbourn Hall, November 7-10. This double-bill will be directed by Stephen Carr, Associate Artistic Director of Eastman Opera Theatre with musical direction…

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The Kilbourn Concert Series Presents: Kat Edmonson

The Kilbourn Concert Series presents singer-songwriter Kat Edmonson in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. Critically acclaimed vocalist and songwriter, actor and dancer, Kat Edmonson has played major stages across the United States, Europe, and Japan. She’s appeared in major motion pictures, performed on radio and…