Composer Jacques Ibert By Erik Elmgren On Wednesday, April 18, 2017, at 8 p.m., the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra presents its first concert of the spring semester. The program features works by Dvorak and Hovhaness, as well as Jacques Ibert’s Concertino da Camera for saxophone and chamber orchestra performed by Eastman student Nicki Roman. I…
In a new partnership between the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and the Yamaha Corporation of America, five outstanding graduate students, selected from an international pool of applicants, will participate as fellows in the Eastman Leadership Conference 2017. The Yamaha Graduate Fellows Program at the Eastman Leadership Conference will enable these future arts…
Here are some select recent clippings 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.) Interview: Theatre Life with Kim Scharnberg and Christopher Youstra (Broadway World 04/14/2-17) Today’s subjects, Kim Scharnberg and Christopher Youstra, are currently living their theatre lives…
The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester has announced the appointment of Masumi Per Rostad, a violist who has forged a career both as a soloist and as a member of the Pacifica Quartet, to the faculty in the Strings, Harp and Guitar Department. The Grammy Award-winning Rostad has received praise for…
The following guest post was written by Kara Miller, Class of 2018. Thanks Kara! ******** As a dual degree student pursuing both horn performance and business, people often say to me, “Oh good, you have a backup plan that will actually make you money,” as if being a musician isn’t enough. Usually I just smile and…
“If Music Be the Food . . .”, the concert series benefiting Rochester’s Foodlink, will conclude its eighth season on Sunday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road (at East Avenue) in Rochester. The concert will open with the Eastman Viola Ensemble performing works of Kenji Bunch and Michael Kimber. Eastman…
Here are some select recent clippings 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.) Lee Koonce and the Gateways Music Festival (School Band and Orchestra April 2017) Lee Koonce is the president and artistic director for the Gateways Music…
Student organization Eastman Americana, led by students Tahlia Cott and Caroline Samuels, is hosting a free event in ESM 902 on April 8th, 12pm-2pm. Ithaca College Associate Professor Nicholas Walker headlines the event on double bass, and his collaborators on a project called “Rockwood Ferry,” vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tenzin Chopak, and violinist and vocalist…
The following guest post was written by Anna Lenhert ’17. Thanks Anna! ***** It is impossible to adequately cover five years of phenomenal opportunities and memories in one blog post, but here is my best “bird’s eye” reflection on my time here at Eastman. Though it may sound cliché, my time here has been everything I…
What makes a great singer in the tradition of jazz, rock, or blues? It is not only vocal quality and emotional expression, but the actual notes sung—and not just the usual notes on the piano keyboard. In the words of soul singer Marvin Gaye: “There’s got to be other notes some place, in some dimension,…