Eastman Opera Theatre’s spring production is something of a rarity: Cendrillon, a retelling of the Cinderella story by Jules Massenet. This opera by the popular composer of Manon and Werther was a great success at its 1899 premiere, but gradually fell out of the repertoire. In recent years it has made a comeback; the Metropolitan…
UPDATE: The Evening Concert at 8 p.m. will be available to view via live stream: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/live/ . Streaming begins approximately 15 minutes before the start of the concert. Fourteen versatile singer-actors from Israel, France, Mexico, Canada, and across the United States are coming to the Eastman School of Music to compete in the finals…
Download presentation PDFs from recent celebrations: 2018 Faculty Creativity & Scholarship presentation 2017 Faculty Creativity & Scholarship presentation
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.) Contemporary composer: August Read Thomas (Gramophone 03/20/2017) . . . This leads on to the criticism – disguised as observation – that her music is…
We have several EDDI sponsored artists coming to Eastman this semester. Here is a break down of what we have to look forward to: Mieko Kanno, violinist and music theorist Monday April 3rd, 3:30pm Hatch Hall – Public Lecture “Quiet is Beautiful” Thursday April…
March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination for Racial Discrimination. This year the University of Rochester’s “We’re Better Than That” committee held a meeting in Ciminelli Lounge to discuss the committee’s mission, goals, resources, and future plans and the Eastman community came together to show their support:
Conductor David Chin and his distinguished composer friend The 332nd birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach was earlier this week, but you can celebrate it this weekend with a performance of Bach’s grandest work, the Saint Matthew Passion. The concert, which brings together more than 40 Eastman students and recent graduates, was coordinated by, and will…
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.) Baroque Consort to Perform at the St. Charles Public Library (Chicago Tribune / Aurora Beacon-News 03/16/2017) Mark Ponzo holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree…
Participants in a 2014 Music Horizons recital by Jennifer Watson and Shaya Greathouse, Eastman Community Music School As winter winds down, many middle and high school musicians are considering their summer options—where will they attend a camp or festival this year? With whom will they perform or study? How can they prepare for college? Every…
Imagine walking through an environment of tubes, resonators, tiny loudspeakers, and exciters that twist, swing, and turn as they project their sounds. How will the quality, shape, and dimensions of the space interact with the sounds and define and affect what you hear? How will you perceive the music that’s being created, and will these…