(Photos by Kurt Brownell unless otherwise noted) In April 2016, the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music announced two gifts totaling $700,000 to support substantial renovations to the school’s historic Kilbourn Hall. The Avangrid Foundation committed $400,000 to the project and the Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation Inc. contributed $300,000. The Avangrid Foundation,…
The 2016 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) is running until July 2. Among the hundreds of musicians gathering for this major musical event are many Eastman faculty members, alumni, and students. Free-lance writer Dan Gross is blogging regularly during this period with reports and interviews highlighting Eastman’s involvement in the XRIJF. Here, Dan interviews…
Robert Bickford and the mighty Buckman Heights Elementary School Jazz Band at XRIJF 2016 The 2016 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) is running until July 2. Among the hundreds of musicians gathering for this major musical event are many Eastman faculty members, alumni, and students. Free-lance writer Dan Gross is blogging regularly during this…
An ensemble composed of rock musicians from the Rochester area and classically trained Eastman School of Music musicians are collaborating on a concert that crosses and combines musical styles. “Sonic Cluster: Crossing Boundaries” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, in the Eastman School’s Ray Wright Room. The program includes a rock set…
The 2016 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) is running until July 2. Among the hundreds of musicians gathering for this major musical event are many Eastman faculty members, alumni, and students. Free-lance writer Dan Gross is blogging regularly during this period with reports and interviews highlighting Eastman’s involvement in the XRIJF. Here, Dan interviews…
