Italian Organist Francesco Cera Performs at the Memorial Art Gallery On Thursday, April 21, 2016 the Memorial Art Gallery’s Third Thursday concert series continues with a concert on the MAG Italian Baroque Organ by renowned Italian organist and harpsichordist Francesco Cera. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will feature keyboard music from Baroque Naples…
Dalcroze Eurhythmics teacher Monica Dale by Andrea Schuler, Summer@Eastman Program Coordinator “Pity the musicians; they never get to dance.” One of the central paradoxes of being a performing musician is the fact that so often, while playing, we experience our performance almost abstractly, as a collection of mechanical processes in our brains, hands, and vocal…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2016 Alden Snell, II, Appointed to Music Education Faculty at the Eastman School of Music ROCHESTER, N.Y.— Alden Snell, II, has been appointed to the faculty of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester as Assistant Professor of Music Education beginning in the fall of 2016. Dr.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2016 Cineshape featuring Amy Williams and the JACK Quartet Comes to the Eastman School of Music on May 3 Pianist/composer Amy Williams, along with the JACK Quartet, Linsey Goodman, flute, and Scott Christian, percussion, will be featured in a special performance of “Cineshape” at Eastman School of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2016 Darren Mueller appointed to Musicology Department at the Eastman School of Music Rochester, NY – The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Mueller to the position of assistant professor of musicology starting in the fall semester of 2016-17. Darren has taught music…
EASTMAN PRESENTS 2016-2017 (All at 8:00 PM in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre) Thursday, September 29, 2016 Break of Reality Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Kelli O’Hara Saturday, November 12, 2016 Eastman Philharmonia Neil Varon, conductor Renée Fleming, soprano Program: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Kevin Puts: World Premiere Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Monday, December 12, 2016 In War & Peace:…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Renowned bassoonist and educator George Sakakeeny has been appointed to the faculty of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester beginning in the fall of 2016. He has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras around the world, including engagements in Vienna at the historic Musikverein, with the Cleveland Orchestra at…
Eastman’s Third Annual Holocaust Remembrance Concert, “A Time to Remember…”, will take place on May 1, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. This year’s concert, performed by distinguished Eastman faculty members, showcases the music of Erwin Schulhoff, Viktor Ullmann, Robert Kahn, and Leroy Osman, composers who perished in or survived the Holocaust, or who…
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.) Hot Jobs: conductor and music director (Democrat and Chronicle 04/10/2016) Mark Scatterday’s friends, the ones he plays golf with, like to tease…
