Thomas Gaynor By John Fatuzzo Last month, second-year Eastman DMA organist Thomas Gaynor from Wellington, New Zealand, competed and took first prize in the 3rd International Bach-Liszt Organ Competition in Erfurt/Weimar, Germany. Thomas, a student of David Higgs, also holds a Master’s degree and Performer’s Certificate from Eastman. I had the opportunity to talk with…
Jo Kondo, one of Japan’s most distinguished composers and an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, will be in-residence at the Eastman School of Music from Monday, Nov. 30, through Friday, Dec. 4, as Howard Hanson Visiting Professor. During his stay, Kondo will attend rehearsals and a concert by the student-run…
For the first time as part of the Eastman Colloquium, 135 freshman and transfer students from the Eastman School of Music visited the University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery. During the two-hour session on Tuesday, Nov. 10, Eastman faculty members Michael Anderson and Rachel Remmel and doctoral student Naomi Gregory and MAG Curator of European…
By Tahlia Cott I started playing fiddle when I was about twelve years old. My mom had a band at the time with a fiddler who was leaving to go to college. She was looking for someone to replace him and while I had only played classical violin up to that point, I had been…
By John Fatuzzo For Eastman students studying Music Education, the student teaching semester is more trying than any other. A new schedule, daily travel, hours of lesson planning and many more practicing piano, conducting, and secondary instruments, are only some of the typical challenges student teachers face every day. But most agree that it is…
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.) Assads, UA grad Viloteau return for guitar fest (Arizona Daily Star 11/05/2015) The highlight of the seventh annual International Tucson Guitar Festival on Friday, Nov. 6,…
