Eastman Wind Ensemble and Musica Nova Celebrate Composer, Former Faculty Member Sydney Hodkinson

The Eastman School of Music will present two concerts to celebrate longtime conducting and composition faculty member and Eastman alumnus Sydney Hodkinson’s 80th birthday. The concerts will consist of an array of works by Hodkinson and repertoire that complements his compositions,  performed by the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Musica Nova.  The first concert, at 8…

Argento, from Beginning to End

Dominick Argento during a master class at Eastman in October 2004. Dominick Argento (PhD ‘58) has had a long, productive career as one of America’s best-known and most popular composers of music for the voice. That career began in the 1950s at Eastman, and continued through 14 operas and many vocal works that won him…

Fennell-ebration!

  On Friday, October 17 and on Sunday, October 19, during Eastman Weekend 2014, the community, students, faculty, and visiting alumni were invited to two auspicious occasions celebrating our late, great Eastman Wind Ensemble director and founder, Frederick Fennell.  The Friday afternoon session started with EWE director Mark Scatterday speaking about Fennell’s influence on him…