“C” You in September
Grade schools used to talk of teaching the Three Rs: reading, (w)riting, and ‘rithmetic. For the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year at Eastman, talking about the Three Cs might be more appropriate. On this coming Tuesday, September 2, the following “C”s will be prominent: CLASSES. International, freshman, and returning students are all here and…
Renowned Jazz Composer, Teacher Fred Sturm Dies
Internationally noted jazz composer, arranger, and teacher Fred Sturm, an Eastman School of Music alumnus and faculty member from 1991 to 2002, died Sunday, August 24, in De Pere, Wis., following a long battle with cancer. He was 63 and was the Kimberly-Clark Professor of Music and director of jazz and improvisational music at Lawrence…
Guitarist Gabriel Condon Wins Jazz Performance Honors in National Competition
Gabriel Condon, a master’s degree student at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, was awarded first place in the jazz category of the 2014 Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival. Sponsored by the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield, Wis., the annual competition is conducted in four areas: rock/blues, fingerstyle,…
Eastman News Highlights August 25, 2014
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.) Dett finds the roots of an American classical style (Boston Globe 08/09/2014) On Wednesday, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra resurrects R. Nathaniel Dett’s compact but ambitiously innovative…
