This Saturday is a true Kodak Moment: the 160th birthday of George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company, the Eastman School of Music (of course), and many other great things about Rochester, who was born July 12, 1854 — not in Rochester, but near Utica, New York. You can read a biography (with plenty…
The question of applying on more than one instrument comes up frequently in the music admissions process. There are some cases in which applying on more than one instrument makes sense, and others in which it is not recommended. This post will discuss some factors you should consider in making this decision. The first question…
One of the legendary teachers and performers in Eastman’s history, the great American mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani, was born on this day in 1933. When she came to Eastman in 1975, DeGaetani was highly regarded as an interpreter of contemporary music, including masterworks by Schoenberg, Varese, Carter, and Crumb. By the time of her death…
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Calvin Yi-Yan Chan Cellist Calvin Chan was born in Chicago and grew up in Seattle, Washington, where he began his cello studies at the age of 11. From an early age, Calvin performed as a member of the Everett Philharmonic, Seattle Youth Symphony, Bellevue Youth Symphony, and the Academy Chamber Orchestra. Equally committed…
The University of Rochester defines entrepreneurship as “transforming an idea into an enterprise that generates value,” implying that the enterprise outlives the creator and that it positively affects others. Qualified students may propose to devote as much as an entire academic year to internships, special projects, relevant coursework, business plan development, research into various facets…
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.) YP Spotlight: Sophia Ahmad tunes in to musical calling (The Des Moines Register 07/01/2014) Ahmad today teaches, performs and promotes classical music…
Several Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) students will be among six talented Young Artist Auditions award winners who will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 6, in Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Trombonist Philip Glick and guitarist David Steinhardt will appear, as will former ECMS student and tenor Anders Namestnik and…
We wish a rousing 100th anniversary to Frederick Fennell (1914-2004), the founder of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, who was born 100 years ago today. A birthday so close to July 4 is very appropriate for a conductor who performed great services for American music and American composers through his concerts and recordings, which range…
