George Walker was the first African American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music, in 1996 for his vocal-orchestral work Lilacs. One of America’s most distinguished composers, Walker was born in 1922. He was trained as a pianist and as a composer at the Eastman School of Music, where he received doctoral degrees in…
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.) Young Students Love of Classical Music is On Display at Recital (Buffalo News 02/16/2014) Lots of kids today like to jam to…
This weekend, Eastman hosts two of the music world’s most famous performers: pianist Leon Fleisher (pictured above), who will perform the Brahms Piano Quintet with the Ying Quartet on Sunday afternoon’s Kilbourn Series chamber music concert; and violinist Itzhak Perlman (pictured below), who appears with conductor Neil Varon and the Eastman Philharmonia in Max…
“Jubilee! A Celebration of African-American Composers”, a concert at the Eastman School of Music in honor of Black History Month, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in the school’s Hatch Recital Hall. The program will feature the works of such composers as Eastman graduate and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker (’56 DMA);…
Violinist Itzhak Perlman will be awarded the honorary degree Doctor of Music by the University of Rochester when he performs in a sold-out concert with the Eastman School of Music’s Philharmonia under conductor Neil Varon this Saturday. University President Joel Seligman and Eastman Dean Jamal Rossi will present Perlman with the degree following his performance…
Many of you will have an interview as part of your audition day at Eastman, depending on the program you are applying to. Interviews are conducted by a member of Eastman’s faculty or staff – either individually or in small groups. Interviews are one of my favorite parts of audition days, because they create…
The Breaking Winds is an Eastman alumni success story — and a very unusual one, since they are a bassoon quartet. Brittany Harrington (BM ’10), Yuki Katayama (BM ’11), Kara La Moure (BM ’10), and Lauren Yu (BM ’11) are building a name for themselves in the music business, including YouTube videos (see the latest…
Violinist Irvine Arditti, lauded for his charismatic artistry and for his championship of new music, will present a guest artist recital at the Eastman School of Music at noon Thursday, Feb. 27, in Hatch Recital Hall. The program of works by Luciano Berio, Brian Ferneyhough, Hilda Paredes, and Salvatore Sciarrino is open to the public.…
The Eastman Wind Ensemble will be joined on their Feb. 19 concert by The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet, which started at the Eastman School of Music and found viral success online while still students with their performance of “Lady Gaga Saga.” Under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, the world-renowned Eastman Wind Ensemble will perform the…
