The Eastman School of Music has announced the appointment of six distinguished performers and scholars to its faculty for the 2011-2012 year: Enrico Elisi, Associate Professor of Piano. Enrico Elisi regularly performs to acclaim with major orchestras and in major venues throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Among his awards are top prizes in the…
The New Sound Begins. The Vision Continues. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Opens to the Public Opening of Kodak Hall Slide Show New Images — Inside Kodak Hall Quotes on the Opening of Kodak Hall Kodak Hall Renovations Fact Sheet Historical Timeline Background, Image Galleries, News Coverage Eastman School of Music on TV & Online…
(Photos by Kurt Brownell unless otherwise noted) (July 15, 2009) – Renovations are well underway: a special masonite floor has been installed on the stage to protect it, a ramp over the orchestra pit gives workers access to the orchestra level floor, and all the seats and carpeting have been removed. The masonry walls for…
(Photos by Kurt Brownell) A photo of Kodak Hall from the stage provides the orchestra’s view of the new boxes on the mezzanine and orchestra levels. The addition of the boxes and a new back wall on the orchestra level will return more sound energy to support both the performers and the patrons seated in…
(Photos by Kurt Brownell unless otherwise noted)
(Photos provided by Mike Spooner of The Pike Company unless otherwise noted) A view of the nearly completed exterior of the new building from the air, in 2010. (Photo: University of Rochester/C. Howe) A view of the nearly completed exterior of the new building from the air, in 2010. (Photo: University of Rochester/C. Howe) Construction…
From the first Kilbourn Hall appearance by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to world-class music making by students, faculty, and guest artists, the Eastman School of Music boasts an exciting line-up of concerts as it nears its 90th birthday. The first classes at Eastman were held Sept. 19, 1921, though the School’s formal…
What happens to your body when you sing a note or play an instrument? How do babies learn to differentiate sounds and then words? What muscle movements and mental processes do speaking and singing have in common? What happens when the Beatles or Beethoven meet the brain? The answers to all these questions and many…
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Robert Ward, who received his bachelor’s degree at the Eastman School of Music in 1939, has been named a recipient of a 2011 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Opera Honor, the nation’s highest award in opera. The award recognizes significant lifetime contributions to opera in the United States. Honors recipients are…
