Conductors Caleb Hopkins (left) and Joseph Taff (right) By Sarah Forestieri and Caleb Hopkins The Eastman Bach Cantata series begins this Sunday October 7, 2018 at 3:00 pm, with BWV 48: Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen (Miserable Man that I Am, Who Will Free Me?), and BWV 8: Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich…
The Fernando Laires Piano Series presents Sandro Russo on Friday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The first part of the program is all Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 56; Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57; Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60; and the Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61. After…
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.) Composer Ricky Ian Gordon visits Eastman School of Music (Fox Rochester 09/26/2018) Eastman Opera Theatre is getting ready for its production of…
The Kilbourn Concert Series, presents Grammy-award winning vocalist together with pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tuesday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Grammy-award winning singer, Dawn Upshaw, has achieved worldwide celebrity on both the opera stage and in the concert hall with repertoire ranging from the sacred works of…
Late this summer, the Eastman Percussion Group played before a large audience at Beijing’s National Centre for Performing Arts. By Jessica Kaufman While many of Eastman’s distinguished faculty members have the privilege of traveling internationally to perform at various large-scale festivals and conferences, it is a special professor who brings his current and former students…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, October 2, at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The performance will feature Eastman students and alumni Emlyn Johnson, flute, Tiffany Valvo, clarinet, Jacob Ertl, piano, Brant Blackard, percussion, Shannon Steigerwald, violin, and Daniel Ketter, cello. The group will be performing Sanchez-Gutierrez’s Winik/Té…
The Eastman Presents Series kicks off the 2018-19 season Friday, October 5 at 8 p.m., in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Featuring front man Thomas Lauderdale, piano; singer China Forbes and a dozen musicians, the group’s talent kicks off Eastman Presents season, and is also the featured event for The University of Rochester’s Meliora weekend.…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Clay Jenkins, Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Music at Eastman, Wednesday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Program to be determined. Clay Jenkins’ career as a jazz artist has covered a wide range of musical experiences and responsibilities, bringing him to the forefront of the jazz performing…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Mark Kellogg, Associate Professor of Euphonium, Trombone, and Brass Chamber Music, Monday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall. The concert will feature guest artists Priscilla Yuen, piano, Christopher Azzara, piano, and Dan Ziemann, bass. A faculty member at the Eastman School of Music since 1991, Mark Kellogg…
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.) Coming up on Connections: Thursday, September 20 (WXXI News 09/20/2018) What is the future of classical music in America? The Eastman School…