THE MUSIC PLAYS ON AT EASTMAN THIS SUMMER

ROCHESTER, NY — It’s another summer of exceptional music on Gibbs Street, as the Eastman School of Music presents more than 40 concerts and other performances as part of its six-week Summer Session, June 24-August 2. Featured performers include Community Education Division (CED) and collegiate faculty, special guest artists, and summer program participants. A complete…

IT'S JAZZ, JAZZ, AND MORE JAZZ AT EASTMAN

ROCHESTER, NY — The spring semester may be winding down at the Eastman School of Music, but the jazz scene definitely is still going strong. Three different student jazz ensembles will present two concerts in one week, helping to bring the School’s academic year to an exciting close. Both concerts are free and open to…

BILL DOBBINS TO REJOIN EASTMAN SCHOOL JAZZ FACULTY

ROCHESTER, NY — After eight years abroad, an esteemed member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty is coming “home.” William (Bill) Dobbins — who served on the Eastman faculty from 1973-1994, designed (with Rayburn Wright) the School’s master’s program in jazz studies, and chaired Eastman’s jazz department from 1989 until his departure —…

EASTMAN CELEBRATES SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE GAMELAN

ROCHESTER, NY — Rochester audiences once again will have the chance to experience the music, dance, and costumes of Indonesia this spring at the Eastman School of Music, as the School’s Balinese Gamelan Lila Muni ("Beautiful Sound") and Gamelan Kembang Salju ("Flower in the Snow") present their annual evening of sacred, secular, modern, and traditional…

NOTED SPECIALIST IN ORGAN, HARPSICHORD AND IMPROVISATION APPOINTED TO EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC FACULTY

Rochester, NY — Virtuoso organist and harpsichordist William Porter will join the faculty of the Eastman School of Music as part-time professor of harpsichord and organ improvisation effective July 1, 2002. Last fall, Porter was visiting professor of organ improvisation at Eastman, and now will incorporate those teaching skills in his new capacity. Porter refers…