Eastman Opera Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2019-2020 season, including Der Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis), music by Viktor Ullmann with lyrics by Peter Kien; Mahagonny Songspiel, music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht- presented in the fall as a double-bill; another double bill, consisting of Prima La Musica, Poi…
The Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music announces its 2019 lineup and introduces two new events during its six-day run in Rochester, August 6 through 11. New this year are a four-picture film series and an “after hours” session featuring popular and contemporary music. Both additions expand the offerings of the…
The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce the details of the 2019-2020 Eastman Presents Season. Concerts in the each of the five series feature some of the world’s greatest artists performing in the three jewels at the Eastman School of Music: the acoustic and historic splendor of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre; Kilbourn…
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.) Eastman’s 2019-20 World series highlights music from Asia (City Newspaper 05/31/2019) If there’s a word that encapsulates the Eastern-centric 2019-20 Barbara B.…
Eastman School of Music musicians — current students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as students and faculty from the Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) — will be appearing throughout the 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF). This year’s festival runs June 21 through 29 at 20 venues, including the school’s Hatch, Kilbourn, and…
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.) Hidden treasure in walls of Eastman School of Music (WXXI News 05/24/2019) There is a hidden treasure in the walls of the…
The Eastman School of Music welcomes Kate Lee and Forrest O’Connor Band with Chris Wilson for a One Night Only special event on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Americana duo Kate Lee and Forrest O’Connor have earned national recognition as co-lead singers and primary songwriters of the O’Connor Band, a bluegrass group they…
Eastman School of Music to establish professorship honoring Paul Burgett (WXXI News 05/15/2019) An anonymous gift will establish a professorship at the Eastman School of Music honoring the legacy of Paul Burgett, who died last year. Burgett was a … (Also reported by 13WHAM-TV, Rochester Business Journal, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Hollywood Aggregator, Optimal…
Carol Webber received her bachelor’s degree from the Oberlin Conservatory. In a long performance career she had contracts with Metropolitan Opera, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Miami, and numerous regional opera companies, and sang as a soloist with the Houston, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Oregon, and Oakland symphonies, among others. Highlights of Carol Webber’s performing career…
Jean Barr was Professor of Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music. The first keyboard artist in the United States to be awarded a doctoral degree in accompanying, she studied at the University of Southern California with Gwendolyn Koldofsky and at Northwestern University with Gui Mombaerts. At the outset of her…