Pictured left to right; Perkes Competition adjudicator Marianne Gedigian, Bonita Boyd, Zachary Osinski, and adjudicators John Hunter ‘84E, Mark Kellogg ‘86E, and Jan Angus ‘72E (MM). By Matthew Burg On May 6, 2017, Eastman hosted the Third Annual Tallon Perkes Flute Competition, held in memory of Eastman alumnus Tallon Perkes (BM ’84) to inspire the…
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 School of Music Awards Honorary Doctorates to Chick Corea and Steve Gadd (JazzTimes 10/24/2017) At the Eastman School of Music in…
By Dan Gross Tony Caramia, Professor of Piano, Director of Piano Pedagogy Studies, and Affiliate Faculty of Jazz Studies, is throwing a concert with a handful of musicians with Rochester ties: “1917: Celebrating the Hundredth Birthdays of Jazz Icons.” Joining him are Rachelle Fleming on vocals, Mike Kaupa on trumpet, Bob Sneider on guitar, Keiran…
Eastman’s 2017-18 Bach Cantata Series starts this coming Sunday. A chamber ensemble of instrumental and vocal soloists from the Eastman School of Music will present two sacred cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday, October 29 at 3:00pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 N. Chestnut St. The concert will feature BWV 150,…
EASTMAN GIVES BACK TO ROCHESTER By Dan Gross Recent graduates are using their talents and their entrepreneurial skills to enrich the Rochester community with music More and more Eastman students recognize that to ensure the future of music, they must bring their music to the wide public – especially in communities that are underserved or…
The annual meeting of the American Musicological Society will take place at the Riverside Convention Center and the Rochester Riverside and Hyatt Hotels, 9-12 November 2017. Many events and performances will be held at the Eastman School of Music. The Society is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the study of music as a scholarly…
The Eastman School of Music Organ Department is happy to announce the roster for this year’s season of Community Concerts, short organ recitals by Eastman students as part of the department’s ongoing initiative to bring outstanding organ music to the Rochester community. From October to May, students will perform in monthly concerts in local churches…
By Myles Boothroyd In the thirteenth century, nuns living in convents were not unlike many of our devoted Eastman students on their way to the practice room: cloistered and intensely focused on music-making, sometimes at the expense of a full night’s rest. They learned Gregorian chant and psalms, music for the daily Mass, and choral…
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.) LIBRARY’S KOUSSEVITZKY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES COMMISSION WINNERS (Library of Congress 10/18/2107) The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded…
By Dan Gross Dave Chisholm, who received a Doctorate In Musical Arts from Eastman in 2013, is a trumpet player, songwriter, composer, bandleader, educator, and visual artist. In other words, describing him as multi-talented might be an understatement. Chisholm will be talking about his multimedia comic book project, Instrumental, at the University of Rochester’s Rush…