Violinist Irvine Arditti, lauded for his charismatic artistry and for his championship of new music, will present a guest artist recital at the Eastman School of Music at noon Thursday, Feb. 27, in Hatch Recital Hall. The program of works by Luciano Berio, Brian Ferneyhough, Hilda Paredes, and Salvatore Sciarrino is open to the public.…
The Eastman Wind Ensemble will be joined on their Feb. 19 concert by The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet, which started at the Eastman School of Music and found viral success online while still students with their performance of “Lady Gaga Saga.” Under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, the world-renowned Eastman Wind Ensemble will perform 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.) Legendary Perlman Hopes to Inspire Eastman Students (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 02/16/2014 “The thing is that, for me, teaching is such an…
Publick Musick and trumpet player Brian Shaw will headline the next Third Thursday Concert on the Eastman School of Music’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery, on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Shaw is associate professor of trumpet and jazz studies at Louisiana State University and co-principal trumpet of the Dallas Wind Symphony.…
February 14 is not only Valentine’s Day, it is the birthday of one of America’s great singers, soprano — and Eastman graduate — Renee Fleming (MM ’83). Anybody who follows classical music is well aware of Renee’s busy international career, but we thought it was worth noting that this month alone — in fact,…
Larry Zalkind, principal trombone for the Utah Symphony, has been appointed Associate Professor of Trombone at the Eastman School of Music beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year. He joins Associate Professor Mark Kellogg on Eastman’s trombone faculty and succeeds Professor John Marcellus, who is retiring after 36 years on the faculty. While following a multi-faceted…
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.) Let’s Make a Deal: The Beatles, Ed Sullivan, and the British Invasion (Musicology Now © 02/03/2014) by John Covach New York promoter…
… to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount, which premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on February 10, 1934. A great success at its premiere – the cast and creators received 50 curtain calls, which is still a house record – Merry Mount was performed eight more times that season but then dropped…
From the Top, the preeminent showcase for young musicians heard weekly on WXXI-FM 91.5, comes to Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre to tape a radio broadcast on March 19 at 7 p.m.. The popular NPR program hosted by acclaimed pianist Christopher O’Riley will feature the amazing performances and captivating personal stories of extraordinary young classical…
PLEASE NOTE: Vic Juris is unable to come; the Feb. 14 Jazz Cafe performances will still take place with Eastman faculty members joining the Eastman students. Guitarist Vic Juris will give two performances in Sproull Atrium in Miller Center on Friday, Feb. 14, as part of the Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Café series, which…