The Eastman Philharmonia at Kodak Hall & Lincoln Center
Conducted by Neil Varon Featuring Renée Fleming
Conducted by Neil Varon Featuring Renée Fleming
Poster for this weekend’s “If Music Be the Food…” concert. Note change in program (see below for updated information). By Erik Elmgren On Sunday, October 23, local nonprofit “If Music Be the Food…” will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. This concert brings Eastman and other local musicians together in…
On Thursday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., the Eastman School of Music welcomes guest artists Paola Prestini, composer, Jeffrey Zeigler, cello, and Molly Barth, flute, to Hatch Recital Hall for a concert of new music. The program will feature two new works with electronics by Prestini played by Zeigler, and Barth will perform a new…
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.) Making melodies and memories (The Cross Timbers Gazette 10/16/2016) “I came to Double Oak with my family in 1988,” said Guyer High…
Il Giardino d’Amore The European baroque chamber ensemble Il Giardino d’Amore opens a new season of popular “Third Thursday Concerts” with the Eastman School of Music’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. As part of their current U.S. tour, the group will present a program titled…
Paul Hindemith in 1923, shortly after composing the original version of Das Marienleben Rainer Maria Rilke, painted by Leonid Pasternak By Kameron Ghanavati Student collaborators Sara DeFranco, Keely Futterer, Hannah Harrow, and Sarah Korath, alongside Assistant Professor of Accompanying Beryl (Berri) Garver, are teaming up for a unique concert in Hatch Recital Hall tomorrow night…
The Eastman School of Music Organ Department is kicking off a new 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 area. From November to May, students will present monthly concerts in local churches, building a musical connection between…
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.) My wild (and wonderful) musical adventure in our national parks (FOX NEWS Opinion 10/07/2016) One of the main goals for the Music…
UPDATED K. David Van Hoesen, Professor Emeritus of Bassoon at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and former principal bassoonist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, died on Monday, Oct. 3, in Pittsburgh, Penn. An Honorary Member of the International Double Reed Society who stayed active as a performer until his retirement from the…
Bassist and Eastman alumnus Ike Sturm: “Eastman was such a rich place for me.” By Dan Gross Eastman alumnus Ike Sturm is a bassist, composer and bandleader in New York City. He also is the Music Director for the Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter’s Church (the “Jazz Church”). He has performed with Alarm Will Sound,…