In a recent studio lesson, Eastman School of Music’s new Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium Justin Benavidez coached a student on the Eric Ewazen Concerto for Tuba. “Can you make it ring on every note?” Benavidez asked his student. Benavidez proceeded to demonstrate the ascending line with tones that rang out like warm bells.…
Jazz for Justice is an evening of great jazz, fine food, and fun in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music to benefit the Foundation of the Monroe County Bar. This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 27 from 5:30-8:30 pm at The Commissary in Sibley Square, 250 E Main St, Rochester, NY…
Associate Dean Crystal Sellers Battle didn’t plan to be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices for musical institutions. After a childhood of singing in choirs and church, she was told she had the singing talent to pursue a performance degree in college. But when she arrived at college, she was pressured to…
Music TheorySam FaloticoPhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Sam Falotico (sfalotic@u.rochester.edu) is a first-year Ph.D. student and Sproull Fellow in music theory at the Eastman School of Music. His current research focuses on anime OPs and EDs (openings and endings), anison (anime song), and J-pop more broadly. Other interests of his include the music of Hiromi; the…
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On November 2-5, 2023, Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) launches its 2023-24 season with A Double Bill: Mythology Through a New Lens, featuring two 21st-century operas by notable living composers Jake Heggie and Nkeiru Okoye. Heggie’s To Hell and Back (2006) and Okoye’s We’ve Got Our Eye on You (2016) mutually confront stories of redemption, gender…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMitchell MillerCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE In increasing demand as a recitalist in the USA and abroad, Mitchell Miller has garnered prizes in many international competitions, chief among them a prize for “Best Overall Interpretation” in the St. Alban’s International Organ Competition 2021. This, along with a first prize in the 2018…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicYuhe SuCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Yuhe Su is from Beijing, China. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, under the tutelage of David Higgs. In June of 2023, she graduated from Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlex LittleCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Alex Little is a doctoral student of Prof. Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. Born and raised in the U.K., he was a chorister at Norwich Cathedral before studying at Merton College, Oxford, where he completed his undergraduate degree in music and a master’s degree…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAdam ChlebekCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Adam Chlebek is a student at the Eastman School of Music, where he is pursuing a Master of Music in Organ Performance in the studio of Nathan Laube. A Polish-American from Chicago, IL, he earned second prize at the 2022 Taylor Organ Competition and has performed…
