Today is the 132nd birthday of one of the greatest 20th-century composers, Igor Stravinsky. Besides being one of the greatest composers, he was one of the most-traveled, living in pre-Soviet Russia, in Paris, and in the United States and traveling just about everywhere else in the world as a guest composer, pianist, and conductor. In…
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 in more than two dozen shows during the 2014 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF). This year’s festival runs June 20 through 28 at 18 venues,…
AddressEastman School of Music 26 Gibbs St. Rochester, NY 14604Call us585-274-1000ParkingPatron parking for all Eastman School concerts and events is available in the East End Garage (accessible from East Main St. in either direction and, via East Ave., Scio and Swan Streets), at a number of nearby lots, and on the street.Directions The Eastman School…
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.) Composer Kevin Puts appointed director of Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute (American Composers Forum 06/11/2014) The Minnesota Orchestra announced today that Pulitzer Prize-winning…
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.) Missoula Symphony Orchestra, Chorale leaders to step down (Missoula Missoulian © 06/05/2014) A combined four decades of Missoula music-making will end next…
Donald J. Shetler, professor emeritus at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester and a bold pioneer in the field of music education, died Saturday, May 31, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. He was 87 years old. Known internationally for his research in fetal music response and arts education curriculum development, Professor Shetler…
If you are the parent of a music student, you might want to check out a new book from Amy Nathan called Music Parents Survival Guide. It is full of advice and info to help you navigate the many steps your child will take between first lessons and heading off to college and beyond. The…
The Cominsky Promenade, on the second floor of the Eastman School of Music’s main building, is the home of an impressive collection of portraits of former Eastman faculty members, from the earliest years of the school to the present day.
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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.) Classic Innovation (Rochester City Newspaper 05/28/2014) As Jamal Rossi was presented as the new dean of the Eastman School of Music earlier…