Eastman School of Music faculty members, students and alumni will join the worldwide observance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) by presenting a concert titled “A Time to Remember” on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. The concert features music written by those who perished or survived the World War II…
A kid from Buffalo, Malcolm J. Merriweather ‘10E (MM) never believed he could make it big as a singer and conductor in New York City. But Rita Shane, his vocal professor at Eastman, did. “She emphasized over and over, ‘Malcolm, you have to come to New York, you’re made for New York. You are going…
Alexander Laing (photo: Jared Platt) & Lee Koonce (photo: Olubode Brown) Today, in association with Eastman School of Music, Gateways Music Festival – a national organization dedicated to connecting and supporting professional classical musicians of African descent – announced succession plans for its new leadership. The changes are set to begin in July 2023, when…
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Here are some select recent clippings 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.) Kevin Puts: Keeping Secrets (New Music USA 02/15/2023) … It really came about through my relationship with Renée Fleming, which started because we are…
Memorandum of Understanding Jamal J. Rossi, Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music, and Allen Wang, Executive Director of Echo Music Abroad LLC, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a partnership with the shared goal of launching of an International Pre-College Program through the Eastman Community Music School. …
Regina Carter, a recipient of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship, a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship and a Doris Duke Artist Award, is widely hailed for her prowess as a jazz violinist. On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music, Carter…
“There’s almost a degree of magical thinking that goes along with ‘Can I make a career in composition,’” says Han Lash ‘04E, the Eastman graduate, lauded composer, and current associate professor of composition at Indiana University who returns next week as this year’s Howard Hanson Visiting Professor for a week-long residency. Their works will be…
We are pleased to announce that Summer@Eastman will be offering 55 programs, online workshops, and courses from June 26 to August 4, 2023. Several of these programs are designed for collegiate students who may register through UR Student. Eastman students and alumni taking an online course or week-long institute receive a $100 discount. Browse our website…
Nearly half a century ago, Eastman pioneered a summer program for jazz musicians. Generations of students from around the nation spent their summers on Gibbs Street making music, making friends, and learning from each other and from Eastman’s faculty. In this blog, we hear from three leaders who significantly contributed to this thriving program and…