Acclaimed and in-demand pianist Jeremy Denk, a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician dubbed one of the great pianists of his generation, makes a return appearance at the Eastman School of Music at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in Kilbourn Hall. Since making his major debut at Alice Tully Hall in New York City in 1997,…
New Course Proposal Form Guidelines for Proposing a New Course: • For undergraduate courses: Faculty members should submit their proposals for new undergraduate courses to the Academic Affairs Office. The Steering Committee of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC) will review a proposal and make recommendations to the department if needed. The UCC, which meets bi-weekly,…
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner, whose work has earned comparisons to music giants Elliott Carter and Olivier Messiaen, will be in-residence at the Eastman School of Music for this year’s Women in Music Festival. She will give a symposium, coach students, and attend rehearsals and performances of her works, including an all-Wagner concert by the…
Bard College President Leon Botstein, a noted writer on music as well as an adventurous conductor, will give the Eastman School of Music’s 2013 Glenn Watkins Lecture on Wednesday, March 6, at 4:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman East Wing. He will speak on “The Future of Performance and Concert Life in Historical Perspective.”…
The Eastman School of Music’s Diversity Committee is hosting a discussion titled “Identities at Eastman: Talking about Religion on Campus” for Eastman and University of Rochester students, staff, and faculty on Monday, March 4, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Ciminelli Formal Lounge in the Student Living Center. The discussion will explore how to talk…
Douglas Humpherys, department chair and professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music, has been named artistic director of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation. The foundation hosts festivals, concert series, and outreach educational programs to further pianistic art, and sponsors a major international piano competition. Humpherys, whose concert career has spanned more than…
