Violinist Lynn Blakeslee, Professor Emerita at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, died Monday, Aug. 10, while teaching at a chamber music festival and violin workshop at Schloss Raabs in Austria. Having played a concert at the conclusion of the festival, she died of an anaphylactic reaction to a hornet sting,…
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.) Mary Jo Heath will be New Radio Host for Metropolitan Opera (New York Times 08/13/2015) There have been many voices at the Metropolitan Opera, but only…
The Eastman School of Music is organized in the academic and applied fields by departments, reflecting more or less the various areas of instruction at the School. Departments by their very nature establish boundaries that are often administrative in nature, important to ensure proper governance within given areas, but these boundaries can also become divisions…
The Eastman School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series, supported by Patricia Ward-Baker, kicks off the 2015-2016 season with five straight days of recitals beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1. Held in the School’s acoustically superb Hatch Recital and Kilbourn Halls, the series will feature 30 of the School’s renowned artist teachers, performers, and composers. The recitals give…
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.) WORLD OF MUSIC (Chicago Crusader © 07/30/2015) Paul Freeman, founder and conductor emeritus of the Chicago Sinfonietta and a widely known guest conductor, died Wednesday, July…
