ROCHESTER, N.Y.–Internationally lauded violinist Bin Huang, whose prestigious competition wins include the Paganini and Munich International contests, will return to her alma mater as Associate Professor of Violin at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. Huang has built a concert career appearing with leading orchestras and in leading venues around the…
On Friday, April 17 at 3 p.m. in Eastman’s Ray Wright Room, Chris Lastovicka will reflect on her life as a composer and as a woman who is a member of the LBGT community. This conversation is supported by the Eastman Diversity Initiative and the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies. Lastovicka…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–Robin Scott, an award-winning musician described as one of America’s rising stars on the classical music stage, is joining the Ying Quartet as the Grammy-winning ensemble’s first violinist. As the quartet’s newest member, he is joining siblings and founding members David, cello; Janet, violin; and Phillip, viola. Scott also will receive an appointment to…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Grammy-winning tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, whose signature roles include Peter Grimes, and lyric baritone Jonathan Retzlaff, associate professor of voice at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, have been appointed to the faculty of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. Griffey, whose upcoming engagements include the U.S. premiere…
A student in the 2014 Choral Conducting Institute. Called by the Huffington Post “one of the most prominent conductors of choral music today,” Kent Tritle will be an honored guest at Eastman this July as part of William Weinert’s Advanced Choral Conducting institute. Summer@Eastman director Sylvie Beaudette interviewed Mr. Tritle for our blog. Your multi-faceted…
The following guest post was written by Betsy Pilon, BM ’15. Thanks Betsy! *********** With graduation in less than a month, and my move out date looming in the all-too-near future, I’m already beginning to miss my time at Eastman. I’m excited to move on and continue my education in vocal performance and opera; I’m…
