Eastman School of Music’s annual Faculty Artist Series, supported by Patricia Ward-Baker, takes off in September with a variety of performances, ranging from tuba to voice and piano. The programs give local music lovers the opportunity to experience recitals by the faculty artists, whose busy schedules include frequent appearances elsewhere in the world. The performances…
This is a first for Eastman and a first for me – a blog about Eastman events, people, concerns, ideas, and perhaps other music-related items that catch my fancy. In my years writing for newspaper and magazines I have seen and heard events at Eastman many times, heard student performers who went on to become…
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein, reacting to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, said in 1963, “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” Fifty years later, within the city of Rochester, N.Y., a project is using music as a tool to move toward a…
A multitude of renowned chamber music groups and soloists will headline the Eastman School of Music’s Eastman-Ranlet and Kilbourn Concert Series in the 2013-2014 season. Such internationally touring artists as pianist and Kennedy Center honoree Leon Fleisher, the Tetzlaff Quartet, and tenor Nicholas Phan are among the acclaimed musicians who will be performing on the…
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The Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester looks forward to another full season in 2013–14. Highlights include the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival 2013 in the fall; participation in the Rochester Fringe Festival; and guest star performances from tenor Nicholas Phan, pianist Leon Fleisher, and more, in the Kilbourn Concert Series…
What do students do for fun at Eastman? A group of alumni have put together a list of highlights – a “bucket list” of 50 things not to be missed during your time on Gibbs St. The list includes some great suggestions about places to eat and areas to explore, both near to Eastman and…
Rochester, N.Y.> – The National Public Radio program that The Washington Post describes as “giving teenagers the chance to show their musical chops while demonstrating that they’re funny and cool” returns to Rochester to tape an upcoming episode. WXXI and the Eastman School of Music bring From the Top to town on March 19th and…
