Published on Nov 29th, 2021
May 23rd – 29th: Anti-war activity & weekly dozen
On May 24th and May 27th, 1970, a pair of concerts were mounted in the Eastman Theater to raise funds for the national circulation of an anti-war petition that had been written by two University of Rochester faculty members.
May 16th – 22nd: Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount
On Monday and Tuesday, May 16th and 17th, 1955, Howard Hanson’s opera Merry Mount was produced at the Eastman School’s annual Festival of American Music.
May 9th – 15th: Eastman String Quartet & the “new” Sibley Music Library
On May 9th, 1960, the members of the Eastman String Quartet returned from their nine-week tour that had taken them to Southern Europe, the Near East, and Northern Africa.
May 2nd – 8th: Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer & Ruth Watanabe
On Saturday, May 5th, 1973, the renowned Thad Jones appeared as guest conductor and soloist with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble