Published on Nov 29th, 2021
Sep 7th- Sep 13th: Howard Hanson met President Eisenhower at the White House
On Monday, September 10th, 1956, Howard Hanson met President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Oval Office at the White House, marking the first time that an Eastman School Director had met the President of the United States.
Aug 31st- Sep 6th: Howard Hanson has a close call at sea
In 1924, while in transit to Rochester to assume his position at the Eastman School of Music, Howard Hanson had a close call at sea on board the White Star liner S. S. Arabic.
Nov 11th-17th: Inauguration of President Alan Valentine
On November 14th and 15th, 1935 the Eastman Theater was the venue for the Inauguration of Dr. Alan Valentine as President of the University of Rochester.
Nov 4th-10th: Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring
On November 4-6, 1988, Eastman Opera Theater staged Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring in Kilbourn Hall, marking the fourth Eastman production of that opera..