A Donald Hunsberger Tribute

By Kevin Holzman The Eastman Wind orchestra presents “A Salute to Donald Hunsberger”, conducted by Mark Davis Scatterday, Eric LaPrade, and Kevin Holzman, this Wednesday, November 11, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall. Admission is free. Few people have impacted the history and development of an ensemble and its repertoire more than Donald Hunsberger. The…

Eastman Wind Ensemble performs Messiaen and Mackey

By Eric Laprade The Eastman Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Mark Davis Scatterday, presents their third concert of the 2015-2016 season on Wednesday, November 4 at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The concert will feature a pair of prominent works by composers Olivier Messiaen and John Mackey. Messiaen’s Et exspecto…

A Community of Mentors

A mentor to me is anyone who has your trust and who has advised you on something important to you. There are hundreds of mentors I have had in my time here at Eastman, from deans, to professors, to staff members, to community members, to fellow students. First is my teacher, Jim Thompson. I have…

A Wind Ensemble Concert and a Fennell Celebration

Composer Steven Stucky with Mark Davis Scatterday and the Eastman Wind Ensemble, December 2011 Tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall, I have the pleasure of playing again with the country’s favorite wind ensemble. The program will be opened by Eastman’s Harmonie—a chamber ensemble of wind players — who will be playing the Serenade…

Raise the Roof!

Come out this Wednesday, January 28, at 8 p.m. for the Eastman Wind Ensemble’s first concert of the new semester. The program features Michael Daugherty’s Raise the Roof, a powerful timpani concerto that crosses many styles and idioms. It is replete with standing trombone players, lead trumpet solos, and unrelenting timpani, played by Eastman student…