Eastman Showcase 2006
Home for the Holidays
"I consider this the best holiday CD project I have ever been involved in," says Jeff Tyzik (BM '73, MM '77), who leads the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in its latest CD, A Holiday Celebration. As the RPO's Principal Pops Conductor and the veteran of two other holiday-music CDs, Tyzik ought to know! For this collection of holiday favorites, he has invited several other Eastman alumni along for the sleigh ride, including tenor Tonio Di Paolo (BM '74) and the RPO principal horn (and Eastman professor of horn) W. Peter Kurau (BM '74), who is featured on the CD.
This recording was made possible by a landmark agreement in August 2006 between American symphony, opera, and ballet orchestras, and the American Federation of Musicians, allowing for the creation and sale of audio recordings of live performances. Ownership and copyright are retained by the orchestra institutions, and orchestra musicians share in revenue from CD sales. The Rochester Philharmonic is only the second orchestra to release a recording under this agreement.
For more information on A Holiday Celebration, including ordering information, go to www.rpo.org.