Eastman Showcase 2004
Eastman Grad Hired at St. Patrick's Cathedral
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Eastman Grad Hired at St. Patrick's Cathedral
Jennifer Pascual '01, who was awarded the DMA in organ performance from Eastman in 2001, was recently hired for one of the most prestigious jobs in American church music: Director of Music at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Jennifer, a former student of David Higgs, was appointed on September 1, 2003, by His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York. Her duties include choosing and overseeing the music for services seven days a week (including five weekend masses), as well as many other events. She also leads a choir of 16 professional singers and volunteers, and supervises a staff that includes two full-time organists (besides herself) and an administrative assistant — "all jobs for which I was well trained at Eastman," she says.
In addition, Jennifer conducts the New York Archdiocesan Festival Chorale, and is an accompanist for the Boys Choir of Harlem, Inc.
Eastman Composer wins Fromm Commission
Associate professor of composition Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon is one of 12 winners of one of the most sought-after honors in contemporary composition: a 2003 commission from Harvard University's Fromm Foundation. Zohn-Muldoon will use the $10,000 commission to write a substantial new piece for the Tarab cello ensemble (which was founded at Eastman).
Founded in the 1950s by the late wine importer and contemporary music lover Paul Fromm, the Fromm Foundation has commissioned over 300 new works and sponsored hundreds of new music concerts. "I am in very lucky company!" says Zohn-Muldoon: previously commissioned composers include such great names as Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, Luigi Dallapiccola, and Bruno Maderna.
The Fromm Foundation also awarded Zohn-Muldoon a month-long residency on the grounds of La Mortella, the beautiful home of another notable composer, Sir William Walton (1902-1983), on the Italian island of Ischia. Zohn-Muldoon will make the trip this summer with his family.
For more information on Paul Fromm and on the Fromm Foundation, visit www.fas.harvard.edu/~musicdpt/fromm.html .