Alumni Events and Activities
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2009: January · February · March · April · May · June
July · August · September · October · November · December
Rochester area alumni: You are invited to attend events hosted by the Institute for Music Leadership. Please click here for a list of upcoming events.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
Stay or Change? Your Career in Turbulent Times, Seminar and Professional Networking Reception-NYC
Welcome by University of Rochster Trustee Gwen Greene '65
Thursday, February 19, 2009 | 6:30 p.m.
Millennium Broadway Hotel: Gotham Rooms
145 West 44th Street (Between Avenue of the Americas and Broadway)
New York, NY
Are you concerned about the stability of your career during these turbulent economic times? Are you struggling with finding some time in your busy life to focus on your next career move? Perhaps you don’t even know where to begin. Relax. You are not alone. And, help is on the way. Please join fellow Rochester alumni, from across the University, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel for an informative discussion on how to take and keep control of your career. Patty Phillips, executive director of career management at the Simon Graduate School of Business and former managing director at DMB, Inc., a global outplacement, coaching and career management firm, has coached scores of executives on how to progress to their next rightful place on the career ladder. She will provide ideas and inspiration on how to identify your ideal next career move, how to network more effectively, and how to increase your level of satisfaction with your career choices. Tangible, tactical advice is her specialty. Admission is $15 and includes the seminar, light refreshments, and a personal copy of The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search by Orville Pierson, senior vice president at Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), a career services company with 240 offices worldwide. To register, please contact the University of Rochester Office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or register online now.
Speed Networking Night-Seattle WA
Thursday, February 26, 2009 | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The Alexis Hotel
1007 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
6:30–7 p.m. Registration and Light Refreshments
7–8 p.m. Speed Networking
8–8:30 p.m. Wrap Up Reception
Please plan to arrive promptly to register and receive instructions for the event.
More than ever, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” It’s like speed dating, only for your career! Networking is crucial in building your business contacts, and knowing the right people can make all the difference. We know that, especially in a turbulent economy, it can be difficult to know where to begin. This event will be an easy way to open new avenues and develop new professional connections-whether you’re looking for a job, promoting your company, or simply looking to meet other career-minded Rochester alumni in your area.
How does it work?
Each meeting will last a few minutes, then you will rotate to the next person.
You will exchange business cards at each meeting.
After the speed networking rounds end, there will be a reception for you to continue your conversation with anyone of particular interest.
Speed Networking Night Co-hosts:
Karen Cerosaletti, ’88MS, ’91(PhD), Molecular Genetics at the Benaroya Research Institute
Christopher Daley-Watson, ’86 of Perkins Coie LLP
Chris Johnson ’90, Director of Product Management, Microsoft Corporation
Alan J. Kent, ’76, Director of Counseling and Career Services at the University of Washington School of Medicine
Marc Kittner, ’76, Kittner Law
And many more alumni from various fields!
Admission is $10 and includes an hors d’oeuvre reception with cash bar. Advance registration is required. Please bring business cards to this event. To register, please contact the University of Rochester Office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or register online now.
MARCH
Student Concert at the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church
Sunday, March 1, 2009 | 4:00 p.m.
Bower Chapel at Moorings Park
1225 Piper Boulevard, Naples, FL
Please join University of Rochester alumni, families, and friends for a series of upcoming concerts in Naples featuring Eastman School of Music students and faculty. Pianist and Naples native Alden Gatt will perform in a recital for hometown fans. Alden is a 2006 graduate of the Community School of Naples and won the 2006 Southwest Florida Symphony Concerto Competition. He is a junior majoring in piano performance at the Eastman School and Chinese at the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, and serves as music director at First Universalist Church of Rochester. Free will offering.
Faculty Concert at the Bower Chapel
Sunday, March 22, 2009 | 4:00 p.m.
Bower Chapel at Moorings Park
120 Moorings Park Drive, Moorings Park, FL
Please join University of Rochester alumni, families, and friends for a series of upcoming concerts in Naples featuring Eastman School of Music students and faculty. Enjoy a duo concert of Eastman School faculty artists Hans Davidsson, professor of organ and director of the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative, and his wife, Ulrika Davidsson, assistant professor of organ and historical keyboards. The program will include an organ Prelude in D major (Buxtehude), a piano solo (de Frumerie), and duets (Bach, Grieg, Franck, and Dupre). Request your complimentary tickets in advance by calling the Bower Chapel at (239) 643-9123.
APRIL
Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception 6:00 p.m.
Concert 8:00 p.m.
301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston
Join University of Rochester alumni, family and friends for an evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra performance will be conducted by Yuri Temirkanov. The program includes Beethoven, Violin Concerto; and Mahler, Symphony No. 4. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beer and wine cash bar reception prior to the performance. We will be joined by Eastman School of Music Dean Douglas Lowry, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s CEO Mark Volpe ('79E), and Eastman alumni who are staff and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Seating is available in the second tier and orchestra level of the Theater. Tickets for the second tier are $91.20; those for the first tier are $76 per person. Advance reservations are required. Guests should enter Symphony Hall via the Huntington St. entrance through Cohen Hall. Registration will be available for this event soon.
MAY
Eastman at the Kennedy Center
Friday, May 22, 2009
6:00 p.m. Concert - Terrace Theatre
7:00 p.m. Reception - Terrace Gallery
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C.
Arabesque Winds: Five award-winning young female musicians who bring a fresh, dynamic approach to the repertoire for woodwind quintet.
Join Eastman and University of Rochester alumni, family and friends for an evening at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with a performance by the Arabesque Winds. After the concert, enjoy an hors d’oeuvre reception hosted by Douglas Lowry, Dean of the Eastman School of Music.
The concert is free of charge and open to the public, but reservations are required to attend the private reception.
To register, please contact the office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or visit us on-line at www.rochester.edu/alumnievents.
JUNE
JULY
A Rochester night at Ravinia Summer Festival
A Spectacular Evening of Music with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Friday, July 24, 2009
6:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner in National Citi Bank Private Dining North
7:00 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performance
Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park, IL
Join Eastman and University of Rochester alumni, parents, and friends for an extraordinary evening at Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and featuring pianist Tzimon Barto. The performance includes Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Higdon’s Concerto 4-3 (Chicago premiere), and Gershwin’s Concerto in F.
Prior to the concert, enjoy a private reception with dinner and hear remarks by Eastman School of Music Dean Douglas Lowry. Admission is $45 per person and includes discounted concert tickets for the pavilion and the reception. We welcome you to attend the reception only for a charge of $20 per person. The reception includes an open beer-and-wine bar and gourmet picnic dinner. Advance reservations are required.
To register, please contact the office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or visit us on-line at www.rochester.edu/alumnievents.
AUGUST
Rochester at Tanglewood: A Spectacular Evening of Music
Saturday, August 1, 2009
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Remarks by Douglas Lowry, Dean of the Eastman School of Music and Mark Volpe '79E, Managing Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
8:30 p.m. Concert
Tanglewood Music Festival
297 West Street, Lenox, MA
Join fellow Rochester alumni, families, and friends for an exciting program of music at Tanglewood including Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Copland’s Appalachian Spring (complete), Mozart’s Overture to the Magic Flute and Flute Concerto No. 2, and other musical surprises. The concert celebrates guest artist Sir James Galway’s 70th birthday and will be conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
Prior to the concert, enjoy dinner on the beautiful grounds of Tanglewood and hear remarks by Eastman School of Music Dean Douglas Lowry and Mark Volpe.
For venue and lodging information, please visit: www.tanglewood.org.
Reserved seats in Sections 8, 12, 14 of the Koussevitzky Music Shed: $75 per person (includes dinner);
Tickets will be distributed prior to the preformance.
Dinner only: $25 per person
Lawn seats are also available at $19 per person and can be reserved by calling the Boston Symphony Orchestra Box Office at 888.266.1200
To register, please contact the office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or visit us on-line at www.rochester.edu/alumnievents.
Shaw Festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009
11:30 a.m.-Lunch and Discussion
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
2 p.m.-Performance of the Devil's Disciple
Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade
Written by Bernard Shaw, Directed by Tadeusz Bradecki
Join fellow Rochester alumni, families, and friends for an exciting program of music at Tanglewood including Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Copland’s Appalachian Spring (complete), Mozart’s Overture to the Magic Flute and Flute Concerto No. 2, and other musical surprises. The concert celebrates guest artist Sir James Galway’s 70th birthday and will be conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
Prior to the concert, enjoy dinner on the beautiful grounds of Tanglewood and hear remarks by Eastman School of Music Dean Douglas Lowry and Mark Volpe.
For venue and lodging information, please visit: www.tanglewood.org.
Reserved seats in Sections 8, 12, 14 of the Koussevitzky Music Shed: $75 per person (includes dinner);
Tickets will be distributed prior to the preformance.
Dinner only: $25 per person
Lawn seats are also available at $19 per person and can be reserved by calling the Boston Symphony Orchestra Box Office at 888.266.1200
To register, please contact the office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or visit us on-line at www.rochester.edu/alumnievents.
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Meliora Weekend 2009!
Thursday, October 8 - Sunday, October 11
· Keynote address by Steven Chu '70, United States Secretary of Energy
· Entertainment by comedian Bill Maher, host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher
· Reunion celebrations for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, School of Nursing, and Simon Graduate School of Business
· And much more!
www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend
Registration begins in August.
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NOVEMBER
NASM Conference Alumni Dinner
DECEMBER
NYSSMA Conference Alumni Recception
Pre-Holiday Sing Alumni Reception
Ciminelli Lounge,
Student Living Center
100 Gibbs Street
Rochester, New York
The Eastman School of Music invites you to a celebration of the Season preceding the traditional Holiday Sing.