Complete Festival Schedule at a Glance
All events are free and open to the public.
Thursday, March 20
Julia Figueras interviews Nancy Van de Vate, Sylvie Beaudette, and Tiffany Ng
WXXI-FM | 1 p.m.
Eastman Opera Theater's Scenes Performance, including the death scene from Van de Vate's All Quiet on the Western Front
Eastman School of Music, Annex 804 | 4 p.m.
Van de Vate coaches Cantata for Women's Voices with the Women's Chorus
Eastman School of Music, Room 120 | 6.30 p.m.
Friday, March 21
Van de Vate coaches a scene from All Quiet on the Western Front in the Opera Workshop
Eastman School of Music, Annex 804 | 2.30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22
Lecture-recital on All Quiet on the Western Front with Nancy Van de Vate, historians Celia Applegate and Stuart Weaver, and the Eastman Opera Theater
Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium | 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 23
Van de Vate holds a master class and discussion with Eastman student performers and composers
Student Living Center, Ciminelli Formal Lounge | 7 p.m.
Monday, March 24
Women in Music Festival Opening Concert
An "All Nancy Van de Vate" program, including the world premiere of A Long Road Travelled
by violist John Graham and the Ying Quartet
Eastman School of Music, Main Hall | Noon-1 p.m.
Tuesday, March 25
Women in Music Festival Concert: "The Root of it All"
Miller Center Atrium | Noon-1 p.m.
Lecture by Prof. Vincent Lenti: "Women at the Piano - The Struggle for Acceptance"
Messinger Hall "Fish Bowl" | 3:30 p.m.
Outdoor Carillon Concert: "Pealing Fire"
River Campus, Eastman Quadrangle | 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 26
Women in Music Festival Concert: "Between Earth and Sky"
Eastman School of Music, Main Hall | Noon-1 p.m.
Lecture-recital: "Solo Marimba Music by Women Composers"
Jane Boxall, marimbist at the University of Illinois
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Eastman School of Music, Main Hall | 3:30 p.m.
Improvisation & Dance: "Failure is Impossible"
An inquiry into women's issues featuring Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Gertrude Stein, Joan of Arc, Sappho, Marie Antoinette, and Mary Magdalene, among others.
River Campus, Interfaith Chapel | 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 27
Women in Music Festival Concert: "A Pipe Can Dream"
Eastman School of Music, Schmitt Organ Recital Hall | Noon-1 p.m.
Eastman Women's Chorus directed by Susan Conkling: "By Her, For Her, About Her," with the Laurel School Choir conducted by Nathaniel Motta
Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall | 8 p.m.
Friday, March 28
Women in Music Festival Concert: "I lost, I danced..."
Eastman School of Music, Main Hall | Noon-1 p.m.
Eastman School Symphony Orchestra (ESSO) Concert with conductor Matilda Hofman
Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall | 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 29
A Concert of Music by Women
Performances by professors, students, and groups from the Eastman Community Music School in celebration of Women's History Month.
Eastman School of Music, Main Hall | Noon-1 p.m.
Dr. Sylvie Beaudette, Festival Director
Tiffany Ng, Assistant Director
The 2008 Women in Music Festival and Nancy Van de Vate's residency are sponsored by: The Hanson Institute for American Music at the Eastman School of Music; the departments of Chamber Music, Composition, Piano, Voice, and Woodwind-Brass-Percussions, as well as the Eastman All-Events Committee, and the Dean of the Eastman School of Music.