Daily Archives: November 22, 2013

Eastman School of Music Students Win National Honors

News RoomBy Jessica Kaufman November 22, 2013

Eastman School of Music students Ryaan Ahmed (MM ’15) and Erika Pinkerton (MM ’15) have received prestigious national honors. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans named Ahmed a 2013 Fellow, and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation selected Pinkerton as a Graduate Arts Award Recipient. The awards recognize both students for their past…

Happy 100th Birthday, Benjamin Britten!

Eastman JournalBy David Raymond November 22, 2013

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY, BENJAMIN BRITTEN! Today, music lovers throughout the world are celebrating the centenary of the great English composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Britten’s music is increasingly popular – you may have heard several of his works in the recent movie Moonrise Kingdom – and has been frequently performed at Eastman over the years, particularly…