Though the fall semester is coming to an end here at Eastman, we still have multiple world-class guests joining us on campus in the month of December. Any Eastman Presents series artist who is offering a free masterclass will be included in this list, but their corresponding concert is ticketed. All other guest masterclasses and recitals are free and open to the public. Read more about these and our many other events at esm.rochester.edu/events.
American Brass Quintet
James E. Clark Chamber Music Residency: Tuesday, December 3 at 12:30 p.m. | Kilbourn Hall
The American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time, celebrated for peerless leadership in the brass world. “The most distinguished” of brass quintets (American Record Guide), ABQ has earned its stellar reputation through its celebrated performances, genre-defining commissioned works, and an ongoing commitment to the education of generations of musicians. The ensemble will be on campus December 2 and 3, leading conversations with Advanced Diploma students, providing group coaching to Eastman’s brass chamber music students and leading brass studio master classes through individual instrument coaching, culminating in this public performance on December 3.
Stephen Rodgers
Eastman Theory Colloquium: Friday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m. | ESM 305
Stephen Rodgers is the Edmund A. Cykler Chair in Music and Professor of Music Theory and Musicianship at the University of Oregon, where he has been teaching since 2005. Rodgers’s research focuses on the relationship between music and poetry in art songs from the nineteenth century to the present day, especially art songs by underrepresented composers. He has written extensively on the songs of Fanny Hensel, one of the nineteenth century’s most prolific and innovative song composers. His edited essay collection entitled The Songs of Fanny Hensel—the first book devoted to Hensel’s contributions to the genre—was published in 2021 by Oxford University Press. A monograph on the songs of Clara Schumann is forthcoming in Cambridge University Press’s Music in Context series.
Barbara Hannigan, voice and Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Voice Masterclass w. Barbara: Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 p.m. | Kilbourn Hall
Piano Masterclass w. Bertrand: Saturday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m. | Kilbourn Hall
Kilbourn Concert Series: Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. | Kilbourn Hall [ticketed]
This concert is made possible by Mark and Lois Taubman.
Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor, Barbara Hannigan, is an artist at the forefront of creation. The Canadian musician has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time and has given the world premiere performances of over 90 new works. “The intrepid Canadian soprano has emerged over the last half decade as one of the most vital and original musicians of her generation.” (The New Yorker). Acclaimed pianist, Bertrand Chamayou, has mastered an
extensive repertoire displaying striking assurance, imagination, artistic approach, and remarkable consistency in his performances. He is a regular chamber music performer, with partners including Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Quatuor Ébène, Antoine Tamestit, and Sol Gabetta.