Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.)
Lakes Area Music Festival receives grant
(The Lake Country Echo 12/31/2016)
The music festival was established during the summer of 2009 when Lykins (Scott) returned to his hometown of Brainerd with four colleagues from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. To create an outlet for their musical gifts, …
Today, the festival brings more than 130 musicians from around the country for three weeks
Five Exquisite Singers to Present a Winter Recital of Songs and Romances
(Broadway World 12/31/16)
Performing Carlisle Floyd’s The Mystery:Five Songs of Motherhood, is soprano Elizabeth Smith, who represented the Eastman School of Music at the Kennedy Center and has performed as a soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. …
Nebraska Hall of Fame: As Saturday deadline nears, 11 nominated so far to join state’s greats
(Omaha World-Herald 12/30/2016)
Others nominated so far are:
— Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Howard Hanson, who was born in Wahoo. He was the longtime director of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and is credited for raising the level of musical education in the U.S.
New World Symphony concert to drench the senses with wine and music
(Sun Sentinel 12/30/2016)
That’s the idea Hilary Glen, a cellist with the New World Symphony, promotes with her unusual event, “Heard it Through the Grapevine.” …
“I’m really hoping the audience is excited about going into this exploration with me, finding new ways to look at music and wine, because usually you don’t think about wine and music together,” said Glen, who received a doctoral degree from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in New York. “Usually you drink wine and listen to music in the background, so this is really bringing both to the forefront.”
The lighter side of the Classics
(Bradford Times 12/29/2016)
“Something like a TED Talk.”
That’s how pianist Vladimir Soloviev described his recital and lecture, at the Bradford Arts Centre, …
Soloviev pursued undergraduate studies at the…, before going on to pursue a Master’s degree at the Eastman School of Music. A soloist and chamber musician, …
Tim Larson Directs THE WIZ As Circle Players Kicks Off 2017
(Broadway World 12/28/16)
Larson’s creative team includes William (Bill) Crimm returns to Circle as music director, having teamed up previously with Larson for Ragtime, and Dr. Peter Fields is choreographer for the fast-paced, acrobatic dance numbers. …
But for many, it’s the music of The Wiz that resonates and lingers long after the story ends, a feeling of which Crimm is very aware. Soon after graduating from the University of Rochester – Eastman School of Music in late 1970s, Crimm staged one of the first-ever community Theater Productions of the musical.
Stay Here — There’s “No Exit” at Reverie on December 29!
(Jazz Police 12/28/2016)
It sounds like the Jean-Paul Sartre novel that I tried to translate in high school French, but No Exit is actually a sextet of metro young lions led by drummer Luke Peterson. … adding Jack Courtright on trombone and with a couple “ringers” replacing saxophonist …
Jack Courtright … Now in his second year at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY (Trombone Performance and Jazz Studies), …
LPO concert highlights North Shore musical talent
(NOLA.com 12/26/2016)
Ivan Griffin is from Slidell. … and obtained his master from the prestigious Eastman School of Music…
Meet Houston’s New Music Ensemble: Loop38
(Houstonia Magazine 12/26/2016)
The ‘New Music’ genre is not frequently played in the Bayou City, but Loop38, a new 17-person chamber music collective of Houston transplants, is changing that.
Co-founded by pianist Yvonne Chen and conductor Jerry Hou, Loop38 specializes in New Music, a body of recently composed works, often by composers who are still alive.
“I jumped into the world of New Music and I found it absolutely exhilarating,” says Hou, who now works as associate conductor for the Shepherd School and is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
Update APAP/Jazzconnect Showcase January 8th
(Jazz-Quad 12/26/2016)
Outside in Music is proud to present our first annual showcase, featuring some of the amazing artist’s that are part of our label! …
Chris Ziemba
An avid educator as well as performer, …Chris received his Bachelor’s Degrees in Jazz Performance and Music Education as well as his Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance, from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. …
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