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.)
Steve Gadd leads list of Eastman School of Music graduates with 2021 GRAMMY … – RochesterFirst
(RochesterFirst 12/07/2021)
The Eastman School of World, one of the finest music conservatories in the world, again has a number of artists nominated for GRAMMY Awards.
Music of the Gods – Spotlight News
Spotlight News (12/11/2021) – The home of The Spot 518 – Real-Local-News
Christopher Rouse … The latter of which he taught a class at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. It all played an influence on his writing. (Also reported by News-Gazette)
Newest BPO audio recording, ‘Light in a Time of Darkness,’ highlights works performed …
(Niagara Frontier Publications 12/10/2021)
Next, a work by 20th century American composer Wayne Barlow titled “The Winter’s Passed.” … He attended the Eastman School of Music where he became the first person in the U.S. to receive a Ph.D. in music composition. He joined the Eastman faculty in 1938, later becoming chair of the composition department until his retirement in 1978.
“Lyric for Strings” by American composer George Walker follows. Walker was remarkable for a string of firsts: he was the first African American graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, the first African American to perform a solo recital in New York’s Town Hall in 1945, the first African American to receive a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music in 1956, and in …
One Of The Country’s Oldest Choruses Is Celebrating Its 150th Birthday – Block Club Chicago
(Block Club Chicago 12/09/2021)
Artistic director and conductor Stephen Alltop, who has been with the chorus 24 years, said this year’s performance is the culmination of a long Chicago history. …
Nearly 130 members of the chorus will be joined by four internationally-known soloists for this weekend’s performances: soprano Nicole Cabell, mezzo-soprano Julie Miller, tenor Steven Soph and bass-baritone David Goversten.
Alltop grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and went to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. …
Music, architecture stand test of a century | Post Bulletin
(Post Bulletin 12/09/2021)
Guitar music and architecture that are nearly 100 years old are being resurrected by two Rochesterites: professional musician Ben Gateno and filmmaker Tyler Aug. …
The wide range of music Gateno performs echoes his journey to becoming a professional guitarist, which started with his love of Van Halen and moved on to see him earning a doctoral degree in music performance from the Eastman School of Music. …
Music of Glenn Miller Lives On at DCA – Door County Pulse
(Door County Pulse 12/09/2021)
Saxophonist and music director Erik Stabnau spent five summers teaching at Birch Creek Music Performance Center before he joined the orchestra. Stabnau attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where several of the faculty members were Birch Creek instructors.
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