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.)
Tony Levin in Rochester on Saturday to sign copies of his photo book – WXXI News
(WXXI News 01/27/2022)
Tony Levin is an Eastman School of Music product, one of the most visible bassists in rock music and a member of the Rochester Music Hall of Fame. (Also reported heromag, WHAM)
Steve Gadd Band | KNKX Public Radio
(KNKX 01/24/2022)
He studied music at Eastman College, Rochester, playing in wind ensemble and concert band, and at nights in a club with Chick Corea, …
Brightening Air | David Liptak | New Focus Recordings
(New Focus Recordings – Bandcamp 01/25/2022)
David Liptak, longtime composition faculty member of the Eastman School of Music, releases this compilation of his music for wind ensemble, …
Are These the Most Beautiful Theaters in Upstate New York? – WIBX 950
(WIBX 950 01/30/2022)
Students at the Eastman School of Music use the hall to refine their talents. The seating capacity is 2,400 and its shows almost never see an empty …
Stepping stones – The Oak Ridger
(The Oak Ridger 01/27/2022)
I was talking to Jim Hynes the other day at Bud’s Farmhouse Coffee (hands down, best coffee in town) about a recording session he had been hired for in New York City (Jim plays trumpet, you know) by Grammy Award winner Charles Pillow, a wildly talented multi-instrumentalist and professor of jazz saxophone at the Eastman School of Music. Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, …
Violinist Ainur Zabenova: Following the music from Kazakhstan to Lake Oswego | Oregon ArtsWatch
(Oregon ArtsWatch 01/26/2022)
She won second place in the competition, and afterward, told Krysa she wanted to study with him. He was teaching at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., and said if she recorded a tape, he would give it to the department chair, and if she was admitted, she would be welcome in his studio. …
OSU symphony orchestra concert will feature nine — count ’em! — soloists | Mid-Valley Live …
(Corvallis Gazette-Times 01/27/2022)
Conductor Marlan Carlson said the hardworking musicians are thrilled at the opportunity to play live music with their friends again. …
The inspiration for this program comes from Carlson’s days as a student at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He said his favorite event of the year was when a full orchestra would feature soloists, and he wanted to create the same kind of enthusiastic, energetic event during his career as a conductor.
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