As I write these words, we are almost halfway through the semester and with spring break only a few days away. Students are busy wrapping up midterms, rehearsing, practicing, preparing degree recitals, gigging around town, transcribing and listening to music, composing and arranging, and performing in ensemble concerts. All students at the Eastman School of…
Soprano Laura Sanders won the Friends of Eastman Opera’s annual competition for Eastman School of Music voice and opera students, held February 10 in the School’s Kilbourn Hall. She received the Lynne Clarke Vocal Prize in the amount of $1,500, donated by John Clarke in honor of his late wife, a founding member of the…
Updated February 23, 2017 Three Eastman School of Music alumni, Sean D. Connors, Geoff Saunders, and Shane Shanahan, were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 59th GRAMMY Awards Sunday, Feb. 12. I Connors (BM 04) is a member of the ensemble Third Coast Percussion, which won the Best Chamber Music…
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On Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. in the Eastman School of Music’s Hatch Recital Hall, pianist Yen-Yu (Jenny) Chen will perform a preview of her upcoming recital at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. Chen, who is a Doctor of Musical Arts student, will perform works from Morgan’s extraordinary Robert Owen…
The Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series launches its 2016-2017 season with a recital by American concert organist Scott Dettra at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, East Avenue, Rochester. Dettra combines an active performance schedule with his post as Director of Music and organist at the Church of the Incarnation in…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—American conductor David Zinman, whose career has been distinguished by a wide-ranging repertoire, a commitment to contemporary music, and the introduction of historically informed performance practice, has been appointed Distinguished Visiting Artist at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. “We are thrilled to welcome David Zinman back to Rochester,” said…
