Congratulations to Sō Percussion including Jason Treuting ’99E for winning Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 67th GRAMMY Awards that took place on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Jason earned his Bachelors in Music and the Performer’s Certificate at Eastman where he studied percussion with John Beck…
Tenor Travon D. Walker ’21E has joined IMG Artists’ roster for general management, where he will be represented by Associate Artist Manager, Noah Sesling ’22E. Travon, a current second-year young artist at The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, graduated from Eastman with a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance. Noah, also…
Congratulations to Alexandra Rose Hotz ’20E (MM), ’23E (DMA) for winning the Joy In Singing’s 60th International Art Song Competition, where she received a cash prize and will be singing in a debut performance at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Alexandra is formerly from the studio…
Congratulations to Elizabeth Freimuth ’96E on her appointment as professor of horn at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Freimuth received bachelor’s degrees from Eastman in French horn and music education. She is currently the principal horn and Mary M. & Charles F. Yeiser Chair of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO).
Timothy Long ’92E (MM), Artistic and Music Director of Eastman Opera Theatre, was featured in the New York Times today: “The Musician Building the Great Native American Songbook.” Long—a pianist, conductor and teacher—conceived his project to fill a cultural need: “There is no repertoire like this in existence.”
Congratulations to Evyn Levy ’24E (MM), from the studio of Michael Wayne, for securing the position of Second/Eb Clarinet with The Louisville Orchestra. Evyn is currently in her first year as a clarinet fellow with the New World Symphony in Miami (which she accepted in lieu of the principal job she won with the Arkansas Symphony…
Congratulations to Erin Hannigan ’96E for her recent appointment as professor of oboe at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. During her time in Rochester, Hannigan studied under Professor Richard Killmer, who is Eastman’s oboe professor to this day. Hannigan is currently the principal oboist and Nancy P. & John G. Penson Chair of the…
Congratulations to violinist Paul Halberstadt ’20E on his appointment to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Paul is formerly from the studio of Professor Juliana Athayde.
Congratulations to violinist Angelina Phillips ’24E for winning the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s Associate Concertmaster audition. Angelina is formerly from the studio of Professor Juliana Athayde. “Having just started her MM at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University with Paul Kantor, (my former teacher!), this is an enormous accomplishment to be celebrated! Bravo!!!!” -Juliana…