By Reginald Bowens, Marketing Assistant for Summer@Eastman Pictured: Ballets Russes production of Darius Milhaud’s Le Train Bleu from June 20, 1924 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Stage design: Pablo Picasso and Henri Laurens. Costumes: Coco Chanel. Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska. (Image from Library of Congress) Hello, Friends! As we prepare for Summer Session 2024,…
Latin American Music: A Journey of Discovery and Exploration By Reginald Bowens, Marketing Assistant for Summer@Eastman Hello, Friends! I had the esteemed privilege of speaking with Sibley Music Library Director and musicologist Dr. Jonathan Sauceda about his upcoming Summer@Eastman course! Here’s what he had to say: What do you look forward to mostly in…
It’s Never Too Late to Play Jazz! By Reginald Bowens, Marketing Assistant for Summer@Eastman This summer, we are thrilled to launch a new program: Jazz Improvisation for Classical Pianists, which will be taught by Dr. Dariusz Terefenko, Professor of Jazz Studies and Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music. Dr. Terefenko’s understanding of the…
Guest article by Summer@Eastman Marketing Assistant Reginald Bowens, DMA Candidate for the Degree of Jazz Performance in Piano Pictured: Reginald Bowens performing in his final student recital for the DMA degree in Hatch Recital Hall on October 24, 2023. Photographer: Cleveland Willis I am Reginald Bowens, a third-year doctoral scholar in the Jazz Studies and…
Originally published in the September 2023 issue of Notes, Eastman’s alumni magazine. Thirty years ago, trombonist Todd Lowery ’90E, ’93E (MM) moved to Tokyo for what was only to be a single year, following his marriage to Chandra Fortune ’92E, a Japanese American pianist he met while they were students at the Eastman School of Music.…
Originally published in the September 2023 issue of Notes, Eastman’s alumni magazine. When cellist and pianist Scott Lykins ’09E, ’11E (MM) completed his undergraduate degree at Eastman in 2009, he realized he needed to earn money over the summer instead of attending the usual summer music training festivals. He planned a return to his hometown…