The 2010 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival prominently features Eastman School of Music students, faculty, and alumni in the nine-day celebration in downtown Rochester. Held in the area surrounding Eastman’s campus on Gibbs Street, colloquially known as “Jazz Street” during the festival, the 2010 XRIJF will envelop Rochester’s East End in bebop, hardbop, latin, swing, and…
André J. Washington’s recent graduation from the Eastman School of Music culminated four years of intense study but not his education overall: the flutist was awarded a 2010 Fulbright Research Grant and will be continuing his schooling in France. Selected from the largest applicant pool to date, Washington will use his national award to study…
Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director of Carnegie Hall, will give the Commencement Address and receive the Eastman School of Music’s Luminary Award during the School’s commencement at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, May 16, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. In addition, faculty member Vincent Lenti will receive the University of Rochester’s Charles Force Hutchison and…
Members of the Red Line Saxophone Quartet are, from left: Brandon Kies, Douglas O’Connor, Gao Qun, and Quinn Lewis. Photo by Gerry Szymanski. # # # Red Line Saxophone Quartet was awarded the grand prize at the 2010 Coleman International Chamber Ensemble Competition, winning its fourth prestigious competition in two months. The group, which includes…
Eastman School of Music faculty, students, and alumni will join together for the final program in a series of chamber music concerts to benefit Rochester’s Foodlink, a non-profit regional food bank that distributes food to soup kitchens, shelters and emergency food pantries, and to non-emergency programs such as group homes and senior centers. The concert…
Velvet Brown, professor of tuba and euphonium at Pennsylvania State University, will present a lecture recital as part of the Eastman School of Music’s “Expanding Our Horizons” series. She will discuss “Music, Gender and Stereotypes: Multiplying the Challenges as an African American Woman in the World of Low Brass,” and will perform works by Mozart,…
Rochester, N. Y. — Inspiring audiences is part of everyday life for Eastman School of Music students; now, thanks to the investment of a local company, Eastman students are also mentoring and providing motivation to young people every day. First Niagara has given the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music a $10,000 gift to…
Myra Hindus, vice president for cultural diversity at Berklee College of Music, is the next speaker in Eastman School of Music’s “Expanding Our Horizons” series. Her presentation, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, March 24, in Howard Hanson Hall, is sponsored by the School’s Diversity Committee and is open to the public. Before her…
For the second year, Eastman School of Music is participating in the national food drive “Orchestras Feeding America,” and will be collecting food and monetary donations from Monday, March 15, through Wednesday, March 31. Collection bins will be located in the Main Hall, Miller Center, Messinger Hall, and the Student Living Center, with all donations…
An evening of silent film entertainment, part of a collaborative project involving the University of Rochester, its Eastman School of Music, and the George Eastman House, will include a series of short films scored by Eastman School of Music students. Titled “Film Lost and Found: The Experience of Pre- and Silent Cinema,” the collaborative project…