Eastman Musicians Join with Others to Benefit Foodlink
A concert series spearheaded by Carol Rodland, associate professor of viola at the Eastman School of Music, will benefit the local food bank Foodlink. Titled “If Music Be the Food
Future Stars Shine in Voice Competition at Eastman School
The finals of the annual Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition at the Eastman School of Music will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in Kilbourn Hall, during the first-ever celebration of National Opera Week. More than 90 organizations across the country, including professional companies and educational institutions, are participating in National Opera…
Chamber Music Recital at Memorial Art Gallery Features Works by Venetian Masters
Music by six composers who worked in the thriving musical environment of 17th century Venice will be featured during a chamber music recital at the Italian Baroque Organ in the Memorial Art Gallery. Titled “Venetian Masters,” the program will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, and features violinists Boel Gidholm and Bin Huang,…
EROI Festival Celebrates Mendelssohn with Concerts of Composer's Works
The eighth annual Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI)Festival will pay tribute to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy on the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The event, which includes the performance of Mendelssohn’s vocal music and complete works for organ in a series of concerts that are open to the public, will be held Thursday, Oct. 29,…
Musical Version of The Secret Garden Presented on Kilbourn Hall Stage
Eastman School of Music singers will share the stage with four talented young performers from the community in The Secret Garden, an Eastman Opera Theatre production that opens Thursday, Nov. 5, for four performances. Based on the popular novel of the same name, the musical features four singing actors alternating in the pivotal roles of…
Music Teachers Hold Annual State Conference at Eastman School
The Eastman School of Music is hosting this year’s New York State Music Teachers Association Conference Friday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 18. The annual event will feature several Eastman faculty members. Professor of Voice Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano, will present a recital at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in Kilbourn Hall. Her program includes the…
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Opens to the Public This Week
After months of intensive construction, Eastman Theatre, the 1920s theatre that industrialist George Eastman built to teach the love of good music, reopens this fall as a 21st century concert hall. When audiences enter Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre for the first time this week, they will be met with a visual and acoustical transformation…
Eastman's World Music Series Opener Features Turkish Musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Omar Faruk Tekbilek, a multi-instrument virtuoso born in Turkey, and his ensemble will perform the first concert of the 2009-2010 World Music Series at the Eastman School of Music on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The concert, at 8 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall, will feature a range of music from traditional Sufi and folk music to contemporary…
Eastman Celebrates the Musical Legacy of Gerry Niewood
In what promises to be a memorable and moving concert, jazz greats Chuck Mangione, Lew Soloff, and Pat LaBarbera will join musicians from the Eastman School of Music to pay tribute to the life and musical legacy of saxophonist Gerry Niewood. The event, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre,…
Ying Quartet Opens Eastman-Ranlet Series with New Violinist
The internationally renowned, award-winning Ying Quartet kicks off the 2009-2010 Eastman-Ranlet Series on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. This concert marks an exciting new era for the Ying Quartet with the Eastman debut of their new violinist, Frank Huang, and the start of a two-season-long…