ROCHESTER, NY-The Eastman Chorale, a select graduate and undergraduate ensemble of fifty voices from the Eastman School of Music conducted by William Weinert, is preparing for a four-concert tour March 2-5, 2006, culminating in a free concert at Kilbourn Hall Sunday March 5 at 3 p.m. The program will include Hymn to St. Cecilia by…
Rochester, NY — Music that’s not quite classical, not quite jazz, but something all its own can be heard when the Eastman School of Music’s Studio Orchestra presents a free concert at 8 p.m., on Friday, March 10 in the Eastman Theatre. Under the guidance of Eastman conductor Bill Dobbins, the Orchestra will perform works…
ROCHESTER, NY — Prominent Dutch composer Louis Andriessen comes to the Eastman School of Music later this month to work with students in a three-day residency, February 20-22, which includes performances by two of Eastman’s prestigious student ensembles. On Monday, February 20, Music Nova will perform Andriessen’s Workers’ Union at 8 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall…
Rochester, NY — The Eastman School of Music’s first-ever Grand Pianists series, which debuted in December with Emanuel Ax, continues with Christopher O’Riley on February 14 at Eastman Theatre. O’Riley has redefined the possibilities of classical music and its audience in recent years by combining traditional repertoire with transcriptions of contemporary rock music. He’s particularly…
Rochester, NY — Jazz legend Marian McPartland has been a frequent performer at the Eastman School of Music for 35 years, ever since Rayburn Wright invited her to headline his annual Arranger’s Holiday concert in 1971. “Everyone admired and respected him greatly,” says the legendary jazz pianist and host of NPR’s Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz.…
Rochester, NY –Back by popular demand after the group’s last sold-out show at the Eastman School of Music in 1995, Huun-Huur-Tu returns to Kilbourn Hall on Tuesday, January 24 at 8 p.m. According to paleo-musicologists, throat singing, or khöömei, is the most ancient form of music making known to human beings. It was developed by…
Rochester, NY — The Eastman School of Music was well represented at the 48th Annual Grammy Award nominations on December 8, 2005. Between faculty members, students and alumni, the School netted fifteen nominations. Three Eastman artists received nominations in the same category of Best Opera Recording: Eastman professor, world-renowned lutenist and Grammy winner, Paul O’Dette…
Rochester, NY – Teachers at the Eastman Community Music School grew increasingly frustrated that fewer and fewer students were being exposed to old-fashioned folk songs. “We’ve all but lost that simple frame of reference that can help kids learn more complicated music,” explains Howard Spindler, piano department chair. “Songs like O, Susanna! and Frère Jacques…
ROCHESTER, NY — The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered and celebrated next month by the Eastman School of Music with a special performance that is free and open to the public. On Monday, January 16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), at noon in Kilbourn Hall (26 Gibbs St.),…
Rochester, NY — When soprano Nicole Cabell and baritone Nathaniel Webster appear at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall next month, they will share a special bond that goes beyond singing on the same prestigious New York stage. On Friday, January 27 — under the auspices of the Marilyn Horne Foundation’s festival, The Song Continues…2006 — the voices…