In preparation for Summer@Eastman 2023, Marketing Assistant Joyce Tseng talked with Eastman faculty Nathan Laube to learn more about the Summer Organ Academy. In this weeklong institute, students get to experience life at Eastman and study organ with world-class faculty. Students will also have access to a variety of instruments in the Rochester area. Here…
The Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble presents two upcoming performances on Monday, February 20 and Friday, April 7 featuring new and exciting works alongside seminal compositions of the 20th century. The ensemble’s next performance on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, includes Tania León’s Rítmicas. A Cuban-born composer who received a…
Three graduates of the Eastman School of Music were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 65th GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 5, 2023: Renée Fleming, Kevin Puts and Bob Ludwig. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Renée Fleming ’83E (MM), ’11 (Honorary), Voice of Nature – The Anthropocene Best Contemporary Classical Composition:…
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Rochester’s East High School Band (pictured above) premiered Freedom 2040: The Tomorrow We’ll Build, by Brittany J. Green. The piece, scored for both band and orchestra, was commissioned through support of the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, along…
Eastman School of Music, at the University of Rochester, is proud to announce that it will host the inaugural Context Conference 2023: Contextualizing Equity and Inclusion in Music on November 3-4, 2023, in Rochester, NY. Conference Host Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion at Eastman, along with Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts, Chair…
Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music, at the University of Rochester, has appointed Jaye Lopez Van Soest to the organization’s new position of Vice President & Chief Development Officer. With her appointment, Ms. Lopez Van Soest becomes Gateways’ first full-time fundraising professional. She will be responsible for the festival’s individual and…
Shira Samuels-Shragg (pictured above) attended Eastman Experience: Summer Classical Studies in 2015. After graduating with her masters from Juilliard last May, Shira assumed her post as Assistant Conductor of the Plano Symphony Orchestra and joins us again to share some of her thoughts on learning and growing as a musician. Q: What do you remember…
The Black Students Union at Eastman (BSUE) has put on a Black History Month Showcase recital since the BSUE reemerged in 2018. This year’s concert, “Sounds of History,” aims to promote music written by black composers and showcase the talent of black students at Eastman. The 2023 Showcase will take place on Thursday, February 9…
Looking ahead to Eastman School of Music’s February and March Eastman Presents concerts, we are pleased to present a wide range of events featuring internationally accomplished guest artists. Concerts will be held in Eastman’s stunning Kodak and Kilbourn Halls. Tickets to all concerts are available at EastmanTheatre.org or by calling 585-274-3000. Patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets…
The chamber music series benefitting Rochester’s Foodlink, If Music Be the Food… (IMBTF) will continue its 14th season with a live concert on Sunday, January 29 at 4:00 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church (4 Meigs Street, Rochester, NY 14607) The mission of this series is to increase awareness and support of food insecurity in the local…