Eastman School of Music Posts and Musings
It’s definitely autumn in Rochester, and this afternoon, November 3, autumn came to Eastman when several faculty members joined for a brief performance of Vernon Duke’s “Autumn in New York” in Howard Hanson Hall: Associate Professor of Musicology Michael Anderson as vocalist; Associate Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Media Dariusz Terefenko at the piano; Associate…
By Erik Elmgren This week, the Eastman Opera Theatre will present Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw (performance dates and times are listed at the end of this post). The performances will feature two rotating casts of Eastman School of Music undergraduate and graduate students. Benton Hess, Distinguished Professor of Voice, serves as music…
An Interview with Stephen Carr, stage director of Eastman Opera Theatre’s Turn of the Screw By Erik Elmgren Starting next week, The Eastman Opera Theatre will present Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw in Kilbourn Hall. The production will be sung in English with projected English supertitles and a small chamber orchestra. The performances…
Craighead-Saunders organ at Christ Church. Photograph by Jonathan Ortloff Entitled “Breath for Singing,” the 2016 Festival will explore the interaction of the pipe organ and the human voice By Myles Boothroyd The Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) launches its 2016 Festival tomorrow — Wednesday, October 26 — with a three-day conference of concerts, lectures, and…
By Erik Elmgren The(_)Project Chamber Orchestra, a new ensemble founded by Jorge Vazquez and Eastman student Caroline Sonett presents its first concert, entitled The(Stravinsky)Project, this weekend. One concert will be performed on Saturday, October 22 at 3:00 p.m. in the Kate Gleason Auditorium at the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County. The other concert…
By Erik Elmgren This weekend OSSIA New Music heads to Highland Park to premiere a new piece by Eastman Professor of Composition Robert Morris. The piece, entitled Four Gardens, is one of a series of pieces composed for outdoor performance and should be a unique experience for both the performers and audience. To learn a…
Poster for this weekend’s “If Music Be the Food…” concert. Note change in program (see below for updated information). By Erik Elmgren On Sunday, October 23, local nonprofit “If Music Be the Food…” will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. This concert brings Eastman and other local musicians together in…
Paul Hindemith in 1923, shortly after composing the original version of Das Marienleben Rainer Maria Rilke, painted by Leonid Pasternak By Kameron Ghanavati Student collaborators Sara DeFranco, Keely Futterer, Hannah Harrow, and Sarah Korath, alongside Assistant Professor of Accompanying Beryl (Berri) Garver, are teaming up for a unique concert in Hatch Recital Hall tomorrow night…
Bassist and Eastman alumnus Ike Sturm: “Eastman was such a rich place for me.” By Dan Gross Eastman alumnus Ike Sturm is a bassist, composer and bandleader in New York City. He also is the Music Director for the Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter’s Church (the “Jazz Church”). He has performed with Alarm Will Sound,…