Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.)
Ohio Light Opera getting into character for season of musical favorites and rare treats (preview)
(Cleveland.com June 15, 2016)
All seven shows have been rehearsed. Four, meanwhile, are fully ready for the stage.
“This is the point where we need the audience,” said Steven Daigle, OLO’s artistic director since 2000 and former actor. “There’s only so much spontaneity we can prepare for. Now it’s time for people to see the payoff.”
“I love discovering these unknown shows and finding the materials,” explained Daigle, a professor at the Eastman School of Music, where he primarily leads performances of standard (non-light) opera. “I think we also appeal to an audience looking for something a little more traditional.”
Free trombone jazz concert Saturday
(Belleville News-Democrat June 15, 2016)
Why go to the free concert?
“For the unique experience of hearing four trombones playing jazz,” said Aaron Eckert, 25. … Aaron, who recently graduated from Eastman School of Music with a master’s degrees in performance and literature for euphonium, and jazz and contemporary media on trombone.
Other members of the Trombonanza quartet are:
Mark Kellogg, associate professor of trombone, euphonium and brass chamber music at Eastman School of Music. He was also Aaron’s teacher.
Brendan Lanighan, of Buffalo, N.Y., an
Christopher D. Azzara, professor of music education at Eastman, also will be featured. He is an accomplished pianist, arranger, author and music educator. He performs as a soloist and in various ensembles, including the Chris Azzara Quartet.
The Orlando Shootings
(Inside Higher Ed © 06/17/2016)
Lauron Kehrer
It is Sunday morning and I wake up to a flurry of text messages and Facebook notifications. My wife texts, “Have you seen the news?” I open Facebook and find dozens of posts about the horrific event that took place overnight at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. By the time I am reading about it, news outlets are reporting that around 50 people are dead and more than 50 others are injured. One lone shooter has been identified, a man possibly motivated by a kiss he witnessed between two men a few days before in Miami.
Lauron Kehrer is a Ph.D. candidate in musicology at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Her current work focuses on the intersections of race, gender and sexuality in contemporary American hip-hop.
Celebrated concert pianist to give master class, benefit concert in Pierre
(The Capital Journal June 19, 2016)
Paul Tuntland Sanchez, a concert pianist and composer with Sioux Falls roots, will present a master class …
He is the only American concert pianist to have earned a master of Spanish music degree under the legendary Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, said Moriah Gross, executive director of the Youth Orchestra.
Sanchez, who earned master’s and doctor’s degrees in the
(The Courier June 18, 2016)
Guest clinician will be Nancy Bachus, an Eastman School of Music grad. She will present four sessions, including “Teaching Stylistic Differences,” “The Technique behind Intermediate Repertoire,” “Pedaling with Style” and a master class.
(SooToday June 17, 2016)
Join mezzosoprano Reilly Nelson and pianist Michael Shannon for a special evening of song.
Reilly attended Eastman School of Music where she received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance.
The Rapp for June 16
(Rappahannock News June 16, 2016)
The Centennial Celebration Concert Series’ “Music in the American Wild” performance is 1:30 p.m. in the Byrd Visitor Center auditorium — and follows the free “Music in the American Wild” concert at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, June 17) at the Theatre in Washington. Both concerts are part of a new music initiative honoring the centennial of the National Park Service by performers affiliated with Eastman School of Music, who’ll be premiering 11 new distinctly American works inspired by the history and wonder of the national parks.
At The Phipps Center for the Arts
(Stillwater Gazette June 16, 2016)
Ben Baldridge graduated from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, with a B.M. in guitar performance. He has sung and played guitar …
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Knoxville News Sentinel June 14, 2016)
CONCERT IN CADES COVE
A performance by musicians with the Eastman School of Music in New York will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The event celebrates the National Park Service’s centennial.
The program is free; reservations aren’t needed. Musicians perform on the flute, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and percussion instruments.
Pianist Peggy Stern to Release ‘Z Octet’ in July
(Broadway World June 13, 2016)
Native Philadelphian Peggy Stern began playing classical piano at an early age, acquiring her Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York in 1968, …
Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Calendar: Friday, June 24
(Democrat and Chronicle June 19, 2016)
Eastman Community Music School Latin Jazz and Junior Jazz: 6 p.m. City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation, …
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