Here are some select clippings from the past week 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.)
Stars of tomorrow shine today at Jazz Fest
(13WHAM-TV 06/27/2017)
For 15 years, these scholarships have been helping gifted students studying jazz at Eastman School of Music offset tuition costs.
“We love the jazz and partnership with Marc and John,” said Jeff Campbell, Chair of Jazz at Eastman School of Music. “These guys are amazing they do so much for the community and for us to partner with them and the school is really rewarding to see these students come to school.”
SOTA twins have music in their souls
(Democrat and Chronicle 06/26/2017)
Justice, the multi-talented horn player, and Jordan, the dutiful drummer, are two of 11 siblings, raised on church music and trained at SOTA and Eastman School of Music. They’ll be playing with their school band … as part of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Concert to feature works of women composers
(Finger Lakes Times 06/26/2017)
The featured works will be Katherine Hoover’s “Divertimento,” Susan Follari’s “Resolutions,” Clara Schumann’s “Romances,” Rebecca Clarke’s “Morpheus,” Jennifer Higdon’s “Viola Sonata,” and Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade’s “Piano Trio.”
Hoover earned a bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and a master’s degree from the Manhattan School, where she also taught for …
12 best cities and towns to visit in the summer in Upstate NY, ranked
(NewYorkUpstate.com 06/26/2017)
Reason to go? Tuesday pipes! Every Tuesday evening, the talented students of the Eastman School of Music give free organ concerts at the historic Christ Church in downtown Rochester. They play on organs that are among the oldest in the country. The magnificent church is across the street from the famed music school and is in the heart of downtown …
Bettendorf native composes jazz from all angles
(Quad-Cities Online 06/29/2017)
Bettendorf native Mike Conrad has had his music performed in China, … He graduated with a master’s in jazz composition and arranging from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y.
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