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.)
Renovations make Eastman Community Music School more music-friendly
(Rochester Business Journal 05/24/2018)
ECMS is the part of Eastman School of Music that caters to community musicians, from preschoolers to secondary students contemplating higher education in music to senior citizens coming back to their love of music. … Now, after other projects such as the building of Hatch Hall, repairs to Kodak Hall and renovation of Kilbourn Hall, it’s time to make Messinger more music friendly. …
LA Phil Announces 2018-2019 Diversity Resident Fellowship Recipients
(The Violin Channel 05/22/2018)
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, double bassist Michael Fuller has previously performed with the …
The Eastman Community Music School Springfest
(Rochester Business Journal 05/24/2018)
The Eastman Community Music School Springfest begins this weekend. Recitals range from ECMS Young Eastman strings and ECMS jazz department to ECMS world music and Eastman Community chamber singers. The celebration goes until June 3. esm.rochester.edu/community
This Weekend’s Kids & Family Activities in Bronx
(NY Metro Parents 05/23/2018)
Nick Finzer’s No Arrival CD Release Tour – SubCulture.
NICK FINZER is one of the most dynamic musicians of the millennial generation. An award-winning composer, arranger, and trombonist, Finzer is bringing the joy and power of Jazz to both traditional fans and the most modern 21st century audiences. … His budding talent was recognized by Wycliffe Gordon who began a life-long mentorship by writing four pieces for the young Finzer while he attended the Eastman School of Music. …
Mary Lattimore Carves Out Space for the Harp in Contemporary Music
(Nashville Scene 05/24/2018)
A virtuoso on an instrument that isn’t usually associated with popular music, Lattimore uses the language of Impressionism and late Romanticism in a context that owes a debt to folk and rock. She’s a fierce improviser with a flair for composition, and she knows how to make herself felt in the noisy, aggressive context of rock. … After attending the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., Lattimore lived in Austria for several years and moved to Philadelphia in 2005.
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