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.)
2018 Organ Historical Society Convention opens in Rochester
(WXXI News 07/27/2018)
… opens Sunday evening with a public concert at Christ Church in Rochester by David Higgs, chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School.
NYS education commissioner touts cultural ed. in Rochester, speaks about consultant
(13WHAM-TV 07/23/2018)
Commissioner MaryEllen Elia joined other education officials at the Eastman School of Music. “We’re having several tours around the state, … (Also reported by WXXI)
Beta Percussion Institute: crossroads of performance and composition
(Oregon ArtsWatch 07/24/208)
The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, usually empty and quiet during the dog days of summer, is about to become a vibrant soundscape of performers and composers attending the first Beta Percussion International Institute August 4-10 …
Michael Burritt is Professor of Percussion and head of the department at Eastman School of Music. In addition to being in demand as a composer and performer, Burritt is also known for his product design and consultation and has developed his own line of signature marimba mallets. His compositions have become a part of the standard percussion repertoire and are often required works in international competitions, according to a SOMD press release.
SMTD alumni pursue dreams at prestigious graduate schools
(News at OU 07/23/2018)
Lauren Wilson, who is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Theory at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
Emerging Virtuosi Spread Their Wings at EMF
(CVNC 07/26/2018)
Seven outstanding young musicians presented themselves in front of their peers as the winners of the Eastern Music Festival’s annual concerto competition. …
Ela Kodžas, 19, a violinist from Rochester, New York, and a student at the Eastman School of Music, performed the first movement of Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46. She has a powerful, lovely warm tone, especially in the lower register, although the orchestra (especially the harp) seemed bent on out-playing her.
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