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.)
Renowned composer to serve as Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition at Eastman …
(Rochester Business Journal 11/05/2018)
A world renowned composer will join the Eastman School of Music this month as this year’s Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition. Charles Wuorinen will be in residency at Eastman from Nov. 12 through 16. His visit will culminate in a concert celebrating Wuorinen’s 80th birthday and featuring his compositions on Nov. 16 at Eastman Theatre, …
Violin virtuoso to perform in Idyllwild
(Idyllwild Town Crier 11/07/2018)
Oleh Krysa explains that he “became a musician because of Ukrainian folk music” sung to him by his mother decades ago. […]
He moved with his family to the United States in 1989, becoming professor of violin at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, in 1993.
Genesee Valley musicians to present ‘Songs of Mothers’
(Monroe County Post 11/06/2018)
The Genesee Valley Orchestra and Chorus, under the direction of Christopher Petit, […] This season, titled “Songs, of Mothers, Families and Children,” is a collaboration with the Children’s Choir and Youth Chamber Singers from Eastman Community Music School, directed by Karie Schroer Templeton.
Good pipes: Organist Nathan Laube
(Santa Fe New Mexican 11/09/2018)
In addition to serving on the faculties of the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the U.K., Nathan Laube is a busy recitalist and concerto soloist in leading American and European venues …
Popular guitarist plays concert to benefit refugees
(RochesterFirst 11/10/2018)
Music lovers were in for a treat Saturday, as famed classical guitarist Ayman Jarjour added Rochester to his North American tour.
Jarjour performed at the Third Presbyterian Church on East Avenue, joined by local musicians from the Eastman School of Music. Being Syrian himself …
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