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.)
Connections: Understanding the history and cultural significance of Notre Dame
(WXXI News 04/18/2019)
We talk about the meaning of those relics, the process of rebuilding, and more. Our guests:
… Jean Pedersen, associate professor in the Department of Humanities at the Eastman School; Sarah Thompson, associate professor of art history at …
Notre Dame Cathedral: Rochester reflects on massive fire engulfing historic landmark
(Democrat and Chronicle 04/15/2019)
Nathan Laube, a concert organist and faculty member at the Eastman School of Music, played a solo recital there in 2017, performing on the famous … (Also reported by RochesterFirst)
2019-20 Eastman Piano Series promises captivating performances
(City Newspaper 04/16/2019)
With a trio of high-profile concerts, the next season’s Eastman Piano Series promises performances by some of the top international piano soloists in the scene. All of the featured musicians are accomplished technicians and engaging performers
The series, in the Eastman School of Music‘s Kilbourn Hall, begins auspiciously on October 2 with a piano duo: Russian-born Daniil Trifonov and …
Film preview: One Take Film Festival
(City Newspaper 04/16/2019)
And in a festival first, One Take will be premiering “The Biggest Little Farm” with a live score performed by Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal, leading The Empire Film and Media Ensemble. That screening, at the Eastman School of Music will be followed by a Q&A moderated by film critic Jack Garner. Note: due to the venue, seating for that event will be limited.
Naples Philharmonic chorus leaders sing a new tune: their swan song
(Naples Daily News 04/21/2019)
James Cochran, founding director of the chorus, will have been at the helm for 29 years at the end of 2020. There’s a cumulative 77 years of experience with the addition of its assistant director, Brice Gerlach, and Michelle Byrd, Cochran’s administrative coordinator, singing skills coach and — as Cochran kids her — “den mother” to the youth chorus. …
Gerlach, in fact, knew Cochran as an upperclassman organ student when both were at the Eastman School of Music: “It was just fortunate we ended up in the same town,” Gerlach said. …
Andrew Harley appointed Director of Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at Eastman
(USC Thornton School of Music 04/18/19)
USC Thornton alumnus Andrew Harley (DMA ’97) recently was appointed the Director of Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at Eastman School of Music. After earning degrees at …
Hudlin thrives in voice, conducting
(Cardinal Points 04/18/2019)
In college, most of Hudlin’s time revolves around the music department. …. Michael Hudlin will attend graduate school at Eastman School of Music in Rochester this fall to pursue a Masters of Music degree. With his personal goal of starting a national choir in Trinidad and Tobago, Michael Hudlin thinks now is the time. …
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