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.)
(Broadway World 07/26/2019)
A new Fringe partnership with Gateways Music Festival has resulted in A Celebration of the Life of Paul J. Burgett Through Music at Eastman School‘s Hatch Recital Hall on Saturday, September 14 at 3:30 p.m. Burgett was a beloved board member of both organizations, and a driving force in the success of these and so many other wonderful community initiatives. Through sounds, words and visuals, this performance will feature some of the music Paul loved most – from classical to jazz – played by the Gateways Brass Collective.
Puts, BSO, Fleming Celebrate O’Keeffe
(The Boston Musical Intelligencer 07/26/2019)
When Puts was commissioned by his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music to write a piece for the orchestra and a graduate of the school as … (Also reported by theberkshireedge.com)
Opera and Classical Music in New York City This Weekend – August 2-August 4
(City Guide NY 07/29/2019)
Sebastian Dörfler graduated from the Eastman School of Music, the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, and the Berlin Philharmonic’s trainee program. …
Classical performances span a number of Musikfest venues
(Allentown Morning Call 07/26/2019)
A program of classical guitar is on store the evening of Tuesday, Aug.6 with Nicholas Goluses, founder and director of the guitar programs at the Eastman School of Music. Goluses is the recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching at Eastman, where he is currently co-chair of strings, harp and guitar. Additionally, …
Music for harp and voice is featured …, when the Heavenly Harps and Soprano … Susan Whitenack …
received her B.A. from Smith and her M.M. from Eastman School of Music, and in addition …
Gateways Music Festival celebration
(RochesterFirst 07/24/2019)
The Gateways Music Festival in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music will be held August 6-11 in Rochester. …
(Rochester Business Journal 07/25/2019)
Eastman Community Music School and Landmark Society of Western New York have teamed up to host afternoon concerts at St. Joseph’s Park.
The final concert features the talents of the JapKam Duo. Letitia Jap is a violinist and Kenneth Kam is a classical guitarist. The two are faculty members at Eastman Community Music School and doctoral students at the Eastman School of Music. …
A Rebuild Wine Country benefit concert planned for Aug. 3
(Napa Valley Register 07/24/2019)
The concert will be performed by a string quartet featuring violinists Helen Kim and Wyatt Underhill, both current members of the San Francisco Symphony, along with cellist Robert Howard and violist Matt Young. The string quartet is sponsored by the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership at the University of Rochester.
Stephen Julstrom honors late parents with endowed scholarships
(Pontiac Daily Leader 07/24/2019)
Both Clifford and Rosa studied music from an early age. … After the war, he met Rosa while he was earning his Ph.D. in music composition and she was earning her master’s degree in music theory, both at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. After New York, …
Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Announces New Wind Symphony Conductor
(Preston Hollow People 07/26/2019)
The Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra (GDYO) has announced the appointment of Jeremy Kondrat as the new Conductor of the GDYO Wind Symphony. […] He received a Bachelor of Music degree in music education and trombone performance from the Eastman School of Music in 1995 and a Master of …
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