Here are some select recent clippings 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.)
Eastman Saxophone Project’s concert coming up this weekend
(foxrochester.com 11/20/2019)
The Eastman School of Music is getting ready for an upcoming show centered around saxophones. The Eastman Saxophone Project Concert will be …
Classical IPR in Concert: Nicholas Goluses
(Interlochen 11/20/2019)
This week Classical IPR in Concert features guitarist Nicholas Goluses. Goluses is Professor of Guitar at the Eastman School of Music. His concert …
Eastman alumni and faculty receive Grammy nominations
(City Newspaper 11/22/2019)
Eastman School of Music will be well-represented at the 62nd Annual Grammy … Three Eastman alumni and one faculty member have participated on …
(Hillsdale Collegian 11/21/2019)
I’m a pianist and I was a composer in college at the Eastman School of Music, but I always knew that I would be a writer. I studied music to improve my musical skills, but when I came out of Eastman I almost immediately went into journalism and music criticism.
Master trumpeters to perform finale concert with BHS top band students
(Brainerd Dispatch 11/20/2019)
Master trumpet player Allen Vizzutti will perform a solo with Jazz Ensemble I and Wind Symphony BHS students in the finale concert. … to attend the Eastman School of Music on full scholarship. He earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in music, a Performer’s Certificate, a chair in the Eastman Brass Quintet faculty ensemble and the only Artist’s Diploma ever awarded a wind player in Eastman’s 85 year history.
Someone You Should Know: Sarah Mangelsdorf
(13WHAM-TV 11/18/2019)
Mangelsdorf hopes to improve the marketing of the university beyond Rochester. She points out that before she was hired, while she was familiar with the U of R’s prestigious reputation, there was a lot she did not know about the school. For instance, Mangelsdorf was aware that Rochester has a laser lab, but did not know it was part of the U of R. Her husband knew of the Eastman School of Music, but he did not associate it with the university. …
Joe Locke at The Little, and celebrating Joe Dady
(City Newspaper 11/20/2019)
Drummer Keith Copeland, who passed away in 2015, had played with Stevie Wonder and taught at the Eastman School of Music. “In Front of the … (Also reported by WXXI)
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