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.)
Film music moves from background to center stage at Kilbourn Hall event – WXXI News
(WXXI News 02/25/2022)
That’s the kind of challenge often faced by Mark Watters, director of the Eastman School of Music‘s Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary … (Also reported by New York Daily Herald, Latest Breaking News, NewsKudo, RochesterFirst)
SUNY Fredonia attracts celebrated musicians to annual string festival
(Observer Today 02/25/2022)
… Phillip Ying and cellist Guy Johnston — will give master classes and als. … from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan
Sasami Wanted to Appropriate White, Male Music. She Landed on Metal. – The New York Times
(The New York Times 02/21/2022)
After graduating from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Sasami returned to Los Angeles, where she worked as a music teacher in classrooms and … (Also reported by Vanity Fair, The FADER)
The Spring Season Brings Guest Artists and Premieres for Eastman Jazz
(All About Jazz 02/27/2022)
Two of Eastman‘s top jazz ensembles will kick off the Spring season with incredible performances, Eastman Jazz Lab Band and Eastman Jazz Workshop …
Dry cleaning and all that jazz – Rochester
(Rochester Beacon 02/22/2022)
Except for the mouse pad on his desk which has an image of a piano keyboard, a visitor to Parkway Custom Drycleaning of Washington, D.C. might not have a clue that Jon Simon, Parkway’s owner, is an acclaimed musician.
It’s a small detail, but telling, because Simon–a Rochester native and former Eastman Community Music School student whose grandfather co-founded Germanow-Simon Corp, is that rare individual who excels in two disparate fields, in this case music– composing and jazz piano; and business–dry cleaning. …
Passion, power and the parting of the Red Sea: Dett’s The Ordering of Moses – The Guardian
(The Guardian 02/22/2022)
Dett wrote The Ordering of Moses for his graduation thesis at the Eastman School of Music in 1932; but it remained unperformed until 1937.
Jennet Ingle Happiest Musician South Bend Symphony oboe books
(South Bend Tribune 02/27/2022)
Originally from Rochester, N.Y., she studied at the Eastman School of Music. She lived in Chicago for 12 years before coming to South Bend …
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