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.)
How this string quartet mimics the human voice | Music Features | CITY News. Arts. Life.
(City Newspaper 02/13/2023)
It’s rare for a composer to advise the musicians playing his composition to play something other than the notes written on the page…. “We really, really followed the voices’ inflection,” said Olivia De Prato, Mivos Quartet’s first violinist and an Eastman School of Music alumnus. “ …
Classical Notes: Interviews, live music tell tale of refugee plight – Times Union
(Times Union 02/19/2023)
The 90-minute work was co-created by composer Mary Kouyoumdjian and director Nigel Maister and is performed by Alarm Will Sound, a 16-piece chamber orchestra conducted by Alan Pierson. … Her co-creator is Nigel Maister, a stage director who lives in Rochester and is a founding member of Alarm Will Sound, which was established at the Eastman School of Music and is now based in New York. …
Theresa Chen has made her career through jazz, sacred music and teaching
(The Daily Orange 02/15/2023)
She was then raised in Taiwan, where she stayed until she returned to New York to receive her masters and doctorate at the Eastman School of Music …
Janinah Burnett brings magical music making to opera at Mechanics Hall – Worcester Magazine
(Worcester Magazine 02/14/2023)
After graduating from Spelman College, Burnett went on to receive a master’s degree in vocal performance and literature from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Then …
Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman bring their lyrical jazz to Oakland
(The Oaklandside 02/13/2023)
He graduated with a degree in composition from the Eastman School of Music in 1993, but vocal accompaniment isn’t something that’s taught in …
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