Tonight and next Friday night you’ll have two chances to hear new music by a talented young Eastman student composition winner, Zihan Wu. Tonight, October 21 at 7:30 p.m., the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra premieres Zihan’s Three Songs after Japanese Haiku; next Friday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m., Musica Nova unveils her Seven Scenes After…
This Wednesday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Brad Hogarth â10E returns as a guest conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble. For the concert heâll lead Kenneth Amisâ Driven! and an arrangement of William Grant Stillâs Afro-American Symphony. (See below for more details about this concert.) Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Brad is the…
Bringing catchy hooks and groovy percussion to the Eastman Wind Ensemble: composer-percussionist Ivan Trevino. The Mexican American composer, percussionist, writer, educator, and arts advocate Ivan Trevino â06E, â10E (MM) has shared his music with audiences around the world, from Asia to South America to Madison Square Garden. On Wednesday, October 19, heâll share his latest…
This article was originally published in the Summer 2022 issue of Eastman Notes magazine. Efforts on behalf of equity and inclusion have been ongoing and continued priorities at Eastman. As we have âopened the doorsâ to our community for our centennial, we have also renewed our focus on these important topics. In spring 2020, Dean…
By Mason St. Pierre This Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m., Trio Ghidorah, made up of alumni guitarists Ken Luk â11E, â13 (MA), â13E (MM), â18E (DMA), Bernardo Marcondes â19E (DMA), and Erik Gibelyou â19E (DMA) will present a âGuitar Extravaganza,â the first concert in our Morning Chamber Music Series. This event is free and…
Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists, inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe. The next Wellness at Eastman seminar will be on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 6 p.m: Making the Most of Your Time…
During September and early October, Eastman’s Associate Professor of Cello Guy Johnston ’03E is performing as a concerto soloist with The HallĂ© and directing the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival in his native England. Like many other British natives, he was profoundly affected by the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September, and offered us…
Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists, inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe. The next Wellness at Eastman seminar will be on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 6 p.m: Musiciansâ Hearing Health Q&A: Evaluations,…
The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce the details of the 2022-2023 Eastman Presents season. Concerts in each of the five series feature some of the worldâs greatest artists performing in the three jewels at the Eastman School of Music: the acoustic and historic splendor of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre; Kilbourn Hall,…