Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) students and ensembles will be showcased during Winter Festival Day on Saturday, Dec. 20. The daylong celebration, which features a series of concurrent performances in several venues on the Eastman School of Music campus, begins at 9:30 a.m.
The performances will feature a wide array of music styles and ensemble types, including holiday favorites on each program.
Since 1998, Winter Festival Day has provided an opportunity for ECMS students of all ages to share music with each other and the public. Over the years, the event has grown tremendously, becoming a tradition for the Rochester community.
All performances are free. Concerts, locations, and times are listed below:
Lowry Hall
Main Building, 26 Gibbs St.
Continuous performances from 9:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m.: New Horizons Vintage Jazz, >directed by Ken Scott
9:50 a.m.: New Horizons Second Winds, directed by Alan Woy
10:08 a.m.: New Horizons Green Band, directed by Priscilla Brown
10:28 a.m.: New Horizons Christmas Brass, directed by Ben David Aronson and Stacy Carolan
10:42 a.m.: New Horizons Flute Ensemble, directed by Laura Lentz
10:52 a.m.: New Horizons Brasso Profundo (tuba ensemble), directed by Bruce Burritt
11:10 a.m.: New Horizons Chorus, directed by Juli Elliot>
11:28 a.m.: Hammered Dulcimer Class, led by Mitzie Collins
11:46 a.m.: Eastman Community Chamber Singers, directed by Patricia Alexander
12:16 p.m.: Krusenstjerna Scholarship Flute Choir, directed by Sophia Gibbs Kim
12:30 p.m.: Rochester City School District Percussion Ensemble, directed by Ruth Cahn
12:41 p.m.: Youth and Adult Guitar Ensembles, directed by Petar Kodzas
1:16 p.m.: Trumpet Ensemble, directed by Wesley Nance
Kilbourn Hall
Main Building, 26 Gibbs St.
Noon: Music Educators’ Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bill Tiberio
2:15 p.m.: Chamber Music Recital, directed by Janet Milnes
6 p.m.: Eastman Young Children’s Chorus, Eastman Children’s Chorus, and Eastman Youth Chamber Singers, directed by Jason Holmes and Karie Templeton
Hatch Recital Hall
Eastman East Wing, 433 East Main St.
2 p.m.: Advanced Solo Recital
3:30 p.m.: Advanced Solo Recital, including a performance of the Community Baroque Players, directed by Christopher Haritatos
Howard Hanson Hall
Main Building, 26 Gibbs St.
12:30 p.m.: General Solo Recital
2 p.m.: General Solo Recital
6:30 p.m.: Piano Studio Recital, students of Harriet Zimmerman
Messinger Hall
10 Gibbs St.
10 a.m.: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, directed by Howard Potter
Noon: Harp Studio Recital, students of Nan Gullo
2:30 p.m.: Performances by Music History Class, led by Mitzie Collins
4 p.m.: Percussion Master Class and Studio Recital, students of Ruth Cahn
6 p.m.: Violin Studio Recital, students of Rebeca Boyd
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