First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival 2015
The Eastman School of Music will host 9 shows in its venues during the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival Sept. 17 to 26.
Eastman faculty, students, and staff will also perform at other venues in and around downtown Rochester during this year’s event. For more on both Eastman and University of Rochester participation in the festival, visit http://www.rochester.edu/arts/fringe/ .
More information on Fringe is available on the festival website www.rochesterfringe.com . Tickets for all Fringe events are also on sale on the festival website.
The schedule of Fringe Festival shows that are taking place at Eastman is:
Friday, September 18:
An Exploration of Music and Light. Dave Rivello teams with Rochester Institute of
Technology lighting artist W. Michelle Harris to explore myriad combinations of light and music.
7 and 9 PM, Kilbourn Hall
Tickets: $10
Saturday, September 19
Róisín Dubh. Traditional music of Ireland performed by students from East Rochester high school.
2 PM, Kilbourn Hall
Tickets: $10
Saturday, September 19
English Country Dancers. Watch 19th-century dances from the Regency Period—and learn to dance them yourself.
4 PM, Sproull Atrium, Miller Center
Free
Saturday, September 19
After Hours. The University of Rochester’s’ genre-busting, innovative a capella vocal ensemble
7 PM, Kilbourn Hall
Tickets: $10
Sunday, September 20
Mysterious Landscape. This 30-minute improvisational electro-acoustic piece by Robert
Morris is a serene reflection of the peaceful relation of humans to nature.
7:30 PM, Kilbourn Hall
Free
Monday, September 21
Extreme Guitar. Classical guitarist Nicholas Goluses and a team of guitarists perform a variety of works including Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint.
7 PM, Kilbourn Hall
Tickets: $10
Tuesday, September 22
Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder. Gustav Mahler’s heartrending “Songs on the Deaths of Children” is accompanied by historical and contemporary photographs of Rochester children in a production by Table Top Opera.
7 PM, Kilbourn Hall
Tickets: $10
Saturday, September 26
H: Histories. Matt Curlee and physicist Regina Demina’s Fermion Histories and Genomic Histories, inspired by the structure of our universe and of life.
7 PM, Sproull Atrium, Miller Center
Tickets: $10
The following are additional shows in the third annual First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival which feature Eastman performers—students and alumni—in other venues:
STEEL Double Trio
Brendan Lanighan,
A traditional jazz chordless trio: bass, drums, and a horn player, but doubled. Classic songs, traditional jazz standards, and unique original compositions.
Sticks, Strings, and Paint
Drew Worden, Lauren Cauley, Elise Hughey. A unique combination of percussion, classical strings, and artists painting live to the music, featuring Eastman-trained musicians performing music from a unique crossover perspective. Resultant work will be available for purchase following the show.
Thursday, September 17, at 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 20 at 4:30 p.m.
TheatreROCS Stage
Tickets: $15
Christina Custode
Original contemporary music performed by the Eastman School of Music graduate Christina Custode and her band.
Great Vagrant
Tahlia Cott, Craig Rogoff, Austin Wahl, and Spencer Jensen
An eclectic mix of traditional bluegrass tunes, original songs, and indie covers.
East Side Brass Band
Darren Lin, Drew Worden. A funky 8-piece New Orleans-style brass band, plays everything from pop covers, slavic dance songs, and classic second line tunes all night.
Matt Witten
Himmels-Tur means Heaven’s Door, a massive, provocative, and profound work for a solo percussionist, who plays approximately for an hour on a large specially built door.
Bridget Kinneary
The relationship between musician and dancer is turned on its head during this unique, intimate performance of Bach Cello Suite No. 4 by violist Bridget Kinneary and dancer Missy Pfohl-Smith. Watch as the musician becomes a part of the dance and the dancer a part of the music. Discussion to follow.
Thursday, September 24, at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 26, at Noon
RAPA at SOTA Black Box Theatre
Tickets: $8; $3 for children and students
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