Students and ensembles of all ages at the Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) will be showcased during the School’s annual celebration of the winter season on Saturday, Dec. 17.
A daylong music extravaganza, Winterfest features concurrent performances in several venues across the Eastman School of Music campus. Performers range in age from elementary school to adults, with a wide array of music styles and ensemble types presenting programs that include holiday favorites.
First held in 1998, when it was called “Holiday Homecoming,” Winterfest has grown tremendously and become a popular tradition for the Rochester community.
The locations and schedule of Winterfest concerts is:
Lowry Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
9 a.m.: New Horizons Vintage Jazz
9:15 a.m.: ECMS-Rochester City School District Percussion Ensemble
9:27 a.m.: New Horizons Second Winds
9:42 a.m.: Pathways Flute Choir
9:55 a.m.: New Horizons Chorus
10:10 a.m.: New Horizons Brasso Profundo
10:25 a.m.: New Horizons Beginning Band
10:45 a.m.: Krusenstjerna Flute Choir
11:05 a.m.: Saine’s Singers
11:25 a.m.: Striking Strings Hammered Dulcimers
11:45 a.m.: New Horizons Saxophone Ensemble
11:55 a.m.: Honors Brass Quintet
12:15 p.m.: Trumpet Ensemble
12:30 p.m.: Trombone Choir
12:55 p.m.: Brass Ensemble
1:15 p.m.: New Horizons Antique Brass
1:30 p.m.: Voice Students of Teresa Ringholz
1:40 p.m.: Saxophone Ensemble
Hatch Recital Hall. 433 East Main St.
10 a.m.: Eastman Beginning Strings
11:30 a.m.: Guitar Ensembles
1 p.m.: ECMS and New Horizons Baroque Ensembles
2 p.m.: String Chamber Groups
3:30 p.m.: ECMS General Student Recital
Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
11 a.m.: New Horizons Orchestras and ECMS Virtuosi and Camerata String Ensembles
1:30 p.m.: Music Educators Jazz Ensemble
5:30 p.m.: Young Children’s Chorus, Children’s Chorus & Youth Chamber Singers
7:30 p.m.: Eastman Community Chamber Singers with guest artists – Rachelle Fleming and Tony Caramia
Messinger Hall, 10 Gibbs St.
10 a.m.: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra
4:15 p.m.: Percussion Studio Recital, students of Ruth Cahn
Howard Hanson Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
2 p.m.: ECMS Youth Student Recital
3 p.m.: ECMS General Student Recital
For more information about Winterfest or Eastman Community Music School programs, please call (585) 274-1400 or write community@esm.rochester.edu.
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