Exploring the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko, the performing arts ensemble Kodo will perform its “One Earth Tour: Mystery” program in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Incorporating the group’s legendary drumming with virtuosic dance and instrumental performance, “Mystery” transports the audience to a place…
Two departments at the Eastman School of Music are collaborating on a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the publication Primo Libro di Toccate in 1615 by Girolamo Frescobaldi. The five-day event will include lecture presentations, master classes, and performances of the composer’s seminal work. When Frescobaldi published his “First Book of Toccatas” in 1615,…
Paul O’Dette, professor of lute at the Eastman School of Music, and Eastman alumnus and mastering engineer Robert (Bob) Ludwig won their categories in the 57th Annual Grammy Awards Competition. The awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 8, in Los Angeles. Ludwig took home three Grammys: Best Surround Sound Album, for his work on Beyoncé; Best…
The Eastman Jazz Ensemble is going on the road to New York City in March to give three performances in two days, including appearances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center series. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Billy Strayhorn this year, the ensemble will…
Moritz Eggert, an adventurous German composer and pianist whose works range from chamber music to the 2006 FIFA World Cup theme, is this year’s Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition at the Eastman School of Music. While he’s in-residence from Feb. 25 through March 3, Eggert will present a multi-media recital at 3 p.m. Sunday,…
A program of instrumental and vocal music accompanied by dance highlights the Third Thursday Concert with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ Series at the Memorial Art Gallery on Feb. 19. “The RITE Stuff: Organ, Voice, & Dance” will present the Christ Church Schola Cantorum under director Stephen Kennedy with organists Edoardo Bellotti, Naomi Gregory, and Aaron…
As part of the Identities at Eastman series, the Eastman Diversity Committee is hosting Aaron P. Dworkin, founder and president of the Sphinx Organization, for a talk on Wednesday, March 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Eastman School of Music’s Howard Hanson Hall. The Sphinx Organization is the leading arts organization devoted…
Distinguished American pianist and classical music legend Peter Serkin will perform with the Eastman School of Music’s Philharmonia orchestra under conductor Neil Varon on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Recognized as an artist of passion and integrity, Serkin is one of the most thoughtful and individualistic musicians appearing…
Audiences will have the rare opportunity to hear the entire Eastman School of Music organ department faculty perform during a concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the University of Rochester Press and publication of a book edited by an Eastman musicologist. Edoardo Bellotti, David Higgs, Stephen Kennedy, Nathan Laube, and Anne Laver…