After months of intensive construction, Eastman Theatre, the 1920s theatre that industrialist George Eastman built to teach the love of good music, reopens this fall as a 21st century concert hall. When audiences enter Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre for the first time this week, they will be met with a visual and acoustical transformation…
Omar Faruk Tekbilek, a multi-instrument virtuoso born in Turkey, and his ensemble will perform the first concert of the 2009-2010 World Music Series at the Eastman School of Music on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The concert, at 8 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall, will feature a range of music from traditional Sufi and folk music to contemporary…
In what promises to be a memorable and moving concert, jazz greats Chuck Mangione, Lew Soloff, and Pat LaBarbera will join musicians from the Eastman School of Music to pay tribute to the life and musical legacy of saxophonist Gerry Niewood. The event, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre,…
The internationally renowned, award-winning Ying Quartet kicks off the 2009-2010 Eastman-Ranlet Series on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. This concert marks an exciting new era for the Ying Quartet with the Eastman debut of their new violinist, Frank Huang, and the start of a two-season-long…
A program of dramatic works presented by the Eastman Philharmonia launches a new era of Eastman School of Music performances in the transformed Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. While the hall retains its grand elegance, renovations will improve the audience’s and performers’ concert experience and enjoyment of the music chosen for the first Eastman School…
Howard Hanson directed the Eastman School of Music for 40 years. Handpicked by founder George Eastman to assume the leadership in 1924, a mere three years after the School opened, the composer shaped the institution as a reflection of his educational philosophy and musical vision. The history of the Eastman School under Hanson and his…
Matthew Ardizzone, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, has been named Associate Dean for Admissions at the Eastman School. Before joining Eastman, Ardizzone was assistant director for admissions for the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance. A classical guitarist, he has pursued a career combining performance, teaching, and arts and…
“Eastman at St. Michael’s,” a series of monthly recitals presented in historic St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church by vocal and instrumental performance majors from the Eastman School of Music, returns for a new season beginning Sunday, Sept. 27. The first fall concert will feature Voices, Rochester’s professional choral chamber ensemble, conducted by founder and Eastman…
The Eastman-Rochester Chorus is holding auditions for its 2009-2010 season, with openings for all voice parts. Auditions are open to all singers in the greater Rochester area. The chorus is scheduled to perform “Kyrie” and “Gloria” from Bach’s Mass in B-Minor and Poulenc’s Gloria on Dec. 4 with the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. In the…