After three rounds of intense judged competition, six finalists were selected from the field of 23 musical virtuosos in the 2008 Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition. The six will perform a movement of a piano concerto in the final round beginning at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday, Aug. 8) in Kilbourn Hall. Finalists are: Xue-Sha…
Twenty-five of the world’s finest young pianists, including an award-winning local teenager who was featured on National Public Radio, will vie for prizes in the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition next month. The week-long event of adjudicated performances and master classes, all of which are open to the public, begins Saturday, Aug, 2, at…
Guitarist Adrian DiMatteo and trumpeter Evan Henry are the first two Eastman Community Music School students admitted as Pathways Fellows to the Eastman School of Music. # # # Two School of the Arts seniors, a guitarist who has already garnered national attention and a trumpeter-composer whose work will be played at an upcoming Rochester…
Again this summer, singers of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in the Eastman School of Music’s “Eastman Summer Sings,” a popular series of choral music reading sessions. Held Tuesday evenings in Kilbourn Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m., each program is built around one or two great choral works. Scores are provided…
Eastman School of Music performers, both faculty and students, will again take to the stage for numerous sessions of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, and Eastman faculty will give tips to aspiring young musicians during a special jam session geared to 14-to-19-year-olds. The “Jazz Jam for Kids (14-19) @Eastman” will be held from 2 to…
Eastman School of Music performers again provided music for New York State’s “I Love NY” tourism push, this time during an event in Toronto on Tuesday, June 10. A jazz trio composed of drummer Kevin McDonald, bassist Geoffrey Saunders, and pianist Jeff McLeod played for members of the Canadian travel industry and media. The ensemble…
In what judges described as an “astounding performance,” Arabesque Winds, a woodwind quintet composed of Eastman School of Music musicians, won the Grand Prize in the 2008 International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition. The quintet consists of 2008 graduates Sophie Goluses, horn, and Deidre Huckabay, flute; rising seniors Isabel Kim, clarinet, and Liz Spector, oboe; and…
From faculty and guest artist recitals to choral music reading sessions and the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition, the summer schedule at the Eastman School of Music is packed with performances offering something for everyone. The schedule of some 50 events features concerts by participants in Eastman’s annual Summer Session, which includes programs in…
The Davenport-Hatch Foundation has made a $2.5 million commitment—the largest gift in its 56-year history—to benefit the University of Rochester and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for the renovation and expansion of Eastman Theatre. The pledge, when combined with the Foundation’s previous gift of $400,000 for Eastman Theatre stage renovations in 2004, represents a $2.9 million…