A unique ensemble of Eastman School of Music jazz students will represent the School at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts later this month in the Center’s prestigious Conservatory Project. “Triple Threat,” three pianists who alternate in the familiar jazz piano trio setting with bass and drums, will perform tunes by Charlie…
Jean Barr, professor of piano accompanying and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music, has received the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Achievement Award. The award is the organization’s highest honor and recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the music teaching profession. The first keyboard artist in the United States…
The New Horizons Band at the Eastman Community Music School will premiere a new work in memory of the group’s former leader, Edward Mizma, during a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in Eastman Theatre. Titled “Moments of Glory,” the work was commissioned by the ensemble and The Commission Project, a nationally recognized program…
Composer and veteran critic Greg Sandow, whose observations about the future of classical music are based on three decades of his work, will address graduates at the Eastman School of Music’s 83rd annual commencement on Sunday, May 18. The ceremony for students receiving their undergraduate and master’s degrees will begin at 11:15 a.m. in Eastman…
Seven Eastman School of Music musicians will “back up” Gov. David Paterson for the relaunching of the “I Love NY” campaign on Tuesday, May 6. Quartet Aura, a string quartet, and the Miles Brown Trio, a jazz trio, will travel to New York City for a media event promoting the variety of sites, attractions, and…
Students, faculty, and staff of the Eastman School of Music will commemorate the life of hornist Gretchen Snedeker, a graduate student who died in a car crash earlier this month, with a concert that will include recordings of some of her own performances. The memorial event, at 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, will be held…
After almost five decades on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music, Professor of Percussion John Beck will present his final faculty recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4, in Eastman Theatre before he retires this spring. Admission to the event is $10, at the door only (free to UR ID holders). In addition…
Mendelssohn’s Elijah, a stirring, dramatic oratorio that is one of the most popular of all choral works, will be presented by the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday, May 2, in Eastman Theatre. The performance is free and open to the public. Elijah is considered Mendelssohn’s greatest work,…
The Eastman School of Music concludes its 2007-2008 World Music Series with a performance by the School’s own Gamelan Lila Muni, an ensemble of percussion instruments from the Indonesian island of Bali. Translated as “orchestra of heavenly sound,” Gamelan Lila Muni presents a large variety of traditional and contemporary Balinese music on such instruments as…