Rochester, NY; What do you get when you cross a rock star with a classically-trained violinist? The answer is Mark Wood, recording artist, music educator, original member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and instrument inventor. Hochstein School of Music & Dance and the Institute for Music Leadership at the Eastman School of Music are collaborating on…
Rochester, N.Y. – The Eastman School of Music continues its eclectic Mosaic Series with a solo recital by Grammy-winning piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman. The performance will take place in the Eastman Theatre on Tuesday, February 27 at 8 p.m., and will include works by Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel, and Balakirev. Considered one of the finest pianists…
Rochester, N.Y—Eastman presents two days of back-to-back concerts featuring the music of one of today’s most prominent and exciting New York composers, David Lang. The first concert, which takes place on Sunday, February 11 at 8 p.m. at the Bop Shop in Village Gate Square, features the new music ensemble, Electric Fuzz. The following evening,…
Hear the sounds of the only full-size Italian Baroque organ in North America this Sunday, January 21, when guest organist Magnus Kjellson performs a recital at the Memorial Art Gallery. A former student of Eastman Organ Professor Hans Davidsson, Magnus Kjellson has toured extensively in Europe as a distinguished performer, educator, and lecturer. Among other…
Rochester, N.Y. – In an age of growing eclecticism, classical music artists today are stretching beyond their traditional boundaries and embracing music from increasingly diverse sources. In this spirit, the Eastman School of Music celebrates some of today’s most versatile and innovative musicians with a unique new concert series, Eastman Mosaic. Each concert will take…
ROCHESTER, NY— Imprisoned for two years in his native Iraq for opposing the regime of Sadaam Hussein, Rahim AlHaj is a modern master of the oud—the eastern parent of Europe’s lute. AlHaj lived as a political refugee in several countries before coming to the United States in 2000 and now offers a glimpse into the…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester is the recipient of a $31,000 grant from The New York State Music Fund for its Women in Music Festival 2007, an annual celebration of women involved in all aspects of music including composition, performance, teaching, scholarship and administration. The 2007 festival, set for March…
ROCHESTER, NY—Eastman Community Music School will hold its annual holiday “Homecoming” Saturday December 23 beginning at 10 a.m.—a tradition that began in 1998. A day packed with musical events, Homecoming features concurrent performances by Eastman Community Music School students and ensembles of all ages taking place in several venues on the Eastman campus. Current and…
Two University of Rochester and Eastman School of Music professors have received prestigious awards from the American Musicological Society. Honey Meconi was named a recipient of the Noah Greenberg Award and Ralph P. Locke received the H. Colin Slim Award at the organization’s recent annual meeting. The Slim Award, which is given for an article…