Hear the sounds of the only full-size Italian Baroque organ in North America this Sunday, September 17 when William Porter, Professor of Organ and Harpsichord at the Eastman School of Music, performs a recital at the Memorial Art Gallery. His program will consist of dance music of the Renaissance, church and chamber music of the…
Rochester, N.Y. — The Eastman Wind Ensemble continues its tradition of adventuresome programming with a concert of new “classics” for wind ensemble on Friday, September 29 at 8 PM in the Eastman Theatre. The ensemble, led by Mark Davis Scatterday, will perform three significant works of the repertoire, each of which look to the future…
The following address was given by Interim Dean Jamal Rossi during the School’s annual Convocation on September 7, 2006 in Kilbourn Hall. In getting ready for today’s talk, I noted that Eastman’s web site indicated that I would be “addressing an issue that is at the heart of an Eastman education.” Wow—this is a daunting…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Eastman Pathways—a collaborative partnership between the Rochester City School District and the Eastman School of Music—will continue to offer quality music education to musically promising city youth for many years to come thanks to the generosity of many and the resulting successful completion of a challenge grant. In 2003, the Eastman School was awarded…
ROCHESTER, NY — After a week of fierce competition in three rounds of judged performances, first prize in the Eastman School of Music’s tenth annual Young Artists International Piano Competition was awarded after the final round on August 3 to 18-year-old Charlie Albright from Centralia, WA. In the preliminary rounds, Albright was singled out as…
The Eastman School of Music will become a battleground of fluttering ivory keys and brilliant arpeggios next week when young pianists from around the world come to Rochester to compete for fame and fortune. The tenth-annual Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition — a week-long event of master classes, guest recitals and judged performances —…
A special tribute concert will be held on Wednesday July 26 at Kilbourn Hall celebrating the life and contributions of Anastasia Jempelis (1925-2005). Jempelis was part of the Eastman community for more than six decades, first as a gifted student and later as a teacher. An accomplished violinist at a young age, Jempelis was a…
ROCHESTER, NY — For the fifth consecutive year, the world’s best-known brass quintet — the Canadian Brass — pays a visit to Rochester to perform an eclectic and unique program at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 22, in Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.). In true Canadian Brass style, this will not be your typical brass concert.…
ROCHESTER, NY — The world may seem a little smaller this month when the Eastman School of Music presents three concerts of music from around the globe. Mandolins, dulcimers, drums, flutes and gongs will resonate along Gibbs Street in a series of concerts that highlight some of the world’s most beautiful and engaging musical traditions.…