ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Winning a position within a professional orchestra is the goal of many instrumental music performance majors. But what happens after they win? Are expectations among today’s students comparable to expectations from five, 10, or 20 years ago? Do today’s professionals feel they were adequately prepared to deal with the realities of working as a…
Rochester, N.Y. — The ViM Saxophone Quartet — composed of Eastman juniors Kristin Rarick, Michael Matlock, Dimitrios Kostaras, and Richard Miserendino — has recently won two major chamber music competitions of national repute: the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Competition in Notre Dame, Indiana, and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Competition in Austin, Texas.…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Many of the students in the Rochester City School District (RCSD) with the potential, interest and motivation to pursue advanced musical studies have limited financial means for private music lessons. Since 1997, Eastman Pathways—a collaborative partnership between the RCSD and the Eastman School of Music—has helped to fill this community need by offering quality…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Dr. Donna Brink Fox, Eisenhart Professor of Music Education at the Eastman School of Music, has been named interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. An acclaimed music educator, as well as a highly respected musician, scholar, and administrator, Fox will work closely with the School’s faculty and administration in areas such as curriculum,…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Two select Eastman School of Music students will represent the School in the prestigious Conservatory Project of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The talents of pianist Xi Zhang and violinist Bin Huang will be showcased on Tuesday, May 2 at 6 p.m. in the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre as part…
Jamal J. Rossi, academic dean at the Eastman School of Music and an Eastman alumnus, today was named interim dean of the famed music school by Joel Seligman, president of the University of Rochester. “In my view, Eastman is the preeminent music school in the country,” said Seligman. “I am confident that Jamal Rossi’s academic,…
Rochester, NY- The life and music of former Professor of Composition Warren Benson (1924-2005) will be celebrated with a special concert in Kilbourn Hall on Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. The concert will feature Professor of Flute Bonita Boyd, Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Bill Dobbins, doctoral student and mezzo-soprano Yvonne Douthat,…
The Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership today unveiled Polyphonic.org, a comprehensive website for professional orchestral musicians. The website is the first project of the Orchestra Musician Forum, created last year by the School thanks to the generous gift of philanthropist and Symphony Orchestra Institute founder Paul R. Judy. Designed with the help…
The Eastman School of Music will showcase two concerts this month in its popular World Music Series. Mamadou Diabate will perform music from the West African country of Mali on Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. and the School’s own Gamelan Lila Muni will take the stage on Wednesday, April 19 at 8 p.m. Both…