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…
The Eastman School of Music concludes its Grand Pianists series next month with a solo appearance by the acclaimed Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman on Tuesday, April 11 at 8 p.m. in the Eastman Theatre. Zimerman, who has been described as “a formidable pianist with a prodigious technique and a powerful intellect” (The New York Times)…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.— Known as much for its commitment to performing and expanding the works of living composers as for its performances of traditional quartet repertoire, the St. Lawrence String Quartet—Geoff Nuttall, violin; Barry Shiffman, violin; Lesley Robertson, viola; and Christopher Costanza, cello—will perform at Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music Sunday, April 2…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Some believe April Fools’ Day originated in 1582 when the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian calendar and New Year’s Day was moved from April 1 to January 1. Whatever its true origins, several faculty artists at the Eastman School of Music believe it’s a day for tomfoolery—The program they’ve planned for an upcoming April…
For its spring Eastman Theatre presentation, Eastman Opera Theatre has chosen Cendrillon (Cinderella) by Jules Massenet. The story of Cinderella has inspired composers from Rossini and Prokofiev to Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim, but Massenet’s musical treatment of this fairy tale is especially imaginative and romantic—and also a wonderful introduction to opera for all ages.…