ROCHESTER, NY – The Eastman School of Music will become a battleground of fluttering ivory keys and brilliant arpeggios next month when young pianists from around the world come to Rochester to compete for fame and fortune. The ninth-annual Young Artists International Piano Competition – a weeklong event of master classes, guest recitals, and judged…
ROCHESTER, NY — The world will seem a little smaller this week when the Eastman School of Music presents three concerts of music from around the globe. Mandolins, dulcimers, drums, and gongs will resonate inside the School and outside in the park in a series of concerts that highlight some of the world’s most beautiful…
ROCHESTER, NY — For the fourth consecutive year, Canadian Brass — long considered the world’s leading brass ensemble — comes to the Eastman School of Music for an exciting weekend workshop (July 8-10). The highlight of the group’s summer visits is a public performance, and last year’s show at Kilbourn Hall was a complete sellout.…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music invites singers of all ages and ability levels to take part in Eastman Summer Sings. The series of choral music reading sessions is held on four consecutive Tuesday evenings: July 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the beautiful, air-conditioned Kilbourn Hall. Each evening features…
ROCHESTER, NY — This summer, the Eastman School of Music’s concert halls will ring with the music of many countries and a host of outstanding artists for an exciting six weeks, beginning June 26 and continuing through August 5. The School will present 50 concerts and performances as part of its annual Summer Session. A…
ROCHESTER, NY — When Gibbs Street becomes Jazz Street for the eight jazz-packed days of the Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF) from June 10-18, Eastman School of Music will be front and center on many of the festival’s indoor and outdoor stages. Eastman’s faculty, alumni and student artists once again will shine in performances from…
Rochester , NY — The massive 40-foot container soon to be making its way by boat across the Atlantic Ocean surely belies the musical, historical, and scientific treasure inside. A carefully disassembled, one-of-a-kind Italian Baroque organ — thoroughly researched, documented, and restored — is eagerly awaited by the Eastman School of Music, as it prepares…
ROCHESTER, NY — Three of the five recipients this year of the prestigious American Symphony Orchestra League’s (ASOL) Orchestra Management Fellowships are graduates of the Eastman School of Music. The Orchestra Management Fellowship Program is a year-long leadership training program designed to launch executive careers in orchestra management through the observation of management practices in…
ROCHESTER , NY — Chuck Daellenbach, internationally acclaimed tuba player and one of the founding members of the Canadian Brass, will return to his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music, later this month to address the School’s graduating class of 2005. The annual commencement ceremony for undergraduate and master’s degree students will begin at…