ROCHESTER, NY — Prominent British composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle comes to the Eastman School of Music early next month to work with students in a three-day residency, February 2-4. The highlight of his visit will be a performance of his acclaimed Secret Theatre by Eastman’s Musica Nova at 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 2, in Kilbourn…
ROCHESTER, NY — It is fitting that the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the world’s first and arguably most esteemed ensemble of its kind, will pay homage to its late founder, Frederick Fennell, in the prestigious venue of New York’s Carnegie Hall on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 9 p.m. Dr. Fennell, who founded the Eastman Wind…
Three doctors with the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center will highlight “Keys for a Cure,” a Saturday, Feb. 5, benefit piano recital at the Eastman School of Music. Pianists George Abraham, M.D., and Eugene Toy, M.D., and vocalist Michelle Shayne, M.D., will perform during the 8 p.m. performance…
Rochester, NY — The Eastman Chorale, a select graduate and undergraduate ensemble of 60 voices from the Eastman School of Music conducted by William Weinert, is preparing for a fascinating three-concert tour from February 17-19, 2005. The concert program reflects contrasts and extremes of emotion, place and time, in both sacred and secular settings. The…
ROCHESTER, NY — The life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered and celebrated this month by the Eastman School of Music with two special performances, both of which are free and open to the public. On Monday, January 17 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), at noon in Kilbourn Hall (26 Gibbs…
Rochester, NY — Four talented vocalists, all students at the Eastman School of Music, walked away winners in the annual voice competition sponsored recently by the Friends of Eastman Opera (FEO) — a membership organization that supports Eastman Opera Theatre in the Rochester community. The competition, held November 20 in Kilbourn Hall, continues to build…
Rochester, NY — Frederick Fennell, legendary founder of the Eastman Wind Ensemble and former faculty member at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, died today (Tuesday, December 7) at his home in Florida after a brief illness. He was 90 years old. Widely regarded as the leader of the wind ensemble movement in…
ROCHESTER, NY — After a grueling three days and five rounds of virtuosic solos, cadenzas, and more than a few high notes, Eastman School of Music trumpeter Brian Shaw secured an impressive second-place finish ― and a $5,000 cash award ― at the eighth annual Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Solo Competition, hosted last month by…
Rochester, NY — One of North America’s most sought-after brass quintets — the Boston Brass — comes to Kilbourn Hall (26 Gibbs St.) next month for a performance that’s sure to heat up a cold December night. The concert, at 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 7, is part of the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Concert…