ROCHESTER, NY — The acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle will return to her alma mater, the Eastman School of Music, later this month to address the School’s graduating class of 2004. The annual commencement ceremony for undergraduate and master’s degree students will begin at 11:15 a.m., Sunday, May 16, 2004, in Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St.…
ROCHESTER, NY — Four Eastman School of Music keyboard student from around the globe took top prizes at recent organ and piano competitions, bringing back accolades for themselves, their teachers, and the School. Nicole Marane Nicole Marane, 26, a first year doctoral student from Canberra, Australia, took two first prize wins in back-to-back organ competitions.…
ROCHESTER, NY — There are some exciting changes in store for the Eastman School of Music’s Community Education Division (CED) — the non-collegiate division of the School that offers more than 1,100 students of all ages and ability levels a wide variety of opportunities to learn and perform music. CED to be renamed ‘Eastman Community…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music closes its 2003-04 season with a concert showcasing both the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the Eastman Philharmonia. The performance at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 2, in Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) is free and open to the public. It will be followed by a reception that pays…
ROCHESTER, NY — The adventurous — and talented — pianists from the studio of Professor Nelita True at the Eastman School of Music will put their endurance and musicianship to the test as they present a unique “Beethoven Marathon” at the School. Throughout the month of April, the students will present a concert series showcasing…
ROCHESTER, NY — It’s not everyday that you get the chance to hear a live performance of Beethoven’s choral masterpiece Missa Solemnis. But Rochester audiences will have that chance at 8 p.m., Friday, April 16, in Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.), thanks to the Eastman-Rochester Chorus. The monumental work — considered one of the most…
ROCHESTER, NY — Spring graduation ceremonies may pale in comparison to an upcoming performance opportunity for three select Eastman School of Music students who will represent the School in The Conservatory Project — an exciting new initiative through the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Chosen as a founding participant, Eastman leads off…
ROCHESTER, NY — Finals for the seventh annual Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers, which recognizes versatile young musical theater artists, are set for Saturday, March 27, 2004, at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. The first round will begin at noon in Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall (26 Gibbs St.) with a break at approximately…
ROCHESTER, NY — Small-town Tennessee comes to the Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) this spring as Eastman Opera Theatre presents Carlisle Floyd’s American classic Susannah. Performances of the opera will be at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 1, through Saturday, April 3, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 4. Susannah is the compelling tale of an…