ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music is welcoming back one of its accomplished alumni, Christopher D. Azzara, as a faculty member in the music education department, effective July 2002. Dr. Azzara — M.M., 1988, Ph.D., 1992 — has spent the last decade as associate professor of music education at The Hartt School of…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music recently appointed Howard Potter as its new associate dean for community and continuing education. In this faculty position, Potter assumes overall leadership for the School’s Community Education Division (CED), effective July 1. He also will have studio and classroom teaching responsibilities. Potter’s career has showcased his great…
Rochester, NY — Mexican-born composer Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon has been named associate professor of composition at the Eastman School of Music, effective July 1, 2002. According to Eastman Composition Department Chair Robert Morris, Zohn-Muldoon’s music "unfolds a Latin-American sensibility within a sound-world reminiscent of George Crumb, with whom he studied. Ricardo brings a new compositional voice…
ROCHESTER, NY — It’s another summer of exceptional music on Gibbs Street, as the Eastman School of Music presents more than 40 concerts and other performances as part of its six-week Summer Session, June 24-August 2. Featured performers include Community Education Division (CED) and collegiate faculty, special guest artists, and summer program participants. A complete…
ROCHESTER, NY — American-born conductor Neil Varon, who has had a prominent European conducting career spanning the last 30 years, has been named professor of conducting and ensembles at the Eastman School of Music, effective July 2002. In addition to teaching conducting, Varon will conduct the Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, and Eastman Chamber…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music has just announced the appointment of Mikhail Kopelman as full-time professor of violin, to begin in the 2002-2003 academic year. "Mikhail brings an incredible and diverse performing and teaching background," said a delighted James Undercofler, director and dean of the Eastman School. "His artistic profile is nothing…
ROCHESTER, NY — For the fourth time in as many years, legendary jazz pianist Marian McPartland and the Eastman School of Music have teamed up to shine the spotlight on an exceptional jazz pianist who deserves wider recognition. Twenty-seven-year-old Jason Moran — whose CD Black Stars was named the best jazz recording of 2001 by…
ROCHESTER, NY — The spring semester may be winding down at the Eastman School of Music, but the jazz scene definitely is still going strong. Three different student jazz ensembles will present two concerts in one week, helping to bring the School’s academic year to an exciting close. Both concerts are free and open to…
ROCHESTER, NY — After eight years abroad, an esteemed member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty is coming “home.” William (Bill) Dobbins — who served on the Eastman faculty from 1973-1994, designed (with Rayburn Wright) the School’s master’s program in jazz studies, and chaired Eastman’s jazz department from 1989 until his departure —…