Augusta Read Thomas, a member of the composition faculty at the Eastman School of Music, is winner of a sponsorship prize from the Ernst von Siemens Foundation. The award will be presented at a ceremony June 20 in Munich, Germany. The sponsorship of 50,000 German marks (approximately $27,000—$30,000) is not meant to commission a specific…
Living up to its reputation as a "new music" ensemble, Eastman’s Musica Nova will present the premieres of two 21st-century works in its debut concert at Cooper Union in New York City Feb. 25. The group will perform the same program in a free, open dress rehearsal at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, in Kilbourn…
The Faculty Artist Concert featuring Oleh Krysa, professor of violin at the Eastman School of Music, has been cancelled. The program, scheduled for Sunday, March 26 with pianist Tatiana Tchekina, will not be rescheduled this season. Please adjust concert calendars accordingly. ###
ROCHESTER, NY — The partnership between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester City School District formed to enhance music education now carries the name of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated vocal artists. The William Warfield Partnership encompasses all of the programs begun since Eastman and RCSD joined forces in 1996 to…
ROCHESTER, NY – A hurricane has descended on the Eastman School of Music, filling a caffeine-and-calorie void that’s existed for some years. Hurricane Down Under, which sells coffees, pastries, sandwiches, calzones and a variety of other snacks and sweets, is the newest addition to the gathering place known as Fingal’s Internet Café. The food shop…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music’s New Jazz Ensemble will present “Jammin’ with the New Jazz Ensemble 2000” on Thursday, February 10, throughout the halls of the School at 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester. For this event, musicians of all ages and ability levels are invited to attend free interactive master classes and demonstrations…
ROCHESTER, NY — Just days after his first concerts as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, internationally renowned conductor Yuri Temirkanov comes to the Eastman School of Music for a guest appearance with the Eastman Philharmonia. Temirkanov will conduct Eastman’s premier student orchestra at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in the Eastman Theatre, 60…
ROCHESTER, NY — Professional storyteller Jay Stetzer will help bring to life the childhood of several prominent composers — Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rossini, and others — in the next “Musical Elevenses” concert, to be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 29, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall (26 Gibbs St.). The concert,…
ROCHESTER, NY — William Warfield, one of the great vocal artists of the 20th century, will help usher in the 21st century at his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music. The Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone — who was raised in Rochester and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Eastman in 1942 and 1946, respectively…