Associate Professor of Clarinet Michael Wayne One of the new offerings for Summer@Eastman 2020 is the institute Professional Development for the Orchestral Clarinetist, to be offered from August 3 through 5. Teaching this course is Eastman’s new Associate Professor of Clarinet, Michael Wayne. A member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops clarinet…
Top: Andre Weinberger, ESM ‘23, who attended Summer Jazz Studies in 2018. Photo credit: Joy Yagid. Bottom: Robert Varon, ESM ‘23, a Summer Jazz Studies alumnus from 2017. Photo credit: Arian David Photography. By Eli Campbell, Media & Events Coordinator, Eastman Community Music School Eastman Experience: Summer Jazz Studies: “This rigorous two-week program provides…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Oleh Kyrsa, Professor of Violin, along with Barry Snyder, Professor Emeritus of Piano, in the second of three total concerts this Spring. The upcoming concerts will be performed on Saturday, February 8; and Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Kyrsa and…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Charles Pillow, Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone, along with Rich Thompson and Jeff Campbell, Professors of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media, on Monday, February 10th at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The concert will feature the music of Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal. A…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Alison d’Amato, Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching, on Tuesday, February 11th at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Professor d’Amato will be joined by members of the Eastman Voice Department in performing German lieder by Marcel Tyberg. Marcel Tyberg (1893–1944) was an accomplished composer,…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Robin Scott, Associate Professor of String Chamber Music, on Sunday, February 16th at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Professor Scott, along with pianist Hannah Shields, will perform music of Beethoven, Bartók, and Grieg. Robin Scott, an award-winning musician described as one of America’s rising…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Steven Doane, Professor of Violoncello, and Alexander Kobrin, Assistant Professor of Piano, on Monday, February 24th at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Professor Doane and Professor Kobrin will perform a concert featuring music by Beethoven. Internationally known soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, recording artist, and…
Pianist Charles Berofsky ’22E On Wednesday evening, February 5, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra (ESSO) presents its first concert of the spring semester in Kodak Hall. Neil Varon, Austin Chanu, and Jakub Rompczyk lead the program, which begins with Fauré’s Pélleas et Mélisande Suite and Samuel Barber’s Second Essay for Orchestra; then Charles Berofsky ‘22E,…
Associate Professor Michael Anderson By Ashley Fong Summer @ Eastman’s “Singing Gregorian Chant and Renaissance Polyphony” institute, led by Professor Michael Alan Anderson, will be held at a new location in 2020: Chicago’s Saint Clement Church. Now in its fourth year, this program attracts singers of all ages and backgrounds. In addition to…