The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and ArtistShare® have announced that the ensemble fivebyfive has been selected as an Eastman/ArtistShare New Artist Project. With flutist Laura Lentz, clarinetist Marcy Bacon, guitarist Sungmin Shin, bassist Eric Polenik and pianist Haeyeun Jeun, fivebyfive is the fourth project to be announced through the exclusive partnership of…
The Kilbourn Concert Series announces that Time for Three will perform in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music on Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Time for Three is made up of violinist Nicolas (Nick) Kendall, violinist Charles Yang, and double bassist Ranaan Meyer. Called a “classically trained garage band.” by NPR’s All…
The Verdehr Trio: pianist Silvia Roederer, violinist Walter Verdehr, clarinetist Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr By David Raymond The members of an important American chamber ensemble will be recognized by the Eastman School of Music, and for several of the members it will truly be a homecoming. On Saturday, October 5, during Eastman’s alumni weekend, the members…
Info: Rachel Roberts, (585) 275-1730, rroberts@esm.rochester.edu Media only, Simon: Yael Schneiderman, (585) 276-4884), Yael.Schneiderman@simon.rochester.edu The Eastman School of Music and Simon Business School, both of the University of Rochester, are offering students the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts in Music Leadership in combination with a Master of Business Administration for Professionals degree.…
Two of Eastman’s top jazz ensembles will kick off the month of October with incredible performances and guest artists, The Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble will present “Eastman Celebrates the Music of Gerry Mulligan”, featuring the music of Gerry Mulligan on October 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Continuing the month of Jazz, the Eastman…
Miami’s New World Center, with the New World Symphony on the jumbo screen. Below, the interior of New World Center. By Jacob Buhler This past week I had the privilege of subbing with the New World Symphony in one of their pre-season concerts. I was really excited to go down to Miami Beach,…
Christopher Rouse, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who taught at Eastman from 1981 to 2002, died on Saturday, September 21 in Baltimore of complications from kidney cancer. “Christopher Rouse was one of the world’s foremost composers of the last half-century,” says Jamal Rossi, the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music. “With…
Meredith Monk, internationally celebrated composer, performer, director/choreographer and filmmaker will be in residence at the University of Rochester Oct. 20-23, 2019 for a multi-day program titled Dancing Voice/Singing Body: a residence with Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble. While in Rochester, Monk will serve as both the inaugural visiting artist for the Institute for the Performing…
The Faculty Artist Series presents bass-baritone Jan Opalach, Associate Professor of Voice, Friday, October 4th, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Professor Opalach, along with piano DMA student Peter Klimo, will be performing a program of German lieder by Liszt and Schubert. and Lizst piano transcriptions of Schubert lieder.…