Lee Koonce, lkoonce@gatewaysmusicfestival.org, 917-406-0046 Gateways Music Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary October 30 through November 4. The anniversary celebration will continue in August 2019 with the full Festival, featuring performances by professional classical musicians of African descent from throughout the United States. An anniversary celebration highlight will be the five-day Community Residency Program,…
Two members of the University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees—Cathy Minehan ’68 and Danny Wegman—this week announced gifts totaling $10 million to support faculty and students at the Eastman School of Music. “Since its founding in 1921, Eastman has been an invaluable treasure to the University, the city of Rochester, and the world,” says Richard…
Media only: Jessica Kaufman, (585) 274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu Information: Mimi Hwang, Artistic Director: 585-615-0033; mhwang@esm.rochester.edu “If Music Be the Food…,” the chamber music series benefitting Rochester’s Foodlink, will open its tenth season on Sunday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at the corner of East Avenue and Westminster Road in Rochester.…
The Barbara B. Smith World Music Series brings Aritmia Duo to Rochester, Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. All About Jazz noted that the duo is “A gorgeous pairing… more than sheer virtuosity… the two play with such serene authority that the listener is almost afraid…
Donald Hunsberger (BM54’E, MM59’E, DMA63’E), Conductor Emeritus of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and his wife, Marjorie (Polly) (‘58E, MM’60’E) have made a generous gift to establish the Donald and Polly Hunsberger Endowed Conducting Scholarship at the Eastman School of Music. This permanent fund will provide scholarships for graduate conducting majors, with a preference for students…
The Eastman School of Music’s Women’s Chorus presents an evening of music focused on celebrating the Suffrage Movement and powerful women leaders throughout history, including repertoire celebrating the contributions of Harriet Tubman, Emily Dickinson, Malala Yousafzai, and others. The concert will be held Friday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Reformation,…
The new season of the Third Thursday concert series with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ features an exciting program performed by members of European ensemble Il Giardino d’Amore, directed by Stefan Plewniak. Joined by early dance specialist Hubert Hazebroucq, Il Giardino d’Amore will present a program dedicated to French and Italian music during the time of…
The Eastman School of Music, in collaboration with The Juilliard School and Ithaca College, presents the 13th Annual Music College Fair in Upstate New York at the Eastman School of Music on Thursday, October 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. High school and college students who are interested in studying music will have the opportunity to…
With the theme of Beyond the Stops: Finding the Organ’s Voices, the 2018 Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival will take place October 24–26 in Rochester, NY. The magnificent organs of the Rochester area will facilitate exploration beyond stoplists and stereotypes, celebrating the vast potentials of organ sounds—regardless of chronological, national, or historical styles of organ…