Imagine walking through an environment of tubes, resonators, tiny loudspeakers, and exciters that twist, swing, and turn as they project their sounds. How will the quality, shape, and dimensions of the space interact with the sounds and define and affect what you hear? How will you perceive the music that’s being created, and will these…
Variations of the Cinderella fairy tale —a poorly treated heroine or protagonist finds happiness in the end—exist around the world and in many forms, from books, ballet, and opera to the movies. Jules Massenet brought French wit, style, and charm to his operatic treatment of the well-known story, and Eastman Opera Theatre will present the…
As the culmination of Eastman Opera Collective’s unique month-long residency program, “Opera in the Classroom”, students from the George Mather Forbes School No. 4 will join their mentors from the Eastman School of Music’s Opera Department to perform a fully-staged production of Lori Laitman’s abridged one act children’s opera, The Three Feathers. This Rochester premiere…
Mexican composer and conductor Juan Trigos, creator of the concept of “Abstract Folklore” music, will be in residence at the Eastman School of Music Sunday, April 2, to Saturday, April 8, as Howard Hanson Visiting Professor. His work, including the world premiere of a new composition, will be featured in two recitals. Trigos also will…
Edward Deci, professor of psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Rochester, will present the inaugural Richard F. Grunow Colloquium for Music Teaching, Learning, and Performance honoring an internationally renowned Eastman School of Music faculty member. Sponsored by the Department of Music Teaching and Learning, Deci’s lecture will be presented…
Eastman School of Music faculty, alumni, and guests will gather on Sunday, March 26, in Hatch Recital Hall to commemorate the life and musical contributions of internationally renowned concert pianist and teacher Fernando Laires. Professor Laires, who died Sept. 9, 2016, was Professor of Piano at Eastman from 1992 until his retirement in 2004. His…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Petar Kodzas has been named Associate Dean of the Eastman Community Music School, it was announced today by Jamal Rossi, the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music. In this capacity Kodzas, who has served in numerous teaching and administrative positions at Eastman since 1998, will oversee all programs and…
Violinist Irvine Arditti, lauded for his charismatic artistry and for his championship of new music, will join the Eastman School of Music’s Musica Nova for the ensemble’s concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, in Kilbourn Hall. Arditti will perform on Brian Ferneyhough’s Terrain in a program that includes Hans Abrahamsen’s Winternacht and Helmut Lachenmann’s…
The great keyboard masterpieces of the 17th century explored music’s power to invent and imagine. Works by both well-known and lesser-known composers of that time will be presented by organist Annette Richards as part of the Eastman School of Music’s “Third Thursday Concerts” series on the Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery. “The…