For Media Only: Rick Kessel (585)274-1052, rkessel@esm.rochester.edu ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 2016 EROI (Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative) Festival will explore historical, conceptual, and practical aspects of the interaction between organ and voice from October 26 through 28 at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. Titled “Breath for Singing: The Organ and the Human…
“If Music Be the Food…”, the concert series benefiting Rochester’s Foodlink, will continue its seventh season of concerts on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. In celebration of Mozart’s birthday, the concert will open with the beloved G Minor String Quintet, performed by Ying Quartet first violinist Robin Scott, Rochester Philharmonic…
Catherine Jane Arlidge, a U.K. national who received her Master of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music in 1988, has been appointed a Member of the British Empire (MBE). The MBE is one of the ranks in the Orders of the British Empire, which are awarded for distinguished service and contributions to the…
A concert of instrumental and vocal works by Russian composers will celebrate connections between Rochester and its Sister City of Velikiy Novgorod at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Held on Christmas Eve according to the Julian calendar, the Russian Friendship Concert is presented by the Eastman Community…
“William Warfield: A Legacy in Music,” the annual concert supporting the William Warfield Scholarship Fund and spotlighting its talented recipients, will feature mezzo-soprano Alicia Rosser, a junior at the Eastman School of Music, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in the School’s Kilbourn Hall. Since it was founded in 1977, the William Warfield Scholarship…
Eastman School of Music’s 10th anniversary celebration of its Italian Baroque Organ continues with an “Italian Baroque Christmas” concert on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Art Gallery. The concert features a varied program of organ, choral, and instrumental music for the Christmas season, with works by Cavazzoni, Gabrieli, Merula, Corelli, and Pasquini. The program will conclude…
The “most famous double bass in the world” is temporarily in residence at the Eastman School of Music, giving students the chance for first-hand experience on an instrument of extraordinary history. Thanks to the International Society of Bassists (ISB), Professor James VanDemark and his students have been enjoying exclusive use of the 200-year-old Karr-Koussevitzky Bass.…
Eastman School of Music’s Professor of Lute Paul O’Dette, Assistant Professor of Organ Nathan Laube, and Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies Dave Rivello and Eastman graduates Bob Ludwig, Maria Schneider, John Fedchock, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Martha Cluver, and Eric Dudley are among the nominees for the 58th annual Grammy Awards. O’Dette and Stephen Stubbes, who serve…
The Eastman Community Music School will showcase the talent and musicianship of its students during its annual celebration of the winter season on Saturday, Dec. 19. An extravaganza of concurrent performances in venues across the Eastman School of Music campus, Winterfest features ensembles and students ranging in age from middle school to adults. The day-long…