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Oct 3rd – 9th: ’Evening at Eastman’ makes its debut on the air
On the evening of Monday, October 6th, 1958, a new radio program comprised explicitly of Eastman School content made its debut on station WVET-AM in Rochester.
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Karel Husa, Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa’s masterful Music for Prague 1968 is widely regarded as a staple of wind band repertoire.
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July 4th – 10th: Eastman’s fourth annual Recording Institute in session
This week in 1971, the Eastman School’s fourth annual Recording Workshop was in session.
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April 25th-May 1st: The first American Composers’ Concert
On May 1st, 1925, a “Concert of New Works by American Composers” took place in the Eastman Theater, marking the first of what would be named the American Composers’ Concerts at the Eastman School
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April 18th-24th: Clark Terry with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble
On Wednesday, April 23rd, 1980, trumpeter Clark Terry was the featured guest soloist with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble. Professor Rayburn Wright, BM ’43, was the conductor.
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April 11th-17th: Jack End@Festival of American Music & EJE
On Tuesday, April 16th, 1946, a young faculty member and his student ensemble were invited to the stage at that year’s Festival of American Music
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April 4th-10th: Memorial service for MLK & EWE gala concert
On April 9th, 1969, Director Walter Hendl called an all-School Convocation for a special memorial service honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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March 28th-April 3rd: OSSIA does John Cage’s Song Books
Twenty-one years ago this week, on Friday, March 30th, 2001, “We connect Satie with Thoreau” was the leitmotif and overarching theme when OSSIA took the stage with a knock-out performance of John Cage’s Song Books
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March 21st-27th: Marian McPartland’s first visit to Eastman
On March 23rd, 1971, Marian McPartland played a swingin’ session at the Eastman School of Music, marking her first documented visit to the school
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March 14th-20th: Rudolf Serkin, Carl Fischer Archive
Fifty years ago this week, beloved concert pianist Rudolf Serkin made a guest appearance at the Eastman School.
