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Jazz in the air
June 24, 2015
Alumni recipients of the ESM-XRIJF Scholarships perform on the Jazz Street stage downtown during the 14th annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival,
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Learning from the judge
April 22, 2015
River Campus music major Ethan Lipkind '15 performs a song for Kara DioGuardi. The successful songwriter, American Idol judge, and music executive conducted a songwriting workshop at the Eastman School of Music.
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House of jazz
April 16, 2015
Eastman School of Music alumnus Jeff Beal '85 leads a small group coaching session with jazz students Eugene Bisdikian, Chase Ellison, and Billy Petito in Howard Hansen Hall. Beal, the Emmy-winning composer of the House of Cards score, is visiting Eastman to host master classes and an evening of film music.
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Italian baroque organ concert series presents Publick Musick
March 6, 2015
Rochester’s Publick Musick will be joined by Boston-based soprano Shari Alise Wilson and organist Edoardo Bellotti for two performances of music from the early Italian Baroque period on Thursday, March 19, at the Memorial Art Gallery.
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Eastman professor Paul O’Dette, alumnus Bob Ludwig win Grammys
February 8, 2015
O'Dette, professor of lute, won for Best Opera Recording, and Ludwig, alumnus and mastering engineer, took home three Grammys: Best Surround Sound Album, for his work on Beyoncé; Best Engineered Album Non-Classical, for Beck’s Morning Phase; and Album of the Year.
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Writing about music: Eastman Music Series fills gap in scholarly, popular understanding
December 19, 2014
Eastman Studies in Music seriesWith the recent publication of its 100th title, the Eastman Studies in Music series shows great breadth in an era of increasing musical specialization.
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Andre Previn at 85
October 9, 2014
Composer, conductor, and pianist Andre Previn speaks during a discussion in the Eastman School of Music's Hatch Hall. A new work by Previn, Music for Wind Orchestra (No Strings Attached) will receive its world premiere in a concert by the Eastman Wind Ensemble on Friday, Oct. 10, as part of an all-Previn program.
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Eastman lutist receives album honors
October 2, 2014
Paul O’Dette, professor of lute and one of the most influential figures in the study and performance of early music, is receiving international recognition for the albums My Favorite Dowland and Charpentier: La Descente d’Orphee aux enfers; La Couronne de Fleurs.
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Symposia, exhibit, opera look behind the veils of Salomé
September 23, 2014
The story of Salomé has been recreated in popular culture for more than 2,000 years. On Oct. 8-11, her evolving role in religion, society, and the arts will be explored in a two-day symposia and series of events titled The Veils of Salomé, at both the River Campus and the Eastman School of Music.
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Organist performs a ‘Cosmopolitan Concert’ at MAG
September 9, 2014
Featuring works by Cabanilles, Frescobaldi, Phillips, Rameau, Rossi, and others, the concert by organist Nathan Laube opens this season's Third Thursday Concerts featuring Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ at the art gallery.