Eastman News Highlights September 29, 2014
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Jazz composer Hollenbeck blurs lines at NEC, Lily Pad (The Boston Globe 09/18/2014) But drummer and percussionist John Hollenbeck, 46, is among a handful of jazz…
How Many Colleges Should Music Students Apply To?
As high school seniors are getting their applications underway (or at least thinking about getting started!) a question often comes up: how many schools should I apply to? What is the right number for your âshort listâ? The answer to this question is as individual as each student, but I would like to offer some…
Opera Music, Comic Book Art Tell Story of SalomĂ©âs Dance
To most of us, SalomĂ© is a salacious symbol of sexual excess. But that wasnât always the case. A striking new production combines the illustrations of famed comic-book artist P. Craig Russell with music to tell the biblical story of a beautiful and sensuous young dancer. Russellâs evocative graphic novel, based on Richard Straussâs opera SalomĂ©,…
Eastman News Highlights September 15, 2014
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Eastman School of Music Students Perform in News10NBC Studio (WHEC TV 09/12/2014) A bassoon quartet from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music performed in…