Renée Fleming, the world’s most sought-after and beloved soprano, will be returning to her hometown and alma mater to perform with the Eastman Philharmonia under the direction of Neil Varon in a benefit concert for the Renée Fleming Endowed Scholarship Fund at the Eastman School of Music. “Renée Fleming’s performance at our official gala to…
A day-long series of concerts at the Eastman School of Music will highlight the opportunities and advantages for musicians of all ages and skill levels to perform or play together. The recitals, which start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, mark the International Day of Collaborative Music, part of a year-long project by the…
The Eastman School of Music’s Eastman Opera Theatre, Madrigalia, and Geomantics Dance Theater are collaborating to offer local audiences an exciting production of an 18th-century opera based on the Greek legend of Orpheus. From January 27 to 30, the three arts organizations will present Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice), a work…
Graham Johnson, one of world’s leading vocal accompanists, will be in-residence at the Eastman School of Music on Tuesday, Jan. 11, and Wednesday, Jan.12, 2011, for several events in the School’s new Hatch Recital Hall. The events include a lecture on accompaniment, and master classes in French and German art songs. Johnson’s residency is sponsored…
An annual concert that supports the William Warfield Scholarship Fund and continues the legacy of one of the great vocal artists of the 20th century will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. The concert will feature this year’s scholarship recipient, bass-baritone Jamal Moore, a…
Two Eastman School of Music undergraduate students have been chosen as finalists for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra and the chance to play at the Sydney Opera House in Australia next March. Junior Patrick Shelc and freshman Jennifer Zhou are among 336 finalists from 46 countries who submitted audition videos for the collaborative orchestra. The…
Students and ensembles of all ages at the Eastman Community Music School will be showcased during the School’s 13th annual “Holiday Homecoming” series of concerts beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18. A daylong music extravaganza, Homecoming features concurrent performances taking place in several venues on the Eastman campus. “These concerts are a wonderful…
The Ying Quartet, quartet in residence at the Eastman School of Music, has received a Grammy nomination for Autumn: In Moving Pictures, a chamber jazz album from the Billy Childs Ensemble on which the Quartet is featured. Also, Eastman School alumnus Bill Cunliffe, who received a Grammy Award last year for Best Instrumental Arrangement, is…
Showcasing the talents of Eastman School of Music students and faculty, a Grand Opening Dedication Concert and a chamber music marathon — both free and open to the public — will highlight the Festival Week events opening the School’s new Eastman East Wing. Three outstanding ensembles — the Eastman Wind Ensemble with conductor Mark Davis…