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2 From the Dean 6 Discovering Debussy 3 An Eastman professor translates a classic biography into English. Brief Notes 4 8 Excited and Engaged Alumni on the Move Eastman’s new faculty members 18 on their visions for music education School News 10 Dreams Coming True 23 Michael Burritt is Eastman’s first Recordings Paul J. Burgett Distinguished Professor. 26 Advancement Notes Celebrating 12 “She Has Said It” 27 18 Women composers enliven Eastman this fall. Alumni Notes Community 14 The Healing Art 31 “Community” was a key word Eastman and URMC join forces In Memoriam at Meliora Weekend 2019, for Eastman Performing Arts Medicine. 32 as Eastman and the University Tributes 16 Thriving Careers and welcomed a new president. 34 Happy Homecomings Faculty Notes Eastman welcomes back two notable alumni.

35 ON THE COVER: Michael Burritt displayed his percussion chops, and his recently-bestowed Student Notes Distinguished Professor medallion, during a recital in Kilbourn Hall. PHOTOGRAPH BY DERON BERKHOF

J. ADAM FENSTER Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 1 { FROM THE DEAN } Generous Gifts NOTES Volume 37, Number 1 The middle of December, when I am writing this message, providing matching funds for new scholarships. When a Winter 2020 is a time when giving is on many of our minds: choosing donor commits the first two thirds of a scholarship, the CONTRIBUTING WRITERS just the right gift for a family member or friend, or giv- Wegman Challenge will add the final third to that unique Andrew Bockman ing to support causes that enrich our lives and those of scholarship. As such, a commitment of $67,000 will be Jessica Kaufman Jeremy Lopez others. matched with $33,000 from the Wegman Fund, to create Andrea Schuler As the dean of this remarkable music school, I hear a $100,000 scholarship, and a $100,000 commitment Laura Souza many end-of-semester concerts and recitals at this time will be matched with $50,000 from the Wegman Fund, STUDENT BLOGGERS of year, and never fail to marvel at the myriad gifts of to create a $150,000 scholarship. Andrew Bockman Jacob Buhler our students. They are nurtured here at Eastman and I am also very grateful to the 23 families who have CONTRIBUTING then sent out into the world, where their music making already committed to the Wegman Challenge by creat- PHOTOGRAPHERS mirrors society’s most important, most humane, values. ing endowed scholarships at Eastman. Their generosity Deron Berkhof J. Adam Fenster When Byron Stripling ’83E was recently announced as reflects the powerful effect that music has had in their Michelle Martorell the newest principal pops conductor for the Pittsburgh lives, and it shows a deep commitment to supporting the Nic Minetor Symphony, he spoke about the power of music, saying, next generation of musicians and the creation of careers Matt Wittmeyer “We know that art is the finest form of hope . . .” During committed to music and its ability to make everyone’s DESIGN Steve Boerner Design their time at Eastman, students hone their musical art- lives ever better through music. As Eastman approach- PRINTING Tucker Printers There are also many alumni and friends who support these OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS students on their journey through their giving. From DIRECTOR OF making annual contributions of any amount to the Eastman COMMUNICATIONS Jessica Kaufman Fund to creating endowed scholarships with special gifts, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR David Raymond these donors collectively make this transformational time SENIOR CREATIVE AND DESIGN MANAGER possible for talented artists. Michelle Martorell PUBLIC RELATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR istry and scholarship in such a way that they can create es its centennial celebration in 2021, I can think of no Katey Padden music that delivers this hope to their communities. The greater priority than providing financial assistance to GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN faculty guide them in harnessing their talents to express Eastman students who will join the ranks of Eastman ASSISTANT Courtney Morton emotions, ideas, and truths through art. alumni as they enrich the world through their music. SECRETARY There are also many alumni and friends who support Olga Malavet these students on their journey through their giving. Meliora, From making annual contributions of any amount to the Eastman Fund to creating endowed scholarships with special gifts, these donors collectively make this Published twice a transformational time possible for talented artists. year by the Office of I am particularly grateful to the Wegman Family Communications, for establishing a $2 million scholarship challenge to Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street, encourage others to join them in supporting future gen- Rochester, NY 14604, erations of artistic leaders. This effort aims to create 40 Jamal J. Rossi (585) 274-1050. to 50 new endowed scholarships of $100,000 or more by Joan and Martin Messinger Dean Eastman-Notes@ esm.rochester.edu

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Eastman student bloggers-at-large: senior Jake Buhler (left) and grad student Andrew Bockman (right).

an American-born singer Introducing on opening night. During Eastman’s seven years at the Met, she performed as Suzuki Student in Madama Butterfly, Bloggers Mercedes in Carmen, and in numerous “pants” roles. This year, Eastman’s Today, Thelma regularly Communications Office attends Met Opera live and Eastman Journal broadcasts and Broadway welcomed student bloggers shows, and loves shopping Jacob Buhler (left) and with her grandchildren. Andrew Bockman (right). Ending on High Notes with ECMS Jake, a senior violinist, 2019 Eastman Grammy At the end of the Eastman Community Music School year in June, the school performed at Aspen this Nods and Winners summer, and with the provided a sweet send-off for two retiring longtime faculty members: flutist Several Eastman alumni New World Symphony in Jan Angus ’72E (MM), founder of the Eastman Pathways Program (at left); and and a faculty member September. Andrew, a doc- soprano Cecile Saine ’72E (at right). were nominated for 2019 toral percussion student, Grammy Awards, and two performed in Cleveland’s were winners, announced • Best Engineered Album, Severance Hall last spring on January 26, 2020: Classical: Riley: The with the EWE (see “School Suns (Kronos Quartet), News”). Andrew and Jake • Best Engineered Album, Bob Ludwig, mastering regularly post for Eastman Non-Classical: Scenery, engineer; Sunny Journal, in the “News” sec- Bob Ludwig ’66E (BM), Yang ’04 (BM), cellist tion of ESM’s home page. ’01E (MM) (winners) • Best Chamber Music/ • Best Immersive Audio A Century of Singing Small Ensemble Album: The Savior, Bob On September 17, 2019, Performance: Ludwig Thelma Altman Fixler Perpetuum, Third • Best Opera Recording: ’42E celebrated her 100th Coast Percussion, Sean Charpentier: Les Arts birthday. On November Connors ’04E; Freedom Florissants; Les Plaisirs 22, 1943, she made her & Faith, Nick Revel ’08 De Versailles, Paul Metropolitan Opera (BM), Curtis Stewart ’08 O’Dette, conductor; debut, the first time for (BM, BA) cast includes Zachary Wilder ’06E, John Taylor Ward ’10E, and The family that plays together: current first-year student Logan Brian Giebler ’10E. Wadley and Joceylin Reiter Ellison ’59E. studio. After receiving two Music Academy in Tokyo Like Grandmother, Like Artist Diplomas from the and the University of Iowa, Grandson Salzburg Mozarteum in and is professor emerita at Jocelyn Reiter Ellison Salzburg, Jocelyn had a the University of Arizona. graduated from Eastman debut recital in Paris, and Reunited with her high in 1959, and pursued a was leading mezzo-soprano school sweetheart, she now successful career as opera in several German and resides in Virginia Beach. and concert singer and Austrian opera houses Logan’s musical career is teacher; her grandson and an Alto soloist in the also off to a great start; as Logan Wadley entered Cathedral in Salzburg. a high school student, he A recent photo of Thelma Altman, and a shot from the 1940s, Eastman this fall as a tuba She has been on the appeared on NPR’s From at the beginning of her career. student in Don Harry’s faculty of the Musashino the Top.

MICHELLE MARTORELL (BOCKMAN AND BUHLER); COURTESY ECMS (ANGUS AND SAINE); COURTESY THELMA FIXLER (FIXLER); COURTESY ERICA MCCAIG (ELLISON AND WADLEY) Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 3 { ALUMNI ON THE MOVE }

Kristian Bezuidenhout ’01E, ’04E (MM), fortepianist

■ In addition to releasing a stream of well-received recordings (see p. 23 to see one of the latest), Kris will be leading a Carnegie Hall workshop on Beethoven’s piano sonatas in April 2020, guiding four young professionals through these works in celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary.

Hannah Lash ’04E, composer

■ Hannah’s chamber opera Desire premiered on October 16 at Manhattan’s Miller Theatre; the New York Times called it “a dreamy and enigmatic allegory about the creative process.” The performers included the JACK Quartet—including founding members Christopher Otto ’06, ’06E and John Pickford Richards ’02E, ’04E (MM)—who released an album of Hannah’s music last year.

4 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 MARCO BORGGREVE (BEZUIDENHOUT); ALEKSANDR KARJAKA (LASH) { ALUMNI ON THE MOVE }

Shizuo Kuwahara ’98E, conductor

■ Shizuo, a former winner of the Georg Solti Competition, is the principal guest conductor of the Primorsky Stage of Russia’s historic Mariinsky Theatre in Vladivostok, not far from the Chinese and North Korean borders. His December duties included an all-Tchaikovsky concert with pianist Sergei Babyan and a performance of Verdi’s Macbeth.

Adam Sadberry ’18E, flutist, music educator

■ Adam, until recently an African-American Orchestral Fellow with the Detroit Symphony, was appointed Acting Principal Flute of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. This summer he was a Bowdoin Festival Fellow . . . and could also be heard on the orchestral soundtrack of the live-action reboot of The Lion King!

The Saplings

■ “It’s almost too much raw talent to take in one sitting,” said Rochester’s City Newspaper of The Saplings, consisting of no fewer than ten Eastman or UR alumni: Matt Bent ’18E, ’18, Abe Nouri ’18E, Ryder Eaton ’18E, Greg Roberts ’17, Ben Bird ’19E, Andrew Links ’16E, Geraldo Marshall ’19E, Adrian Eldridge ’19E, ’19, Jack Courtright ’19E, and Rowan Wolf ’19E, with general manager José Escobar ’18E. Also featured is associate professor Gary Versace ’93E (MM). The group, which melds soul, funk, disco, and jazz with a rhythm and horn section, released its first LP, Go Digital!, last February.

LOUIS “ZIGGY” TUCKER (SADBERRY); GENNADII SHISHKIN (KUWAHARA); WILL CORNFIELD (SAPLINGS) Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 5 Discovering Debussy

An Eastman professor translates a biographical masterpiece into English

great composer deserves a great biography,” In 1982, when she met Francois Lesure, she was at the says Marie Rolf. Francois Lesure’s magiste- beginning of an important career. rial biography of Claude Debussy, published She recalls her early research experiences at the music “ in 2003, two years after the French musicol- department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, ogist’sA early death, was immediately accepted as the most where Lesure served as chief curator. She worked on complete and reliable account of the life and career of the fifth floor of the library, and Lesure’s office was on one of France’s greatest composers. However, as it had the fourth; one day she made her way down to ask him not been translated into English, it remained accessible a question about a particular citation. She received a primarily to Francophones. lofty reply: “Moi, je ne cite jamais!”—“Me, I never cite!” “It was a great leap,” says Marie Rolf of the book. But But years later, after she took up the task of trans- its readership was limited—until Rolf was given exclusive lating Lesure’s biography—and because musicologists permission by Lesure’s widow, Anik Devriès, to translate always cite—she spent countless hours tracking down and revise the book, which was recently published by the those thousands of pesky citations—in letters, maga- University of Rochester Press. zines, newspapers, and other sources. “Lesure was in a Rolf ’77E (PhD) is Professor of Music Theory and unique position to study primary materials that were Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Eastman, often unavailable to other scholars,” Rolf explains. “In and a leading authority on Debussy. She has edited La Mer addition, because he was situated at the hub of Debussy as well as a volume of early songs for the Complete Edition research, he fostered and absorbed the pathbreaking of Debussy’s works, and in 2012 served as Artistic Director work of many other experts in the field.” for The Prismatic Debussy, an Eastman-wide festival cel- In its English version, and with all those primary and ebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. secondary sources tracked down and properly cited, Claude Debussy is even more detailed. Marie Rolf has Marie Rolf (above right photo) spent countless hours editing, added newly discovered information in the text of the revising, and translating Francois Lesure’s 2003 biography of book, provided nearly 2,000 new endnotes, and realigned Claude Debussy (below). Lesure’s original references to letters to match those in

6 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 SIBLEY MUSIC LIBRARY (DEBUSSY SIGNATURE); MORGAN LEHMAN (ROLF); UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PRESS (BOOK COVER) Debussy – For the First Time The appearance of Rolf’s translation and revised edition will be celebrated in forthcoming con- certs titled “Debussy Premieres.” New music by Debussy is continually brought to light, especially music from his early years. Three works dating from around 1882, when Debussy was 20 years old, will be performed by Eastman artists on March 12 at New York’s Morgan Library & Museum. One of them is a world premiere: a fragment of a cantata called Daniel, based on the fifth chapter of the Old Testament Book of Daniel. It was writ- ten by Debussy as a student, flexing his musical muscles for the Prix de Rome (which he eventually won in 1884). Its primary vocal-piano manu- script survives in a private collection; Marie Rolf transcribed its 38 pages to create a performable score. An additional manuscript of the opening aria is housed at the Morgan Library, and will be on display at the concert in March. Eastman is providing an outstanding vocal trio a 2005 edition of Debussy’s complete correspondence. to premiere this work: tenor (and Professor of As a translator, she also essayed the challenging job of simplifying Voice) Anthony Dean Griffey ’01E (MM); soprano Lesure’s typically French style of academic writing, which she says Susannah Stewart, a current graduate student; “often contained five ideas in every sentence. Lesure’s authorial tone was and baritone Randall Scarlata ’92E, with Eastman also slightly ironic—a quality that he shared with Debussy,” and one that she Opera Theatre’s music director Timothy Long ’92E attempted to maintain in her translation. (MM) as pianist. Since a short passage is miss- It took her several years to complete the book, often late at night after dis- ing from the manuscript, Rolf asked Professor of patching her teaching and administrative duties at Eastman. “Debussy scholars Composition David Liptak ’75E (MM), ’76E (PhD) are a close-knit group,” she says, so she was grateful to receive a lot of help in to fill in with approximately 40 bars of original understanding thorny passages and tracking down obscure references. music in the style of early Debussy. In great detail. Lesure paints a very complete picture of an enigmatic, and The three vocalists will premiere another size- frankly not always likeable, man who invariably lived beyond his means, often able dramatic work by the young Debussy: Hymnis, treated women shockingly . . . and happened to be a musical genius. He also offers based on a text by Théodore de Banville, whose context for Debussy’s artistic development, as a young man moving through the poetry Debussy often set in his youth. Debussy Parisian drawing rooms, cafés, and gathering places of the artistic movers and composed both Hymnis and “Séguidille” for his shakers of the time. “Debussy was a sponge,” says Rolf. “So deeply immersed in muse Marie Vasnier. Rolf edited and published music, in artistic thought, in the cultural milieu of Paris.” the latter piece in 2014, and describes it as “the The English Claude Debussy has already been hailed as a masterpiece of its own. longest and most virtuosic song he would ever In Gramophone, Tim Ashley called it “a most magnificent achievement and its attempt.” Susannah Stewart will sing what is appearance in English allows us to fully understand its seminal influence and the believed to be the New York City premiere of groundbreaking nature of Lesure’s scholarship . . . as a depiction of the man and his this work. world, it is exceptional, and no one who cares for Debussy can afford to be without it.” The first print run of the book sold out within five months, much to the delight The New York concert will be previewed at Eastman of the press and its author, demonstrating that, thanks to Marie Rolf, Lesure’s on February 23 at 7 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall. rich biography is finding the wide audience it deserves. The concert is free and open to the public.

Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 7 Lisa Crawford Professor of Harpsichord We are potentially in an exciting time in Engaged the field of classical music. Boundaries between musical genres are less rigid: we are hearing fusion of “classical” and music with world music, for instance, or with jazz. Historical performance has moved into the mainstream, and increasingly, instrumentalists and singers move with ease between early Excited and modern instruments, between baroque opera and modern opera. At Eastman’s new faculty members the same time, funding performances has become increasingly difficult. I think that all music students on their visions for music education should be educated in entrepreneurship, giving them tools to create their own ensembles and/or concert series in unique and creative ways, wherever they choose to settle. Six new full-time faculty members joined Eastman this semester, As a teacher and player of a historical instrument, I encourage my and we are introducing them in Eastman Notes by asking them students to have a spirit of inquiry about the music they play—to ask two questions: questions about the musical text itself, the historical context in which the music was written, the original techniques which create a musical Where do you see music moving in the future, and what are the current language for their instrument, and the kinds of improvisation that challenges of the classical music world? would have been added by the performer. But also, I expect them to What is your top priority in educating the next generation of artists realize that there is much room for their own artistic contribution and teachers? to the performance of early music—that there is a whole range of possible interpretations within the parameters of what we know, and that their goal is to play with conviction and to be convincing, so that Lisa Caravan  their performance will consist of a combination of what they have ’07E (MM), ’12E (DMA) learned and what they want to say. Assistant Professor of Music Education This is an exciting time in the music John Kapusta world where innovation, creativity and Assistant Professor of Musicology collaboration across disciplines and styles is encouraged and valued. The First, let me say that as a historical new generation of students includes not musicologist, I am much more comfort- only versatile performers, but also able trying to explain the past than teachers, composers, improvisers, and predict the future! That said, I do think entrepreneurs. As classical musicians, tomorrow’s conservatory graduates will we need to find ways to engage all kinds be increasingly expected to cross of audiences and challenge our notions stylistic boundaries. of what classical music “looks like.” As I teach students in my course Focusing on creative programming, “Music Since 1900,” the last several interdisciplinary partnerships, education, and community engage- decades have been dominated by ment can cultivate a place where we all come together and value each musicians who flaunt border-burning other. I hope we continue to explore avenues where we can create tendencies (think of Yo-Yo Ma and his meaningful musical experiences for people we encounter, whether in Silkroad Ensemble, for instance). We should probably expect that the the classroom, concert hall, art gallery, or coffeehouse. next wave of successful artists will also engage with diverse musical My top priority in educating the next generation of teachers/artists styles, especially as streaming media services offer musicians ever- is to encourage them to be inquisitive, to feel empowered to chal- greater access to an ever-wider range of sounds. lenge norms, and to find creative ways of communicating their love of With such great creative power, though, comes great responsi- music through teaching and performing. bility—something I encourage my students to embrace. I teach my

8 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 students about diverse musical traditions, but more importantly, I try We have to be especially visible and compelling ambassadors to train them to compose, perform, and teach music in ways that pro- and educators for the art we love—one which requires long-term mote justice. For me, preparing musicians to use their gifts to create investment, gestation, and patience from both practitioner and a more equitable world is what a comprehensive music education is consumer alike—in a world of instant gratification, knee-jerk all about. reactions, and quick results . . . and it is important to remain steadfast in upholding the highest musical values, while being open to, interested in, and willing to take advantage of the best opportunities Andrew Harley that new technology affords us. After a century of high specialization (“I’m an organist, you’re a Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano harpsichordist, so and so is a pianist, my friend is a theorist”), we In a world that can often seem to offer so seem to be returning to an older model of musicians required to wear little time for reflection and retrospec- as many proverbial ‘hats’ as possible. Musicians of tomorrow are tion, embarking on the lifelong journey required to be extremely creative, thinking artists, with as broad a that defines a life in music may seem perspective and understanding of their field as possible. I try to foster today like an anachronistic pursuit. an awareness of this in my teaching: discussing the historical context A life surrounded by things greater of each work brings a sense of immediacy and relevance to the score than ourselves requires a lifelong com- at hand and situates the interpreter in a long, complex, oft-traveled mitment to reflection, the discipline interpretive narrative. to keep striving for both honesty and I find it is also important to approach the music from an orchestral, beauty, in the music and in ourselves, vocal, pianistic, or, in any case, non-organistic perspective—to very and the belief that the things one holds intentionally wear different ‘hats’ to gain a deeper understanding of dear may not be reflected in a world the music. The more tools one has sharpened in his or her tool belt, with which we try to communicate. The challenge I present to myself, the greater the richness of experience and ability one will have to at this stage of my life in the classical music world, is to find as many craft truly personal and meaningful interpretations. And that’s why ways for the next generation to share the value, the richness, and we study music—to create meaningful things! the beauty of the lifelong journey they have chosen. To paraphrase Robert Frost, the road less traveled by (as difficult as it may be at times) may just make all the difference. My students are my top priority. Sharing approaches to deepen Michael Wayne the ways in which they see music, think about music, and hear music Associate Professor of Clarinet is a cornerstone for me. Finding ways to link the intellect, the heart, and the ear can form the path to channel the beauty that is already Generally speaking, I teach the individ- within them. ual student and their needs. Not everyone needs to play in an orchestra— and with a studio of 16, it is unlikely that Nathan Laube all of the students will graduate with performing jobs, as there are not Associate Professor of Organ enough openings in orchestras every A part-time faculty member since 2013, Nathan Laube year.. But there are many other great was appointed to a full-time position in the fall 2019 semester. jobs in the music business. The tools they’ve gained can be used to do With each new advance in technology whatever they feel passionate about. comes advantages and, of course, Everyone has a different passion, and as resultant challenges. Never before has a teacher, it is my job to find that in each of my students and so much music been so readily available facilitate it. via electronic media such as YouTube Eastman gives such a strong foundation in musical education that and other online sources for music when they leave, students can take that knowledge in many different streaming. Likewise, the opportunity to directions. An example I like to use is from my time with the Boston reach new audiences has never been Symphony Orchestra. My colleague in the chair next to mine, Tom easier in one sense: a simple, Martin ’83E, was a Stanley Hasty student at Eastman; the orchestra’s unexpected “click” on an enticing link librarian (Marty Burlingame ’64E,”66E (MM), now retired) was a can provide the riches of this musical Stanley Hasty student at Eastman; and the orchestra’s President and universe. Nor has there ever been so Executive Director, Mark Volpe ’79E, was a Stanley Hasty student at much competition for one’s time in an age of ultra-connectivity and Eastman. I don’t know any other school that could make that claim of constant visual and aural stimuli. its graduates.

Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 9 “I love sharing it with the students . . .” Michael Burritt shares the spotlight at his installation as Paul Burgett Distinguished Professor, playing with Ivan Trevino ’06E, ’10E (MM).

10 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 Dreams Coming True Michael Burritt is Eastman’s first Paul Burgett Distinguished Professor

By Andrew Bockman On Friday, September 27, 2019, Michael Burritt ’84E, ’86E (MM) was installed as Eastman’s Paul J. Burgett Distinguished Professor. The ceremony took place in Kilbourn Hall, during a recital by Burritt, accom- panied by many of his current students, performing music composed by former students and himself. Professor Burritt’s tenure at Eastman began long before 2008, his first year teaching here. “I grew up in Syracuse and my father was a very well-respected band director. I remember we had Eastman Wind Ensemble albums in the house, and when I was a kid Frederick Fennell came to our high school. So did Donald Hunsberger and Warren Benson. I grew up thinking about Eastman as Mecca, so studying here was a dream come true.” At Eastman he studied under John H. Beck, who taught from 1967- 2008. “John Beck was absolutely wonderful in his ability to help you understand how to be a professional and to focus on big global ideas, like learning things thoroughly and correctly, and making good sounds all the time. I needed refinement and someone to help me have a more mature sense of what a musician was.” These qualities remained a fun- damental part of Burritt’s teaching philosophy since leaving Eastman and ultimately returning as John Beck’s successor. “I knew what Eastman was like, but I hadn’t been here in a long time and I had never been a professional here. So it was a challenge. I had to prove myself again in some ways. But it was one of the first times in my life where I felt very confident about what I was going to do and how I was going to do it.” Burritt finds his relationship with his students one of the most reward- ing aspects of teaching at Eastman. “Our studio has really grown into an exceptional studio. I enjoy my students as people, and I really enjoy watching their musical success.” A number of his former students are now leading performers, teachers, administrators, composers, and more. “It’s really exciting to see so many talented people together in one place. To be the person that gets to guide and go along for the ride with the students is super exciting and a huge honor. “One of my favorite memories will be the [September 27] concert, which was a hugely humbling and momentous occasion. The spirit of the evening and having my students working with me was the most special thing. I always love sharing it with the students.”

Andrew Bockman is a doctoral percussion student and one of Eastman’s student bloggers.

DERON BERKHOF Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 11 Meredith Monk Rosephanye Powell

Monk’s boundary-defying presentations merge sung and orchestral music, drama, and movement into enthralling, sometimes startling works of theatrical art. “ 2019 brought renewed attention to two of her masterpieces, with She Has a widely praised Los Angeles revival of her 1993 opera Atlas, and the release of a newly restored film of her multimedia work from the 1970s, Quarry, an exploration of fascism. “Meredith Monk’s music is gorgeous—soaring, searing—in a way ” that complicates narratives about what ‘new music’ should sound like,” Said It says Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology Anaar Desai-Stephens. “Yet, while her music is accessible in many ways, that doesn’t mean it’s Women composers easy. Instead, her work raises profound questions about what it means to be human and what humans are capable of, from intimate care to enliven Eastman this fall spectacular dystopia. “The impact of her work comes in great part from how she uses the Meredith Monk voice to produce sounds that are both human and more than human. The multi-talented, profoundly creative artist Meredith Monk visited Now called ‘extended vocal technique,’ this re-thinking and re-feeling the University of Rochester in October for a multi-day residency titled of the voice has been one of Meredith’s most profound contributions Dancing Voice/Singing Body. Monk and her vocal ensemble were the to music in our time.” inaugural visiting artists for the Institute for the Performing Arts at the Assistant Professor of Musicology John Kapusta adds: “In the late University’s School of Arts and Sciences, and Eastman welcomed her 1960s, Monk began presenting performances integrating music, dance, as the 2019 Glenn Watkins Lecturer. (This program was established theater, and media. At a time when many avant-gardists remained in 2003 by distinguished musicologist Glenn Watkins ’53, to bring an committed to abstraction, she embraced storytelling. Often likened exceptional figure in the field of music and related humanistic disciplines to a shaman or bard, she explored relatable themes—womanhood in to the school.) Monk’s residency also included a performance of her particular—in the vocabulary of ritual and myth. most recent ensemble work, Cellular Songs. “As a singer, she drew on a range of cultural traditions to create uncon- As a composer, singer, director, choreographer, filmmaker, and creator ventional music with immediate sensuous appeal. Her deft combination of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations, Meredith of stylistic eclecticism, multimedia spectacle, and topicality earned her

12 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 Kate Soper

critical acclaim and inspired a generation of artists. Monk set the stage music, in a concert featuring her own compositions and arrangements. for the genre-defying, unapologetically beautiful, timely works that In talking about her work as a composer and conductor, Dr. Powell dominate the new music scene today.” spoke candidly: “So much music composed for women has been written Desai-Stephens sums up Meredith Monk’s achievements: “When we by men, so women are singing music from a male perspective even if the think about Meredith’s work and legacy, it’s helpful to remember that poet is female. Songs composed by women, for women allow women to she comes from a family of musicians and, specifically, singers. Yet, be heard as one unified and powerful voice. ” her own work has been multi-genre and multi-disciplinary from the She adds, “Generally, I want the choir to be storytellers, expressing beginning, incorporating movement, theatrical staging, film, and more. the meaning of the poetry and touching the hearts of the audience. “This interdisciplinarity has made Meredith’s work speak to a wide “For me, the beauty of choral singing is that it brings together people range of audiences and practitioners. Indeed, her most ardent fans are from all walks of life, cultures, races, nationalities, etc., working toward other artists who see the ways she has coaxed open these art forms to a common goal: sharing their hearts, gifts and talents with the world. become parts of new worlds of creative possibility. The skills developed and used in choral singing include creating com- “It’s hard to overstate Meredith Monk’s influence on the worlds of munity, self-expression, listening, working together, and singing as one music, dance, and multimedia, interdisciplinary performance.” voice.” —Jeremy Lopez The Watkins Lecture audience was treated to a conversation between Ms. Monk and Professor Desai-Stephens. This turned out to be a sort Kate Soper of autobiography, as Monk described her musical family (her mother, Composer and vocalist Kate Soper premiered her new work Missing a soprano, sang in radio soap commercials), her first encounters with Scenes: The Winter’s Tale on October 17 in Kilbourn Hall with Musica Nova music through stories like Rusty in Orchestraville and Tubby the Tuba, led by Brad Lubman, and her reaction to her Eastman visit was as direct as her vocal studies and realization that the voice could be used as an instru- her music: “I had a great time! The students were well-prepared, enthu- ment, and her explorations of spirituality and Buddhism in the 1970s. siastic, and a delight to perform with, and it was wonderful to work with She described herself as “a channel for a larger energy—this gigantic Brad Lubman.” (There’s a YouTube video of the premiere performance.) thing called music. Music can be a really harsh master, or mistress—but Soper, whose work has been described as exploring “the slippery con- there is truth in it.” —David Raymond tinuums of expressivity, intelligibility and sense, and the wonderfully treacherous landscape of the human voice,” was a 2016 Pulitzer Prize Rosephanye Powell finalist for herIpsa Dixit (She has said it), and is also a co-director and On October 19, the Eastman Women’s Chorus sang under the baton of performing member of Wet Ink, a New York-based new music ensemble, Rosephanye Powell, one of the premier American composers of choral and an Assistant Professor at Smith College. —David Raymond

MICHELLE MARTORELL (MONK); JOHN SCHLIA (POWELL); MARCO GIUGLIARELLI (SOPER) Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 13 The Healing

ArtEastman and URMC join forces for Eastman Performing Arts Medicine

By Reagan McNameeKing, Jessica Kaufman, and David Raymond

The Eastman School of Music and University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) recently unveiled a collaboration that’s bringing clini- cians, artists and researchers together to create innovative connections between health and the arts. The new initiative, Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM), uni- fies and expands existing clinical services, arts integration, and research to transform arts-related health care delivery and to increase scientific understanding of the interactions between the arts and health. EPAM synthesizes the resources and artistic expertise of a world-renowned music school with the cutting-edge treatments and scientific research of a top-tier academic medical center. The concept of the Eastman School of Music and the UR Medical specialized providers in orthopaedics, neurology, and otolaryngology, Center joining forces has existed for many years. In 2018, Eastman dean are dedicated to helping artists (dancers and actors as well as musicians) Jamal Rossi approached ECMS faculty member Gaelen McCormick return to the stage as soon as possible. EPAM clinicians treat a range of ’92E to lead the program: “I was so excited, I said yes before I finished conditions impacting performance, including chronic overuse injuries the sentence.” like carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and vocal fold nodules, as well McCormick played bass in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as acute illnesses or sudden injuries. To streamline access to clinical until 2016, when a condition called Meniere’s disease caused deafness care, EPAM has launched a new hotline to connect performers with in both ears. Without the outlet of performing, she wanted a new focus health care specialists within 48 hours. for her creative and musical energies. She is bringing plenty of both to EPAM, hoping to make it an example for hospitals across the country. Music Therapy in clinical patient care. Research has demonstrated Eastman Performing Arts Medicine has four key components: 2 that arts therapy interventions offer benefits including reduced risk of hospital readmission, improved blood pressure and respiratory Healthcare for Performing Artists and wellness education. For per- function, pain reduction and an enhanced quality of life. 1 forming artists, time lost to injury or illness presents financial, One of EPAM’s goals is to increase music and creative arts therapy physical and emotional challenges. EPAM’s clinicians, who include services that address physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs

14 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 The app stands out for several reasons. “We are pleased First, it is prescribed by the primary care to partner with physician and monitored on the patient’s Eastman to launch electronic records. The app includes interactions with a live therapist, a wide the Eastman range of interactive modules, and per- Performing sonalized mindfulness exercises with Arts Medicine newly-composed, calming music. initiative. This Among other Eastman professors who program is close have taken part in EPAM research with to my heart. It other University colleagues are Philip Silvey, Katherine Ciesinski, Chris Azzara blends my personal ’88E (MM), ’92E (PhD), Mara Culp, and passions for Betsy Marvin ’81E (MA), ’89E (PhD). medicine and the performing arts Music Performance by Eastman stu- into a program dents is integrated throughout the 4 that benefits hospital environment: the lobbies and entrances of Strong Memorial Hospital, musicians and Wilmot Cancer Institute and Flaum general patients Atrium. The fall semester included per- alike.” formances by guitarists, a harpist, a violist, Mark Taubman, M.D., a bassist, and a jazz trio. The carefully CEO of URMC and dean chosen music provides stress relief for of the School of Medicine patients and their visiting families, and and Dentistry according to Gaelen McCormick, “gives the students a heart-to-heart connection “Eastman is proud with an audience. They learn that they can to partner with UR use their music in support of other people.” EPAM aims to add performance Medicine to create opportunities throughout URMC and a program that its affiliates and has piloted performanc- infuses the medical es in the department of psychiatry, with center with music, plans to bring musicians to Highland offers specialized Hospital soon. clinical care of To develop this program, the first of its the highest order kind in upstate New York, EPAM leaders to musicians and consulted with national experts in per- other artists, uses forming arts medicine, including J. Todd music therapy to First-year doctoral student Andrew O’Connor is one of numerous Eastman Frazier ’92E, president of the National treat patients and students performing regularly and providing a “heart-to-heart connection” Organization for Arts in Health—and an conducts research throughout the University Medical Center. Eastman-trained composer. for patients—performers or otherwise. Pediatric patients have received “One of the prerequisites for a success- to increase our music therapy services at URMC for over 20 years, but EPAM aims to ful arts-in-health program is a first-class understanding increase creative arts therapy at Golisano Children’s Hospital and to arts and medical community,” said of music’s impact extend services to URMC’s adult patients. Frazier, who also directs the Houston on the brain Methodist Center for Performing Arts and body.” Research to explore and develop the potential of the arts in therapy, Medicine. “Rochester, through Eastman Jamal Rossi, Joan and rehabilitation and human performance. For example, Eastman and the University of Rochester Medical 3 Martin Messinger Dean, Professor of Music Theory Matthew Brown, with colleagues in URMC Center, has that solidly in place. EPAM Eastman School of Music and the UR department of Electrical Engineering, has helped to develop has built a two-way bridge between the a new app designed to treat mild anxiety disorders on a smart phone institutions to foster innovative collab- using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is a response to the growing orations in caring, caregiving, learning need to provide mental health treatment to underserved communities. and research.”

MICHELLE MARTORELL Winter 2020 | Eastman Notes 15 Thriving Careers & Happy Homecomings Alumni Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr and Maria Newman model the many facets of an Eastman education

ach year, Eastman has the pleasure of welcoming back many former students and honored guest Eartists. We began the fall semester with two vis- its from women who are at the top of their professions. As creators, performers, educators, entrepreneurs, and outstanding alumni, Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr and Maria Newman represent all the facets of an Eastman education.

Masters of a Medium This fall, the members of an important American cham- ber ensemble were recognized by the Eastman School of Music, and for several of the members it was truly a homecoming. During Meliora Weekend at Eastman, the members of the Verdehr Trio were presented by Dean Jamal Rossi with the schoo’s Luminary Award, given to “individuals who have given extraordinary service to music and the arts at the national and local levels.” The description certainly fits the members of the Together they created a 20th-century chamber music repertoire: clarinetist Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr Verdehr Trio, which has created a vast repertoire of 20th (right) and her husband Walter Verdehr (left), with Verdehr Trio pianist Silvia Roederer (center). and 21st century works for its chosen medium: a trio of violin, clarinet, and piano (with occasional variations). playing the same music over and over. We needed to open new paths of the repertoire.” Clarinetist Elsa Verdehr ’58E (MM), ’64E (DMA), Starting in the early 1970s with commissioned works by two Pulitzer Prize-winning and her husband, violinist Walter Verdehr, founded the composers, Karel Husa and Leslie Bassett, the Verdehr Trio’s programs soon included Verdehr Trio in 1972. The Yugoslavian-born Walter was substantial new chamber works by Ned Rorem, Jennifer Higdon, William Bolcom, and the first violinist to graduate with a DMA from Juilliard. many other prominent composers. The list includes ten Pulitzer Prize-winners, as Elsa and Walter ended up at Michigan State University well as composers from England, France, Spain, Brazil, and Australia. Some Eastman as colleagues and, in 1971, as husband and wife. composers are also on the list: composition department chair David Liptak ’75E (MM), The Verdehrs saw a need for a more robust perform- ’76E (DMA) and alumni Katherine Hoover ’59E and Kevin Puts ’94E, ’99E (DMA). ing repertoire for a specific chamber ensemble: the The Verdehrs estimate this has added up to about 225 new works, including the trios violin-clarinet-piano trio, whose small repertoire includ- by Alexander Ariutunian and Gian Carlo Menotti which Elsa calls “two of the best we’ve ed pieces by Bartók, Milhaud, Khachaturian, and a few commissioned.” They were performed by Eastman professors Renée Jolles, Michael other composers. Wayne, and Andrew Harley at a Morning Chamber Music Series concert. “There were only about seven pieces that were good, and “I give Walter full credit for this,” she adds. “He approached the composers and they were really good,” says Elsa. “But we could not keep arranged funding and grants.”

16 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 DERON BERKHOF “In the seventies, eighties, and even the nineties,” says of Hollywood’s so-called “Newman Dynasty.” The dynasty was founded by her father, Walter, “the process was not so codified. We would often Alfred Newman (1900–1970), whose dozens of “Golden Age” movie scores—including go to composers who were not yet well known and who The Song of Bernadette, All About Eve, and How to Marry a Millionaire—won him nine would be glad to write for us.” Instead of paying large Oscars as a composer or arranger. Her brothers David and Thomas are also notable film fees to these composers, the Verdehrs promised to play composers, and her cousin, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Randy, won a couple their music repeatedly—and they kept their promise. of Oscars for songs in the Toy Story series. (Newman family members have received The Verdehrs’ remarkable concert career has taken a total of 92 Oscar nods.) them not only to prominent venues in New York City Though 35 years have passed, Maria Newman still describes herself as “forever mar- and Washington, but across the country and throughout ried to my school.” “Eastman meant so much to me,” she said in our recent interview. Europe, Asia, and Australia. Elsa and Walter are currently “Not just growth as a musician, but also in confidence and artistic freedom. I was able involved in a five-year project that will include writing to be a free spirit, and didn’t feel I had to follow a traditional path. When I left, I had a memoir and organizing all the information about the the gumption and the motivation to follow my own path.” works they have commissioned and performed. Once she had that gumption, her path led her away from bearing the weight of Many of these pieces were published, recorded—Walter “growing up Newman” in an unusually talented musical family, to having a thriving estimates they’ve made 28 CDs for Crystal Records— career, or careers, of her own. She continues to be an active performer on viola as well as and included in a video series, The Making of a Medium. violin, and played her own music on both instruments during her residency, including These projects led to a “Creative Programming Award” a September 11 tribute concert. from Chamber Music America and an “Adventuresome Programming Award” from ASCAP and Chamber Music America. Elsa said she was “incredibly honored and delighted” to add Eastman’s Luminary Award to this list. “It was my home for four years,” says Elsa of Eastman, where she studied with the legendary Stanley Hasty: “a wonderful teacher; anybody else who studied with him will say that.” Her happiest memories of Eastman include per- forming in the Philharmonia under Howard Hanson, and concerts and recordings with the Eastman Wind Ensemble (EWE) under Frederick Fennell; two of her fellow EWE clarinetists went on to prominence, Peter Hadcock ’61E with the Boston Symphony and Larry Combs ’61E with the Chicago Symphony. In nearly five decades of existence, from 1972 to 2015, the Verdehr Trio has had only three pianists, all of them Eastman graduates: David Renner ’60E, ’65E (MM), Gary Kirkpatrick ’62E, and Silvia Roederer ’80E. “I hope it’s not immodest to say that I think we’ve made a real impact on the musical world,” says Elsa; Walter adds, “We just wanted to create and perform as many Gumption, motivation, and freedom: multi-talented composer, entrepreneur, and instrumentalist good works as possible.” Maria Newman during her Eastman residency.

“Forever married to my school” Maria Newman’s presentations at Eastman also included talks on entrepreneurship When composer and string player Maria Newman ’84E and sustaining a musical career. She is a firm believer in making her own opportunities arrived in late September for her residency at Eastman, it as a musician, which includes directing a group called Malibu Friends of Music and was her first return since she graduated with a bachelor’s starting the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, named in tribute to degree in violin 35 years ago. her mother. Montgomery House, or MAHMA, presents more than 40 classical concerts She has definitely been busy in the interim, developing and recitals each year, from traditional chamber music to a live-to-film performance a busy career as a concert and soundtrack violist and vio- of one of Maria’s scores for a silent film. MAHMA has hosted a number of guests from linist (for movies ranging from James and the Giant Peach Eastman, including Dean Jamal Rossi, Beal Institute Director Mark Watters, and to Star Wars Part IX), and an estimable career as a com- Professor of Guitar Nicholas Goluses, who premiered Maria’s Storge (written for him) poser in many different media, from chamber music to on a September 12 Eastman Virtuosi concert. silent film scores. During her residency, from September “It is my privilege and honor to have the opportunity to come and be at Eastman for 7 through 13, Eastman’s students were exposed to these a wonderful week of music making and conversation,” says Maria Newman. “Eastman facets of Maria Newman’s career . . . and several more. has made a huge difference in my life, and I do not know where I would be now if I had Maria comes by these abilities naturally, as a member not had the remarkable experiences that I had there as a student!”

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Sarah Mangelsdorf (right) took the stage, and the University’s presidential staff, during her inauguration on October 4, 2019. The ceremony boasted plenty of music from Eastman musicians, notably Dean Jamal Rossi (above) performing Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise on saxophone, with pianist Toni-Marie Montgomery, dean of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. Celebrating Community at Meliora Weekend Meliora Weekend at Eastman 2019 started on a high note, with the October 4 inauguration of Sarah Man- gelsdorf as the eleventh president of the University of Rochester. Almost 2,000 members of the University and Rochester communities flocked to Kodak Hall for this SAVE THE DATES! signal event, in which Presi- Meliora Weekend@ dent Mangelsdorf’s remarks Eastman 2020 • October 1 to echoed the philosophy of October 4, 2020 George Eastman: “We are not Meliora Weekend@ just a university in this com- Eastman 2021 munity; we are a university of A celebration of this community.” Eastman’s Centennial! Adding to the festive, cel- • September 30 to October 3, 2021 ebratory tone of the inaugu- ration was plenty of music: introductory music from Eastman Brass; the first perfor- mance of The Pathway by Jeff Beal ’85E, by the Ying Quar- tet; and a saxophone performance by Dean Jamal Rossi. Meliora Weekend continued with many more exciting sights and sounds: • Over 12,000 people attended Meliora Weekend events on all campuses with over 550 people attend- ing Eastman events, not including the Mangesldorf Inauguration, or the Eastman Presents concert by

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Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader Jon Batiste (which attracted 1,361 people). • 30 alumni from the Class of 1969 returned to campus to receive their 50th Medallions. • 3 Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented to: Al Regni ’58E; Erin Hannigan ’96E (MM); Bob Ludwig ’66E, ’01E (MM) • Five Luminary Awards were given to past and present members of the famed Verdehr Trio: in person to Elsa Verdehr ’58E (MM), ’64E (DMA); Walter Verdehr; and Silvia Roederer ’80E; and mailed to Gary Kirkpatrick ’62E and David Renner ’60E, ’65E (MM). • Over 15 student performances took place. Thanks to Laura Souza, Eastman Alumni Relations and Greg Machin, Eastman Box Office for these statistics. performance. Though the pressures were high, every- Alumni and current students Celebrating Jean Barr one knew what a privilege this performance would be. of Jean Barr came out in force to celebrate her Dr. Jean M. Barr, Professor of Accompanying and Chamber We presented our concert on May 6 in Kodak Hall, and retirement. Shown in this Music and the Director of the Piano Accompanying and met at 7:30 the next morning to depart for Cleveland, set photo are: Back row, left to Chamber Music Degree Program, retired at the end of to perform just twelve hours later. right, Corey Silberstein ’19E the 2018–19 school year. Eastman presented a concert Severance Hall was built in 1931 and underwent a two- (DMA), Brian Man-ho Wong in her honor on May 8, 2019, featuring former students year renovation project, completed in 2000, to provide a ’19E (MM), Brock Tjosvold, John Robertson, Evan Ritter and esteemed alumni of the graduate programs in Piano state-of-the-art home for the Cleveland Orchestra. Not ’18E, Edward Rothmel ’19E Accompanying and Chamber Music, several coming from only does Severance Hall look beautiful, it sounds beau- (DMA), Christopher Reed out of state and even out of the country. Individuals also tiful. On stage, the sound is clear, making it comfortable ’13E (MM),’19E (DMA), paid tribute to Jean for her contributions to Eastman and to balance and play with each other. The hall took that Gloria Engle; front row left to the collaborative piano profession. sound and amplified it into a beautiful sonority, allowing right, Linzi Li, Alexa Sowers, Yucong “Zoe” Wang ’19E Assistant Professor of Chamber Music and Summer@ the ensemble to play without forcing. (MM), Danielle Guina, Jean Eastman Director Sylvie Beaudette ’93E (DMA) said, The Wind Ensemble doesn’t often have the oppor- Barr, Jesslyn Gunawan ’17E “Zachary Peterson ’16E (MM) and I were honored to orga- tunity to perform for audiences outside Eastman, so and ’19E (MM), Chiao-Ju nize this special event for our dear mentor and friend. it was a pleasure to play in Cleveland. The energy and “Cherry” Hung, Mei-En Chou, It is a true testimony to the impact that she’s had on attention from the crowd was palpable, and everyone Maggie Hinchliffe, Gerta Wiemer. people’s lives that so many came back to Rochester in in the ensemble responded with passion. Everyone felt May or wanted to contribute to the celebration in some immense pride in their work. way. We celebrated not only her illustrious career, but On the return to Rochester, Dr. Scatterday shared his also her many gifts to each of us, musical and personal.” Passion and Pride: Eastman Wind Ensemble in Severance Hall On May 7, the Eastman Wind Ensemble (EWE) held its final performance of the 2018–2019 school year at the historic Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. Conducted by Mark Davis Scatterday ’89E (DMA), the Wind Ensemble displayed a massive and challenging program including the premiere of Three Latin Dances by Jeff Tyzik ’75E, ’76E (MM), the Rochester Philharmonic’s Principal Pops Conductor; Solace by Joel Love, featuring Associate Professor of Saxophone, Chien-Kwan Lin; Night Soliloquy by Kent Kennan ’34E, ’36E (MA), featuring Assistant Principal Flute of the Cleveland Orchestra, Jessica Sindell ’11E; and David Maslanka’s epic Symphony No. 7. Despite the scale of this program, the ensemble only had two weeks of rehearsal leading up to this Beautiful sounds, beautiful hall: Eastman Wind Ensemble onstage at Cleveland’s Severance Hall.

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“Our goal for programming in 2019,” says Lee Koonce ’96E (MM), Gateways president and artistic director, “was to provide a wide variety of performances and events throughout the afternoon and evening each day of the Festival. In 2019, there was something for everyone.” Highlights included: • A four-picture film series and an “after hours” session featuring pop- ular and contemporary music • An organ recital by Eastman doctoral student Nathaniel Gumbs, director of chapel music at Yale University, and solo recitals by pianists Stewart Goodyear and Terrence Wilson • The Young Musicians Institute, begun in 2017, allowing Rochester- area music students to interact and perform with Gateways musicians • Performances of solo, chamber, and orchestral works by Florence Beatrice Price (1887–1953), the first African-American woman to be performed by a major symphony orchestra (the Chicago Symphony). Major works included her Second Violin Concerto (with Gateways’ concertmaster Kelly Hall-Tompkins ’93E) and Third Symphony, and a documentary about Price’s life was part of the festival film series. For the final concert of the festival on August 11, renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves sang signature arias from Carmen and Samson et Dalila and —Jessica Kaufman African-American spirituals. “Denyce is one of the world’s great singers,” said Michael Morgan, conductor and festival music director, “and her performance A “Summery” by the Numbers was a powerful capstone to the 2019 Festival.” Summer@Eastman 2019 flew by in a flash! Here are a few numerical highlights of our 40 days of summer. hope that the Eastman Wind Ensemble will have the opportunity to Summer students came from 38 states and 7 countries. Our young- perform in all of the major concert halls in the nation, and after their est was 10 years old (Adventure Music Camp); the oldest was 84 (New performance in Severance Hall, he has certainly left the EWE wanting Horizons Orchestra Camp). more. —Andrew Bockman ’19E (MM) We offered 46 programs, 5 of them new for 2019, and welcomed 35 guest faculty members, presenters, and performers, 13 of whom were Andrew, a student blogger, played timpani in the EWE’s Cleveland concert. new to Summer@Eastman! Students in the Eastman Community Music School’s summer pro- Gateways Festival 2019 grams performed in a variety of ensembles: 3 full wind bands, 2 large The 2019 Gateways Music Festival had a six-day run in Rochester, and 6 small jazz ensembles, 1 gamelan, 1 Baroque ensemble, 1 string August 6 through 11, 2019. orchestra, and 2 full orchestras, as well as 11 classical chamber ensembles Founded in 1993 by concert pianist and now-retired Eastman associ- and duos and 11 opera scenes. ate professor Armenta Hummings Dumisani, Gateways is a celebration 67 Summer@Eastman concerts took place at 11 performance venues of professional musicians and composers of African descent, which has in Rochester and New York City. Admission to 44 of those concerts partnered with Eastman since 1995. It attracted 125 musicians from the was free. United States and abroad for more than 50 performances throughout 976 is the total number of registrations for Eastman’s Orff Schulwerk the Rochester area. Teacher Education Course over the past 28 years (582 students attended

Celebrating Service In May 2019, the following Eastman faculty members were recognized for their years of service. 35 years 25 years 20 years • Chien-Kwan Lin, 10 years • Donna Brink Fox, • Douglas Humpherys, • I Ketut “Nyoman” Associate Professor of • Juliana Athayde, Eisenhart Professor of Professor of Piano Suadin, Visiting Saxophone Associate Professor of Music Education • Margery Hwang, Associate Professor of • William Porter, Professor Violin and Orchestral • Christina Curren, Vocal Assistant Professor of Gamelan of Organ Repertoire, Violin Coach and Assistant Chamber Music • , • , 15 years Dariusz Terefenko J. Matthew Curlee Professor of German and • Timothy Scheie, Associate Professor Assistant Professor of • Melina Esse, Associate German Lyric Diction Associate Professor of of Jazz Studies & Music Theory Professor of Musicology French Contemporary Media • Lisa Jakelski, Associate 30 years • Anna Gourfinkel, • William Weinert, • Holly Watkins, Associate Professor of Musicology • Kathleen Bride, Professor Assistant Professor Professor of Conducting Professor of Musicology of Harp of Accompanying and Ensembles (departing)

20 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 MATT WITTMEYER { SCHOOL NEWS }

Eastman’s Orff faculty “dream team,” 1992–2019. L-R: Karen Medley, program director Donna Brink Fox, Mary Helen Solomon, James Solomon, Janet Robbins. the program at Eastman; many of those students regis- tered for multiple levels over the years). We will miss the 4 wonderful guest faculty members, but we take comfort in knowing that their legacy lives on through the educa- tors they taught here, enriching the lives of thousands of children. The Eastman Saxophone Project (ESP) Institute’s final concert featured 17 performers playing musical arrangements by 4 ESM/ESP alums. The instruments on stage had a total of 411 keys (approximately 2.42 keys per player finger) and approximately 84 feet of tubing and weighed almost 130 pounds! The 23 participants and 3 faculty members of the inaugural Eastman French Horn Institute played an estimated 16,380 minutes, yielding 12.79 gallons of “condensation” deposited on the floors of Eastman class- rooms, practice rooms, and concert halls. 454 singers participated in 4 Summer Sings (com- munity choral reading sessions, led by William Weinert since 1995). This July we reached Summer Sing #100; 12 student conductors from the Eastman Choral Institute led Handel’s Messiah. And 3 cheers to Professor William Weinert, Director of Choral Activities, for 25 years of the Eastman Choral Institutes! At the Eastman Cello Institute Bach Suites concert, 16 students performed 21 movements of solo Bach (includ- ing selections from all 6 suites). Students from Theory and Analysis of Contemporary Music: Study Abroad Course attended 19 concerts at Double the Operatic Fun IRCAM in Paris. They also spent 3 days at IRCAM’s Eastman Opera Theatre brightened late January and early February with its “Spectralisms” conference and heard Duo XAMP per- studio production of a riotously funny 18th-century double bill. Above: In Antonio form on 2 microtonal accordions. (No word on the Salieri’s Prima la musica, poi le parole (First the Music, Then the Words), a composer number of pastries consumed.) —Andrea Schuler (Nathan Savant) and a poet (Kevin Spooner) importune the diva of their latest production (Rosie Kearin). Below: Director Ian Silverman amplified the companion piece, Mozart’s The Impresario, with an audition sequence that included over-the- Eastman Crosses the Road top scenes from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra and Gilbert and Sullivan’s September 26, 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the Pirates of Penzance. Trevor Scott, Jordan Costa, and Lucy Almada are shown worldwide release of the Beatles’ Abbey Road, the band’s “climbing over rocky mountain,” with Eastman Opera Theatre’s musical director last album project. Why has it remained continually Tim Long at the piano.

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popular and influential for a half-century? To explore this great work of pop music art, John Covach, Eastman professor of music theory and director of the University of Rochester’s Institute for Popular Music, organized Come Together: Fifty Years of Abbey Road, a symposium that took place at Eastman from September 27 to 29. Coming together was indeed the theme of the week- end, whose participants included academics, music and recording industry professionals, and Beatles fans to analyze and celebrate Abbey Road’s musical and technical achievements as well as its history and reputation. “It was fantastic to welcome so many renowned Beatles experts to Eastman,” says John Covach; “the papers and presentations were superb. We look forward to hosting more of these kinds of events in the future.” ACDA Alumni Success Eastman graduates were big winners at the 2018 American Choral Directors National Conference in Kansas City. Over forty alumni gathered for a reunion at Eastman Collaborates the bi-annual conference. Hana Cai ’17E (MM), pursuing doctoral studies at Indiana University, won first prize in On November 8, Eastman Collaborates began in Miller Center Atrium. This lunch- the Student Conducting Competition. Masters candidate time concert series was begun by Irina Lupines and Priscilla Yuen with the goal of Connor Doran was also one of the eight conductors invit- bringing faculty members and their students together in performance. The opening ed to participate in the competition. Dr. Alison Allerton concert featured the studios of faculty members Bob Sneider ’93, Oleh Krysa, ’11E (MM) won the Julius Herford Dissertation Award Katherine Ciesinski, Mark Kellogg ’86E, and Tony Caramia (shown above). for her work on Hugo Distler’s Totentanz. Alison’s doc- toral work was completed at Louisiana State University; she is on the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Tom Trenney ’02E (MM) presented a session on building choral communities in the image of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Our Director of Choral Activities Bill Weinert, a member of the Editorial Board of the Choral Journal, also presented a session on craft- ing research into articles for publication in the journal. Eastman alumni figured prominently as professional singers at the conference. Sarah Brailey ’04E served as soloist with the Boston-based Lorelei Ensemble, John Buffett ’07E, ’09E (MM) sang with Seraphic Fire, and Kali Paguirigan ’98E sang with the Denver Kantorei.

Little Red on the Road In September 2019, an all-Eastman crew brought John Davies’ whimsical children’s opera Little Red’s Unusual Day to the Rochester Fringe Festival, directed by master’s student Ian Silverman, with Mei-en Chou as music director. Left to right: Mr. Bigbad (The Wolf), played by Eastman graduate student Patrick Graham; Little Red, Lauren Nash Silberstein ’19E (MM); Red’s Mom/Grammy, Veena Akama-Makia ACDA Student Conducting Competition winner Hana Cai with ’19E (MM); Dudley, Nathaniel Catasca ’19E (MM). —Jeremy Lopez Eastman Director of Choral Activities Bill Weinert.

22 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 MICHELLE MARTORELL (EASTMAN COLLABORATES); JEREMY LOPEZ (LITTLE RED’S UNUSUAL DAY); COLIN MANN (ACDA) { RECORDINGS }

LOUIS KARCHIN AND DIANE OSEN Jane Eyre • Naxos Making “Jane Eyre” Sing In the last Eastman Notes you read about the prolific composer Lou Karchin ’73E. Lou’s output now includes a three-act operatic adaptation of Charlotte 1 2 Brontë’s Jane Eyre, first performed professionally in 2016 and just released on the Naxos label.

Jane Eyre is so popular, I’m surprised the personality of Mr. Rochester, it there hasn’t been an opera before! occurred to me that he was probably I hadn’t known of any earlier operas, an opera lover, and so I derived some but when I started work on Jane Eyre, material from operas popular at the by coincidence I heard of an opera that time, especially Donizetti’s Lucia and was also circulating in England. (The Anna Bolena. Lucia’s mad scene was story was also adapted most on my mind. 3 4 as a Broadway musical in 2000.) My librettist, What is Jane Eyre’s Diane Osen, came to me performance history DAVID LIPTAK the classic German lieder with the idea. I had nev- leading up to the 1 repertoire, is joined by Constellations er read the book; when I recording? Innova pianist Hartmut Höll for eight songs by Brahms and did, I saw that it contains The first staging took This recording of music Schumann’s Frauenliebe many of the ingredients place in New York in by David ’75E (MM), ’76E und –leben, and by of an opera. Diane began October 2016 (which (DMA), chair of Eastman’s Christian Thielmann and the piece with Jane res- happened to be composition department, the Münich Philharmonic brings together pianist Orchestra for Mahler’s cuing Rochester from a fire—great way Charlotte Brontë’s centennial year) pre- Eunmi Ko ’06E (MM), ’12E Rückert-Lieder. to begin an opera! We worked together sented by the Center for Contemporary (DMA), who performed the closely from 2010 to 2014, and I had Opera. We recorded it in 2017 for Naxos piano suite Constellations KRYSTIAN the shape of the entire work in my head with the entire original cast (which (2010) at Eastman in BEZUIDENHOUT before I wrote a note of music. included baritone Tom Meglioranza October, and the McCormick 4 Haydn: Three Piano ’95E (MM) in two roles), and me con- Percussion Group, joining Sonatas Eunmi in David’s Concerto Harmonia Mundi Did you create a “period” musical ducting the Orchestra of the League for Piano and Percussion style for the 19th-century setting? of Composers. I’m glad this recording Orchestra (2018). Kris ’01E, ’04E (MM) A lot of things in the score relate to allowed me to put my personal inter- continues his exploration older music. When I thought about pretive stamp on this work. ROBERT MORRIS of the fortepiano music of 2 Works for Violin the Classical era with three and Piano imaginative sonatas by Centaur Joseph Haydn—Hob. XVI: 6, 20, and 48—as well as a Three violin and piano set of variations on “Gott works by Professor of erhalte Franz, den Kaiser” Composition Robert (the tune which became the Morris ’65E: In Variations, Austrian national anthem) . . . gradually . . ., and Drawn and the Variations in F Onward fantasy, performed Minor. by brothers Joseph Irrera ’05E, ’14E (DMA) and John HARRY PARTCH Irrera ’07E, ’09E (MM), 5 Sonata Dementia ’14E (DMA). Bridge

RENÉE FLEMING The American composer, 3 Lieder instrument inventor, and Decca original Harry Partch (1901–1974) paid an unusu- Renée ’83E (MM), who al visit to Eastman in 1942, Recording Jane Eyre, left to right: Isabella Dawis (rehearsal pianist), Ryan MacPherson (Roch- has not recorded much of performing what became ester), Jennifer Zetlan (Jane), Kimberly Giordano (Mrs. Fairfax) and composer Louis Karchin.

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q w e r t his most famous work, Des Knaben Wunderhorn or arranged for the trio, Barstow: Eight Hitchhikers’ and Rückert-Lieder, as including Poem for solo Inscriptions. This Bridge well as Brahms Hornsongs cello by Christopher CD preserves Partch’s live Volume 3, arranged by the Brakel ’07E (PhD) and performance, and includes late Professor Emeritus Totentanz by Mathew new recordings by the Verne Reynolds and Scott Fuerst ’99E. ensemble PARTCH of his Hartman ’81E, ’83E (MM). Ulysses at the Edge of the MAX STERN World, Twelve Instrusions, GUY JOHNSTON w Retrospective Windsong, and Sonata 8 Themes & Variations Israel Music Institute y u Dementia. Orchid 9 Howells: Cello The Institute’s most recent DAN LOCKLAIR information on Damsel BOSTON UNIVERSITY Concerto collection of music from r Symphony No. 2, and on Beth is available WIND ENSEMBLE Kings College Max ’69E includes Song “America” at damselduo.org and 6 Expanding Spaces of the Morning Stars for Naxos bethmeyersmusic.com Summit Guy, ’12E and now orchestra, Three Ancient associate professor Pieces for flute and guitar, The latest CD of music DUO526 Expanding Spaces, of violoncello, has Balaam and the Ass for by the prolificDan ’81E y DUO Fantasy produced by the Boston released a collection trombone and percussion, (DMA) features a sym- Navona University College of Fine with pianist Tom Poster and more. Max plays the phony inspired by “The Arts and subtitled Music of works by Beethoven, shofar in his Prophecy for Land of the Free,” and by Violinist Kerry DuWors by Boston University Schubert, Rachmaninoff, the End of Days. well-known melodies asso- ’03E and pianist Futaba Composers, features con- Martinů, and more; and ciated with Independence Niekawa ’05E, 13E (DMA), ductor David J. Martins a rare performance of MADELEINE MITCHELL Day, Memorial Day, and who first teamed up at ’77E, director of the BUWE, Herbert Howells’ 1933 e Grace Williams: Thanksgiving Day. Also Eastman, explore three and a program including concerto (with Rochester Chamber Music on the CD: Dan’s Hail the fantasias by Villa-Lobos, Solar Prominences by BU’s Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos Coming Day, PHOENIX Bax, and Bolcom. (The Richard Cornell ’89E music director emeritus for Orchestra, and Organ “526” in their duo name (PhD). Christopher Seaman Madeleine ’81E (MM) Concerto. refers to the Köchel number conducting the Britten plays the violin and directs of Mozart’s last violin SEAN REED AND Sinfonia) as part of a her London Chamber DAMSEL sonata, Kerry and Futaba’s JOHN MARCELLUS compendium of Howells’s Ensemble in first record- t Just Sit So first collaboration.) 7 Trombone Songs choral and organ music. ings of chamber music by Self-released Sean Reed the Welsh composer Grace CALEB BURHANS TRIO CASALS Williams (1906–1977): Beth Meyers, ’00E and u Past Lives Sean ’04E (DMA) and q Moto Quarto the Violin Sonata, Sextet, ’02E (MM) in Viola Cantaloupe Music Professor Emeritus John Navona Suite for Nine Instruments, Performance and ’00 Marcellus recorded this Romanza, Sarabande, and English Literature, released This second full length disc at SUNY Fredonia. It The trio zestfully inter- Rondo for Dancing. This this album in 2017, and her album of Caleb’s ’03E features duo arrangements prets nine new American CD was The Guardian’s band is working on a soph- compositions is dedicated of songs from Mahler’s compositions tailor-made “CD of the Week.” omore album as well. More in part to the memory

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of former Eastman dean songs include “Can I Take James himself, in three ROBERT DEMAINE includes concertos for Douglas Lowry and U Up on That?”, “All of This compositions including the AND JOEL ERIC SUBEN violin, piano, and guitar, features contributions Gatorade,” and “a Simpler title work. f Haydn: Cello Concertos performed by Michael Lim, from Grey McMurray Time.” Leaf Music Gloria Cheng, and Kenneth ’02E, Joshua Valleau ’00E, CHOIR OF THE BASILICA Meyer with the Seattle David Crowell ’03E, Katie JEFF PIFHER OF THE NATIONAL Robert ’92E, ’93E (MM), Modern Orchestra under Buckley ’02E, ’04E (MM), p Alternate Futures/ SHRINE OF MARY principal cellist of the Los Julia Tai. Andrew’s Ce Christopher Otto ’06, Past Realities s The Basilica Choir Angeles Philharmonic, is morceau de tissu appears ’06E, Ari Streisfeld ’05E, Jeff Pifher Music Stemik Music the soloist in these pop- on another recent Bridge John Pickford Richards ular concertos. Joel ’69E release, The Lark Quartet: ’03E, ’04E (MM) and Kevin Tenor saxophonist Jeff’s This is the fifth release by conducts the Moravian Farewell Celebration. McFarland ’04E. ’07E second CD includes the Orlando, Florida choir, Philharmonic Orchestra, six original tunes mixed directed by William Picher adding, “As conductor on BLUE VIOLET DUO GREG YASINITSKY by eight-time Grammy ’81E since 2001. It contains nearly 70 commercial CDs j American Souvenirs i YAZZ Band winner Elliot Scheiner music by Dering, Goodall, since 1993, I am especially CD Baby YAZZ Recordings that reflect a sound Haydn, Brahms, and proud of this Haydn release, characterized as “cinematic Titcomb, as well as music my very first devoted to the Violinist Kate Carter ’05E Greg’s ’95E (DMA) recent jazz,” incorporating strings by Orlando composers standard repertoire.” (MM) and pianist Louise release was showcased in and horns. This follows Robert Schaefer, Marshall Chan ’02E, ’04E (MM), the Down Beat and featured Jeff’s first release, a more Webb, Kevin Harris and PAULINE VIARDOT Blue Violet Duo, released on PRI’s Jazz After Hours. traditional jazz recording Sean Christopher Stork. g Le Dernier Sorcier their debut album in YAZZ Band was listed entitled Socrates Trial. Jeff (The Last Sorcerer) September 2018, consist- as one of the “CDs of the plays and teaches in the Los ALEXA TARANTINO Bridge ing of music by Norman Year–Big Bands” by Bebop Angeles area. For more on QUARTET Dello Joio, Paul Schoenfeld, Spoken Here in the United Jeff go to jeffpifher.com d Winds of Change This first recording of the William Bolcom, and John Kingdom, and has received Posi-Tone Records recently discovered fantasy Adams. Kate and Louise a number of enthusiastic CHOIR OF opera, or “feminist eco-fable were awarded an Individual reviews internationally. SAINT JAMES The release date for this de- in operatic form”, by the Artists Program Grant a O Beauty Ever Ancient but album by saxophonist 19th-century contralto and from the City of Chicago in BRIAN HEVERON-SMITH Ever New Alexa ’14E and her quartet opera star Pauline Garcia support of this project. o The Great Heveron Gothic Records took place at Dizzy’s Club Viardot (with a libretto by Distributed by CD Baby (Jazz at Lincoln Center) on Ivan Turgenev), features Do you have music or The Choir of Saint James May 28, with guest Nick soprano Camille Zamora performances on a recent This is Brian’s ’08E first (Los Angeles, CA) is heard Finzer ’09E on trombone. ’92E in the cast. or forthcoming CD? Notes release as a solo artist, an under James Buonemani “It is time we stop referring wants to know! Send promo album of original musical ’78E and accompanied to Alexa Tarantino as one of ANDREW WAGGONER copies to Eastman Notes, comedy songs written and by organist Tom Mueller the ‘on the rise’ young stars h Quantum Memoir Office of Communications, performed by himself with ’14E (DMA) in music in jazz,” wrote allaboutjazz. Bridge Eastman School of Music, guest artists like comedian by contemporary Baltic com’s Paul Rauch. “She has 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, Chris Fleming and opera composers, Walton, arrived, and by the sound of This compendium of NY 14604; or just alert us singer Mimi Hilaire. Brian’s Poulenc, Morales, and things, she is here to stay.” concertos by Andrew ’82E that it is available.

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Left to right: Dean Jamal Rossi and distinguished alumni Bob Ludwig, Erin Hannigan, and A generous gift from Tim and Robin Wentworth Albert G. Regni at Meliora Weekend. endows a new Eastman piano professorship and a scholarship. Recognizing Distinguished Alumni During Meliora Weekend, (DMA), clarinet, Walter Distinguished Alumni Wentworth Family the Verdehr Trio received Verdehr, violin, and pianists Award for their exceptional the Luminary Award for Silvia Roederer ’80E, Gary musicianship, scholarship, Commits $2.5 Million their extraordinary service Kirkpatrick ’62E, David and leadership in the arts. to music and the arts at the Renner ’60E, ’65E (MM). Make sure you do to Eastman national and local levels. At the Saturday evening not miss out on these The honor was awarded Celebration Dinner, we festivities! Save the date Robin and Tim Wentworth, University during a beautifully per- honored Erin Hannigan for the next two Meliora of Rochester parents and supporters, formed Morning Chamber ’96E (MM), Bob Ludwig Weekends; October 1–4, have committed $2.5 million to endow Music concert to Elsa ’66E, ’01 (MM) and Albert 2020 and September 30– a professorship and a scholarship at the Verdehr ’58E (MM), ’64E G. Regni ’58E with the October 3, 2021. Eastman School of Music. The Robin and Tim Wentworth Professorship in Piano will support Carlson Gift Supports ESM STEM Students and recognize a dedicated faculty member Marlan G. Carlson ’61E The Marlan and Angela in a culture and in a soci- while the Wentworth Family Scholarship will (MM) ’64E (DMA) and his Carlson Scholarship sup- ety which urgently needs benefit deserving students. wife Angela have taken ports dual degree students committed people in the “The Wentworths are passionate about the first step to establish a at Eastman who are con- STEM-oriented professions education and music, as this gift illustrates,” series of scholarships that currently enrolled in one who are accomplished musi- says Jamal Rossi, the Joan and Martin will support students who of the STEM disciplines on cians, and who through their are talented musicians and the river campus. They were passion, their beneficence Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of dedicated scholars, and who particularly motivated to and their leadership can be Music. “Their generosity reflects the powerful wish to pursue the intensive act now, given the opportu- compelling ‘difference mak- effect that music has had in their lives, and it study of music while also nity for their gift to receive ers’ as advocates for the arts shows a deep commitment to support the next pursuing a degree in one of a 30% bonus in matching in their companies, educa- generation of musicians with the resources the STEM areas (Science, funds through the Wegman tional institutions, corpora- Technology, Engineering, Scholarship Challenge. Dr. tions, governmental entities and guidance they need to thrive. We are Math). Carlson shared, “We live and their communities.” tremendously grateful for their support.” “Eastman is a gem and an anchor in the Rochester community, as well as a world Thank You for Your Support leader in the music realm,” says Tim, who Your support of the Eastman School For information about supporting schol- has been a member of the University of ensures our ability to continue to provide arships or other special programs and Rochester’s Board of Trustees since 2013. a world-class educational experience by projects, please contact: investing in these priorities: “The school excels in helping young artists Eastman School of Music grow into leaders on stage, in the arts • Scholarship Support Office of Advancement community, and in a variety of roles where • Special Performance Opportunities and 26 Gibbs Street New Commissions Rochester, NY 14604-2599 they can apply the tremendous skills gained • Innovative Programs 585.274.1040 from a rigorous program of academic and • Community Outreach 866.345.2111 (outside 585 area code) musical studies.” • Student Travel

26 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 ANDY OLENICK (WENTWORTHS); JOHN SCHLIA (DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI) { ALUMNI NOTES }

2019 Richard F. Grunow 1960s Colloquium for Music Elizabeth Bankhead Teaching, Learning, and Buccheri ’69E (MM), Performance. Chuck and ’79E (DMA) has retired the Canadian Brass (he is a after 14 summers as Head founding member) gave a of Music at the Aspen master class, and performed Opera Center, where she with the Eastman Wind served with David Zinman, Ensemble. The colloqui- Robert Spano, and Edward um is named after former Berkeley. Music Education professor Richard Grunow. 1 On August 6, Eastman Community Music School, 2 Recently, Assistant with percussionists Bill Professor of Saxophone ’68E and Ruth Cahn ’68E Chien-Kwan Lin visited facilitated a hand drum- his hometown, Singapore. ming workshop for the NYS Eastman has about 35 Northwest Region Migrant Singaporean alumni work- Education Program. Six ing for the Symphony, the 1 teenage students gath- Conservatory of Music, the Bill Cahn ’68E (second from right) ered in the Karen Rettner School of the Arts, conduct- Community Music Center to ing school orchestras, and make music and learn tech- in private studios. Shown niques on tubano drums. are: from left to right, seated: Wei Wei Tan ’03E, Robert Christensen ’62E, who works as a free-lance ’64E (MM) premiered his violist in London; Soon String Quartet and Monhe- Lee Lim ’87E; Han-Ling gan Trilogy for soprano and Oh ’99E, Vivien Goh ’69E piano in September at the (who provided the photo- University of Rhode Island. graph), Cindy Lee ’02E; Monhegan is set to poems from left to right standing: by Alonzo Gibbs, father of Chien-Kwan Lin, Gerard Geoffrey Gibbs ’62E, ’63E Chia ’99E, Lynette (Lim) (MM), ’74E (DMA), whose Chang ’84E, Joelle He ’11E, music was also performed Edward Tan ’07E, Boon on the URI program. On Hua Lien ’18E, and Anne 2 Vivien Goh ’69E (second from right, seated) and Chien-Kwan Lin with Singaporean alumni. March 7, 2020, the Claflin Kunkle ’17E. Hill Symphony will pre- In January 2019, Geary miere Robert’s Adirondack Larrick ’70E (MM) was Sketches. 1970s honored with the Albert 3 Rabbi Ilana Axel (Ilene Nelson Marquis Lifetime Since retiring from the Mohl) ’78E and Rev. Dr. Achievement Award from Library of Congress in Shawn Kafader ’81E recent- Marquis Who’s Who 2002 to care for his late ly gathered in the Chicago Publication Board. wife, Emily Ann Cooper suburbs to celebrate Ilana’s ’60E (MM), ’69E (DMA), Rabbinical Ordination. 4 Cary Lewis ’72E writes: Gerald Gibson ’62E, ’75E Ilana is Cantorial Leader of “This photo was taken just (MA) moved to Marshall, Beth Tikvah Congregation, outside of Reykjavik, in the Texas, in 2004. He is on the Hoffman Estates, Illinois. home of Iceland’s Nobel Harrison County Historical Shawn is Lead Chaplain Prize winner for Literature, Commission, sits on the and Clinical Counseling Halldor Laxness. On July board of the Harrison Supervisor at Friendship 3 14 Gudny Gudmundsdottir Rabbi Ilana Axel (Ilene Mohl) ’78E and Rev. Dr. Shawn County Historical Museum, Village Retirement ’71E and I revisited the Kafader ’81E and chairs the Marshall Community, Schaumburg, Franck Sonata for the Public Library Committee. IL. Friends at Eastman, they under Eugene List, and is Boynton Beach, Florida, has first time together since He was named Harrison make their Eastman musi- a faculty member at the published his first novel, May 1968. Gudny is now County’s Outstanding cal training a large part of Mannes College/New People of a Prayer. The retired as concertmaster Volunteer of the Year in their ministries. School and the Aaron novel combines a compel- of the Iceland Symphony 2018. Copland School of Music at ling murder mystery with Orchestra. I retired from In December 2018, Zelma Queens College/CUNY. an endearing love story, all Georgia State University Chuck Daellenbach ’66E, Bodzin ’70E and Terry within the contemporary but maintain an active ’68E (MA), PhD’71E (PhD) Eder performed the last Hollywood film composer music scene. The settings performance schedule as returned to Eastman as recital in the series Piano Michael Isaacson ’79E include the Eastman School a chamber musician in the guest lecturer in the Four Hands. Zelma studied (PhD), now a resident of of Music! Portland, Oregon.”

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Two concert band pieces Distinguished Teaching to right (with current affilia- by Arthur J. Michaels from President Christopher tion): Richard Nelson ’84E ’70E, Mythical Royals and Eisgruber at Princeton’s (PHD) (Cleveland Institute Their Heroic Defenders 2019 Commencement. In of Music), Sam Ng ’96E, and Euphotrombotonia, March 2018 he was made ’01E (MA), ’05E (PHD) were published by Bell an Honorary Member of (Cincinnati Conservatory), Music Publishing. Other the Royal College of Music, Joe Kraus ’77E, ’87E publications by Arthur: London, by its President, (PHD) (Florida State), Dance Suite and Sara’s HRH the Prince of Wales. Andrew Aziz ’10E (MA), Suite, both for string ’13E (PHD) (San Diego orchestra (Gusthold Music). Last spring and summer, State University), Mike “St. Thomas Excursion,” marimbist Leigh Howard Callahan ’02E (Michigan a movement from Dance Stevens ’75E performed at State University), Chris Suite, was premiered by the 4 the 1000 Beats Festival in Bartlette ’01E (MA), Symphoria Youth String Cary Lewis ’72E and Gudny Gudmundsdottir ’71E Palermo, Italy, joining jazz ’07E (PHD) (Binghamton Orchestra (Syracuse, New drumming legend Peter University), Sam Bivens York). Erskine and Grammy win- ’13E (MA), ’18E (PHD) ner Mark Colenburg, and (Cleveland Institute), In March, composer performed Robert Kurka’s Beata Golec ’05E (MM), and percussionist Dave Concerto with the Tenerife ’12E (DMA) (Geneseo Mancini ’74E performed Symphony Orchestra. University), Betsy Marvin with the Genesee From June 2–14, students ’81E (MA), ’89E (PHD) Symphony Orchestra as from across the United (Eastman School of Music), guest soloist in a pops con- States and three different Phil Chang ’99E (MA), cert. The program included countries converged on ’11E (PHD) (University of several of Dave’s pieces, Asbury Park, New Jersey, Colorado, Boulder), Jenine including The Journey and for Leigh’s 40th Summer Brown ’06E (MA), ’14E Fiesta Latina. Marimba Seminar. Guests (PHD) (Peabody Institute), included Eastman professor Michael Buchler ’98E Diana Mittler (Mittler- Michael Burritt ’84E, ’86E (PHD) (Florida State), Battipaglia) ’75E (DMA) (MM). Joel Phillips ’82E (MM) celebrated her 40th season (Westminster Choir as director and pianist of 5 College), Kary Haddad the Con Brio Ensemble with David Owens ’72E with Barbara Kipp 1980s ’04E, ’06E (MA) (Columbia 13 concerts in the Bronx, 6 In June 2019, Kansas Preparatory School), and Manhattan, and Queens, piano, with oboist/English Preludes for Piano by Kent City hosted thousands of Nancy Rogers ’00E (PHD) including the Library of hornist Barbara Kipp at Kennan ’34E, ’36E (MA) college and high school (Florida State). Performing Arts at Lincoln Medford and Newton, (1913–2003). teachers who grade the Not pictured: Matt Center where clarinetist Massachusetts. Their Advanced Placement (AP) Bribitzer-Stull ’97E (MA), Gary Dranch ’75E also per- concerts also featured The Michael Pratt ’71E exams for various subject ’01E (PHD) (University formed. On May 5, Diana Winter’s Passed by Wayne completed 41 years on areas. AP Music Theory was of Minnesota), Laura conducted the Lehman Barlow (1912–1996), a long- the Princeton University represented by 105 graders, D’Angelo ’93E, ’00E (MA) College and Community time Eastman composition faculty, and received the 20 of whom are Eastman (Webster Central Schools), Chorus and Orchestra in faculty member, and Two President’s Award for alumni. Pictured, from left Jocelyn Neal ’95E (MA), excerpts from Brahms’ German Requiem and works by American composers including a Porgy and Bess medley. This was Diana’s 66th semi-annual concert with this group at Lehman College/CUNY, where she has served as Professor of Music and Choral Director since 1986.

5 Within a Dream, a work for voice and string quartet by David Owens ’72E, was premiered on February 10 in Boston by coloratura soprano Sierra Marcy. Last spring David premiered Soliloquy VIII for cor anglais and piano, 6 and Soliloquy VII for solo Eastman alumni graders for AP Music Theory in Kansas City

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’02E (PHD) (University the 2018 Mid-South Horn Independence Day. of North Carolina, Workshop at Wichita State Chapel Hill), Anna University. He presented a Kedrik Merwin ’99E Stephan-Robinson ’03E lecture on Making a Career (DMA) is the Executive (MA), ’09E (PHD) (West as a Multi-Instrumentalist, Director of the Traverse Liberty University), and coached the WSU Jazz Symphony Orchestra. James Sullivan ’69E (MA), Ensemble, and performed Kedrik was previously ’82E (PHD) (Michigan a concert of classic jazz Music Director of the State). that utilized French horn, Interlochen Center for the with his Jazz Horn Legacy Arts. Brett Blankenship ’82E Sextet. (MM) is Chairman of The Brightness of Light, the Board of Regents at In July 2019, Eileen by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington State Univer- 7 8 Strempel ’88E became the composer Kevin Puts ’94E, sity. Brett was previously Donna Coleman ’86E Bradley Ellingboe ’83E (MM) new dean of UCLA’s Herb ’99E (DMA), was pre- President of the National Alpert School of Music. miered at Tanglewood last Association of Wheat summer with the Boston Growers, the policy voice of Symphony Orchestra, the wheat industry on Cap- 1990s conductor Andris Nelsons, itol Hill, and still manages Kelly Hall-Tompkins ’93E soprano Renée Fleming the family wheat ranch. was appointed to the violin ’83E, and baritone Rod faculty of the Manhattan Gilfry. The 45-minute piece, 7 Donna Coleman ’86E School of Music. Kelly inspired by the marriage of (DMA) produces and is the founder of Music Georgia O’Keefe and Alfred performs in The OutBach® Kitchen, bringing emerging Stieglitz, was co-commis- Festivals of Music in Santa and professional musicians sioned by six organizations, Fe, New Mexico. The 2018 together to inspire and up- including Eastman. Festival featured Charles lift. In 2019, Music Kitchen Ives’s Concord Sonata, performed its 100th con- 9 A recent “photo opp” recorded by Donna for cert, at the Antonio Olivieri brought together three Etcetera Records and win- 9 Drop-In Center. Eastman alumni and ner of France’s Diapason Mitchell Robinson ’99E (PhD), Gordon Sly ’85E (PhD), Michael former winners of the d’Or. The 2019 Festival cel- Callahan ’08E (MM), ’10E (PhD) In May, Erin Hannigan Teaching Assistant Prize, ebrated the 200th birthday ’96E (MM) performed all now on the faculty of of Clara Wieck, and music concerts of the Tabernacle École de Musique at with her quintet at the Michigan State University: of other women. Donna Choir at Temple Square. Conservatoire de Lausanne. Presbyterian Village North Mitchell Robinson ’99E returns to Australia every Richard’s arrangement His article on chamber in Dallas. The concert, (PhD), Music Education; year to perform and teach. for choir and orchestra of music pedagogy is in the arranged by Janet ’52E Gordon Sly ’85E (PhD), In 2014, Donna formed The Let Us All Press On is the sixth volume of Dialogues and Frank LaCava ’52E, Music Theory; and Michael Concord Trio to explore the title track of the choir’s with Sound, by the Editora included all the principal Callahan ’08E (MM), ’10E American chamber music newest CD. da Universidade do Estado players of the DSO wood- (PhD), Music Theory. repertory, performing on de Minas Gerias (Bresil). wind section and the DSO’s the “Sundays Live” series Third Angle New Music Associate Principal Horn JEN-TEN by Greg from the Los Angeles was selected to receive Leo Schwartz’s ’80E player. For more news about Yasinitsky ’95E (DMA), County Museum of Art. $25,000 from the MAP musical, Till, about Emmett Erin, see p. 26. was premiered at the Fund Grant to fund and Mamie Till, was a keynote session of the 8 A Practical Guide to Sanctuaries, a jazz-classi- Next-Link Production at Damon Thomas Lee 2019 international JEN Choral Conducting by cal chamber opera Third last Summer’s New York ’97E has been appointed Conference by the JEN All- Bradley Ellingboe ’83E Angle has commissioned Musical Festival. Written Professor of Music for Film, Star Big Band. The piece (MM) was recently pub- from Darrell Grant ’84E. with DC Cathro, Till is the Theatre, Games and Other was written for the 10th lished by the Neil A. Kjos Sanctuaries challenges the true story of Emmett and Media at the Hochschule anniversary of the Jazz Music Company. Bradley is Portland, Oregon commu- Mamie Till. In 1955, a black für Musik, Karlsruhe, Education Network. (See retired Director of Choral nity to listen and address teenager visiting relatives Germany. “Recordings” p. 25 for more Activities and Professor of issues such as privilege, in Mississippi was mur- about Greg.) Music at the University of racial equity, inclusion, and dered, his body was thrown Under the invitation and New Mexico. economic disparity. in the Tallahatchie River, sponsorship of the U.S. In January, Jeffrey Zeigler and it was discovered three Department of State and ’95E performed with Tony Award-winning Deputy Head of Strings at days later, mutilated and the U. S. Embassy in Brazil, Aperio, Musics of Americas, singer and actress Kristin London’s Guildhall School unrecognizable. This crime Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu at Sicardi|Ayers|Bacino Chenoweth (an Eastman of Music and Drama, and Mamie’s impassioned ’96E (MM), ’01E (DMA) in Houston, Texas. guest in 2014) made a Evan Rothstein ’82E was response were catalysts collaborated with the RE:VOLVER—Cello, cameo appearance in Carol professor in residence at for subsequent civil rights Brazilian National Theater Electronica, & the Mayan of the Bells, written and per- the Conservatorio superior protests. Symphony Orchestra in Apocalypse featured formed by organist Richard de musica in Lisbon last Gershwin’s Rhapsody in new music for cello and Elliott ’85E (MM), ’90E year, and is external expert Jeff Stockham ’84E (MM) Blue at a concert in Brasilia electronics by emerging (DMA) for the Christmas to the Conseil of the Haute was a Featured Artist at to celebrate the 2019 Mexican composers.

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to enrich the lives of people Performing Arts), and a 2000s in the community. lecturer at Northwestern’s In March, Daniel Black Bienen School of Music. ’06E made his Michigan Tiffany Ng ’08E (MM) Julie is principal harpist Opera Theatre debut is Assistant Professor of of the Hartford Symphony conducting Bernstein’s Carillon at the University Orchestra, orchestra direc- Candide. The opening of Michigan, Ann Arbor. tor at a local middle school, night performance was She was a keynote speaker adjunct faculty member at broadcast live on WRCJ and performer at the 2018 the College of DuPage, and, 90.9FM. Canberra International with Lynn, a member of the Carillon Festival, and Chicago Harp Quartet. Henry Cheng ’07E won featured artist at the 2018 the first prize in the Second Rockefeller Carillon New David Stringham ’03E, Antal Doráti International Music Festival in Chicago, ’07E (MM), ’11E (PhD), as- Conducting Competition in where she performed Ashti sociate professor of music November 2018. by Jung Sun Kang ’08E at James Madison Universi- (MM) and ’13E (DMA), ty (Harrisonburg, VA), was Renée-Paule Gauthier a response to President awarded a Madison Scholar Award for the 2019–2020 ’00E (MM) performed in q Trump’s travel ban co-de- the Chicago Lyric Opera Ellen Breakfield Glick ’08E veloped with Afghan refu- academic year. Orchestra for 2018–19. gee Ferdous Dehqan, and She is a member of several Susan Hochmiller ’05E joined to perform a concert the world premiere of Of Chicago-area ensembles, (MM), ’08E (DMA) is at the facility. Senses Steeped by Kathryn including the Joffrey Ballet assistant professor of Alexander ’97E (DMA). Orchestra and the Chicago voice at the Sunderman Nicole Kenley-Miller ’00E Tiffany is editor ofThe Philharmonic, and is a Conservatory of Music (MM) recently completed Music of ‘March’: A Civil substitute with the Chicago at Gettysburg College. her DMA at University of Rights Carillon Collection Symphony Orchestra. She wrote So You Want Houston with her disser- (American Carillon Music Renée-Paule is on the facul- to Sing Chamber Music: tation, “Voicing Virginia: Editions) and appears on ty of North Park University A Guide for Performers Adaptation of Woolf’s the LP Land AA, vol. 4 and travels throughout (Rowman & Littlefield) and Words to Music.” She is (Clear As Day). the United States, giving directs Orvieto Musica’s also the new Production master classes and clinics Art of Song summer vocal Manager for the Moores Daniel Pesca ’05E, ’16E on the topics of mindful chamber music festival in Opera Center at University (DMA) has been appoint- practice, audition prepara- Orvieto, Italy. of Houston. She and her ed Assistant Professor of tion, and anxiety manage- husband, Dr. Andy Miller, Piano at the University ment. She hosts the Mind Danny Jenkins ’07E a published poet, are of Maryland, Baltimore The University of Rochester Over Finger podcast, and (PhD) is associate pro- continuing research on col- County. Press recently published was an official podcaster for fessor of music theory at laboration between singers George Rochberg, American the 2019 Fischoff National the University of South and poets/literary scholars Cellist Audrey Snyder Composer: Personal Trauma Competition. Carolina. He has published to deepen the explication ’06E has a highly visible and Artistic Creativity by a book of Schoenberg’s process of art song texts for role performing with The Amy Lynn Wlodarski ’01E q Ellen Breakfield program notes and musical recital preparation. Who’s Moving On! tour, (MA), ’06E (PhD) who is Glick ’08E was appointed analyses. Danny’s most joining a 50-piece orchestra currently associate profes- assistant professor of clar- recent effort has been in Carly Kulawitz ’09E, an of local musicians hired sor of music at Dickinson inet at Western Michigan community engagement. elementary school music for each show. Audrey also College. Drawing from University in Kalamazoo, After several weeks of video teacher at Trevor Day teaches cello, writes music, unpublished materials Michigan. (Sent to Eastman conferences with inmates School in New York, mar- and performs in musical and personal papers, this Notes by her proud hus- at Lee Correctional, USC ried Eliot Bickoff on July theater, including serving is the first comprehensive band, Ryan Glick ’08E.) students and the inmates 4, 2019. as a substitute player in study to put the career of the Chicago production of this prominent musical Alexandria Le ’05E gave Hamilton. postmodernist into a rich Send us your news and photos! two performances—one on cultural context. the back of a red pickup Julie Spring ’05E and Do you have an announcement you’d like to share with truck and the other at Lynn Williams ’01E, the w Chanda VanderHart your fellow alumni? Send your personal and professional Mario Basner’s World CHQ.2 harp duo, per- ’02E writes: “A multi- news to Eastman Notes, Office of Communications, Heritage Collection at formed at the UR Chicago disciplinary storytelling Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, Tivoli Village—on March New Year’s Celebration. initiative that I founded NY 14604. 21 during the 24-hour Lynn is principal harpist at and perform in, Talespin— E-mail: [email protected] fundraising event, Nevada’s the Chicago Lyric Opera Musical Tales for Big Big Give. Ninety-five to 100 Orchestra, founder and and Small, released its Please do not edit, crop, or resize your digital images. percent of donations were director of the Chicago first book and CD,How Send the original, full-size file downloaded from your given directly to non-profit Harp Ensemble, head of Monkey Looked for Trouble, camera or smartphone or provided by the photographer. organizations, including the Harp Department available in French, English We reserve the right to edit submissions for clarity Alexandria’s Notes with a at Roosevelt University and German. I am a faculty and length. Purpose, which uses music (Chicago College of member at the University

30 Eastman Notes | Winter 2020 { ALUMNI NOTES } of Music and Performing Adrian DiMatteo ’12E was Honor Concert Band, and Arts Vienna, where I earned featured in a recent New Music Director for Artpark my PhD. I spend most York Times article on the & Company’s first Public of my time performing healing principles of sound Works production of with diverse ensembles, baths. The Odyssey in Summer including Talespin, around 2018. He is active with the world.” Jairo Duarte-Lopez ’10E NYSSMA as a Piano and (MA), ’16E (PhD) and Brass Adjudicator for e Our alumni in the Michaela Eremiasova ’11E Solo Evaluation Festivals United States Army Field (PhD) scored the music for throughout New York Band performed in Kodak Brown Paper Bag, which State. In 2016, he was a Hall on April 9: Staff won Best Film and Best Quarterfinalist for the Sergeant Joel Ciaccio Director awards at the Grammy Music Educator ’05E; Sergeant First Class 2019 San Diego Black Film Award. Thad Crutcher ’07E; Staff Festival. Sergeant Pam Daniels Drew Worden ’14E (MM) ’09E; Staff SergeantAmy Jacob Dupre ’14E produced was promoted to Assistant Houck ’13E; Sergeant a documentary honoring Dean of Entrepreneurial First Class Rob Marino the 60th anniversary of w Musicianship at New Chanda VanderHart ’02E (left) and Johanna Lacroix ’05E; Sergeant Major Reis Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. England Conservatory McCullough ’00E; Sergeant Jacob plays piano and of Music in fall 2018. In First Class JG Miller ’06E; trumpet and reads the May 2018 his BOLT for Sergeant First Class Sarah voiceover for the documen- 18 Percussionists was pre- Schram-Borg ’04E; Staff tary. He is an active pianist, miered in Carnegie Hall by Sergeant Jennifer Zhou composer, and songwriter, Desert Vista High School. (’14E); and Sergeant First and is the keyboard artist The Big Trouble, a 14-mem- Class Michaela Shelton for Sweetwater. ber percussion/songwriting ’13E (MM). Bassoonist collective founded by Drew Randy Lee Fultz ’19E Chad Goodman ’11E (BM) and Ivan Trevino ’06E, joined the U.S. Army Field was appointed Conducting ’10E (MM), performed Band following his gradua- Fellow of the New World a Daytime Showcase tion in May. Symphony in Miami Beach, Concert at the Percussive Florida, working with its Arts Society International Artistic Director Michael Convention (PASIC). Big 2010s Tilson Thomas. Trouble includes Aaron Laura Andrade ’16E was Staebell ’05E, ’10E (MM), awarded the fourth prize in Dasol Jeong ’14E was e Mark Boseman ’14E the Senior Division of the appointed to the New York Alumni in the U.S. Army Field Band (DMA), George Clements 2019 22nd Annual Sphinx Philharmonic earlier this ’07E, ’12E (MM), Maria Organization Competition, month. She is one of three Pennsylvania Law School, Yidi Song ’18E won First Finkelmeier ’09E (MM), held in Detroit. new section violinists. where she was an Executive Prize in the Flute Society of Stella Perlic ’18E, Sam Um Online Editor of the Washington Young Artist ’15E, and Catherine Cole Gabriel Condon ’13E, Leah Jorgensen ’19E has University of Pennsylvania Competition. ’18E (MM). ’15E (MM) was appointed joined Americorps’ Teach Journal of International Instructor of Classical and for America, whose mission Law. Evan Pengra Sult ’17E was Jazz Guitar at Washington is to address educational appointed Principal Flute of IN MEMORIAM State University. inequality. Leah is teaching Zachary Peterson ’16E the Pacific Northwest Ballet in an elementary school in (MM) is Eastman’s Orchestra. 1940s As seniors, Hannah Dick the Baltimore city school new Graduate Advisor. Dorothy (Purdy) ’19E and Benton Gordon district. Zachary served previous- Jay Villella ’11E is second Amarandos ’46E, ’47E ’19E received Fulbright ly as Student Services trumpet of the Youngstown (MM), June 2019 Awards for the 2019–2020 Sarah Kramer ’14E Coordinator in the Symphony, and trumpet Denise (Miller) Apel academic year. Hannah (BA, BM) is one of four Registrar’s Office, and a professor at Chatham ’47E, February 2019 is studying percussion in 2019–2020 Fellows student employee in the University in Pittsburgh. Joan (Strait) Applegate Örebo, Sweden, and Benton assigned to the Supreme Admissions and Concert He performs regularly in ’47E, ’66E (PhD), May is teaching English in Court of the United States, Offices. Pennsylvania, Ohio, West 2019 Taiwan. where she will serve in the Virginia, and western New Evelyn (Meyers) Currie Office of the Counselor to In August, Mark Powell York, and maintains a ’45E (BS), ’46E (BM), June Two Eastman seniors re- the Chief Justice. Sarah ’19E (DMA) spoke at private studio. 2019 ceived Fulbright awards for joins the Supreme Court the Oxford Conducting Priscilla (Gilbertson) Eitel the 2019–2020 academic Fellows Program from Institute’s Conference at Patrick Towey ’14E is ’46E, June 2019 year. Hannah Dick ’19E the United States Court the Sydney Conservatory the Director of Bands at Arthur Roland is studying percussion of International Trade. on “Conducting Ma: An Plattsburgh (NY) Senior Frackenpohl ’47E, ’49E in Örebro, Sweden, and After majoring in harp at Open Space for Music High School. He was Guest (MA), June 2019 Benton Gordon ’19E is Eastman, Sarah earned a Making with an Implication Conductor for the 2019 Evelyn (Cumming) Garvey teaching English in Taiwan. J.D. from the University of for Conducting Pedagogy.” Clinton County All-County ’46E (MA), March 2019

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Madeline (Bramer) Ingram ’45E, February TRIBUTES 2018 Martha McCrory ’44E (MM), February 2019 Christopher Rouse Andrew McMullan Jr. ’47 (MM), February 2019 Christopher Rouse, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer music of the 19th century to John Bonham, drummer Robert Lee Moore who taught at Eastman from 1981 to 2002, died on with Led Zeppelin. He knew music literature as exten- ’49E, March 2019 September 21, 2019. sively and completely as anyone, and this was on full Anthony Passannante He began composing at age seven, earning a bach- display with his teaching of composition and orches- ’48E, March 2019 elor’s degree at Oberlin Conservatory and studying tration to students at Eastman. His private students Betty (Chidlaw) Philibosian ’44E, with George Crumb and with Karel Husa at Cornell included some of our most prominent graduates, includ- September 2017 University. After Eastman, Rouse taught Cathleen (Beyer) at The Juilliard School, and he was the Robinson ’42E, May 2019 Distinguished Composer-in-Residence Sally (Falkner) Shapton at the Peabody Institute. He was the ’49E (MM), February 2019 Phyllis (Mann) Shulman Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s ’48E, March 2019 Composer in Residence in 1986 and New Laura (Bohle) Sias Music Adviser from 1989 to 2000, and ’47E, October 2019 the New York Philharmonic Composer Margaret (Lide) Stanback in Residence from 2012 to 2015. ’44E, July 2019 Constance (Koeblin) Starr His colorful, emotionally visceral ’47E, August 2019 music has been performed and record- Eleanor (Hunt) Vail ’46E, ed by such soloists as Sharon Isbin and ’47E MM), January 2019 Yo-Yo Ma. Rouse won the 1993 Pulitzer Louise (Tyre) Voscinar Prize for his Trombone Concerto, intro- ’48E, March 2019 Helena B. (Micka) Willett duced by Joseph Alessi with the New ’47E, August 2019 York Philharmonic, and three Grammy Mildred (Northrop) Awards—two for his Cello Concerto Wiseman ’46E, May 2019 and another for his Guitar Concerto. The composer of six symphonies and three award-winning concertos, Paulina (White) Yancich His final work, Symphony No. 6, was Christopher Rouse had the knack of writing music that was profound and popular. ’47E, May 2019 premiered on October 18 by the Cincinnati Symphony. ing Kevin Puts ’94E, ’99E (DMA) and Aaron Travers ’03E 1950s In the words of David Liptak ’75E (MA), ’76E (MA), ’05E (PhD), and his influence was wide and deep.” James S. Anderson (DMA), chair of Eastman’s composition department: Rouse’s final work,Symphony No. 6, was premiered by ’52E, March 2019 “Christopher Rouse was one of the best of American Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Dominick Argento ’58E composers. His work was layered with references and on October 19 and received national attention. The New (PhD), February 2019 Charles Underwood connections to a wide array of musical precedents and York Times said “All of Mr. Rouse . . . is in this score, Brown ’59E, July 2019 influences, ranging from the monumental Romantic directly stated and taut, with an uncanny timelessness.” Elaine Bonazzi Carrington ’51E, January 2019 Lois (Murray) Carson ’53E, October 2019 Aleck Brinkman John P. Clare Aleck Brinkman ’66E, ’70E (MA), ’78E (PhD), who many software programs for students to practice ’54E, October 2017 taught at Eastman from 1973 to 2001, passed away on musicianship skills, especially dictation. He was instru- Chardelle (Hayward) Dooley ’54E, February March 27, 2019. His dissertation was a computer-assist- mental in developing technology courses for music 2008 ed study of the melodic influence of the cantus firmus theory majors and urged the department to change the Arno P. Drucker ’54E, ’55E on the contrapuntal voices in Bach’s Orgelbüchlein. curriculum to include a course in programming and (MM), July 2019 Aleck was a long-time chair of the Society for Music technology. After his retirement from Temple, Aleck Patricia (James) Gambell Theory’s Networking Committee, hosted the SMT was still active in MTMSA, running their website and ’51E (MM), September 2017 server at the Eastman School of Music, and was a sup- serving on committees. He was known for his warmth, Shirley (Byers) Garami portive “tech” advisor in the early years of MTO and good humor, and love of every kind of music imaginable ’55E, July 2019 the SMT list-serv. Aleck was a specialist in computer (he played a mean bass in jazz combos). C. Ann (Simpson) House applications in music, long before this was an estab- ’57E, June 2019 lished research area. Thanks to Minehan Professor of Theory Elizabeth Nancy (Nickeson) Kane ’58E, March 2019 Aleck Brinkman was a ground-breaking innovator West Marvin ’81E (MA), ’89E (PhD) and Michael Kaaren (Maesch) Makas on computer-applications in music theory and a caring Klein ’85E, ’87E (MM) of Temple University for their ’54E, July 2019 teacher. During his years at Temple, Aleck developed contributions to this remembrance.

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TRIBUTES Dominick Argento Timmothy Baker Domenick Argento ’57E (PhD), an American composer known for Timmothy Baker ’08E (MM) died suddenly on October 11, 2019, in his vocal and choral music, died on February 20, 2019. A student of Columbia, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Alan Hovhaness, Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson, Argento wrote University of South Carolina School of Music, and a master’s degree his first produced opera,The Boor, during his days at Eastman; he in violin performance from Eastman. became one of America’s most frequently performed opera compos- As a professional violinist, he performed with many regional orches- ers, with works including Postcard from Morocco, A Water Bird Talk, tras and was a regular participant in the Gateways Music Festival. He was also a composer, taught lessons and gave master classes in schools, and volunteered as a musician at the VA hospital and elsewhere. Timmothy not only embraced the Eastman community in Rochester; he brought it with him wherever he went, as is evident in his strong connection to and love for the Columbia, South Carolina community.

Louise Goldberg Louise Goldberg ’74E (PhD), longtime librarian at the Sibley Music Library, died on May 31. Louise attended Smith College, and then the Juilliard School for a year as a viola student, before earning the Master of Arts degree in French from the University of Chicago. In 1967, she began doctoral studies in musicology at Eastman, and was a member of the Sibley Music Library staff from June 1971, first as head of reference, then Head of Rare Books and Reference in 1976. Dominick Argento, shown during a 2004 master class at Eastman, called his After her retirement in 1993, Louise served as Managing Editor at school years here “an inspiring experience.” the University of Rochester Press, and copyedited books on music The Aspern Papers, and Casanova. His song cycle From the Diary of and other topics for the Press. She was also Assistant Editor for the Virginia Woolf won a 1975 Pulitzer Prize, and his Casa Guidi won a Journal of the American Musicological Society. 2004 Best Contemporary Composition Grammy. As a musicologist Louise worked largely in the area of nine- In his autobiography Catalogue Raisonné as Memoir, Argento teenth-century French music, with a focus on the music of Hector referred to his time at Eastman as “the happiest and most fulfilling Berlioz. Combining her performance background, her ability with the years of my life,” and in a Spring 2013 interview for Eastman Notes he French language, and her musicological training, Louise translated remembered “such an inspiring experience, even beyond the extraor- into English Pierre Baillot’s treatise The Art of the Violin (Northwestern dinary musical education.” University Press, 1991), with a foreword by Zvi Zeitlin. Argento’s Four Seascapes for Chorus and Orchestra was commis- Louise is remembered fondly as a librarian who cared about bringing sioned by Eastman for the 100th anniversary of the Sibley Library, and music to performance, and as a scholar and editor who found myriad first performed here in 2004. In autumn 2012, it was announced that ways to help excellent scholarly work find its way to performers, music Dr. Argento had made a commitment to endow an Eastman professor- students, and concertgoers. ship through a charitable remainder trust with a gift of approximately $1.5 million. In honor of Dr. Argento, the faculty member holding the Thanks to David Peter Coppen, Ralph Locke, and Dan Zager for their endowed position will be named the Dominick J. Argento Professor. contributions to this memorial Albert Astle Christopher A. “Al” Astle, Senior, ’38E, died February 21, 2019, at the In the Spring 2017 Eastman Notes, Al was quoted: “As one graduates age of 102. He was an outstanding percussionist, having played in sever- from the Eastman School of Music, he receives a BM degree plus a al symphony orchestras (including the Oklahoma City Symphony) and permanent love of music the remainder of his life. I am over 100 years big and small jazz bands. He was also General Manager of several large old now and enjoy all kinds of music, plus ‘beating out’ a simple rhythm music stores in the East and Midwest, and a Senior Vice-President now and then. How about you?” of Revco Tractor Training School in Richmond. Since then, he was extremely active as a YMCA, hospital, and church. Thanks to Chris Astle (Al’s son) for information.

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Marguerite (Fattey) Janet (Lowrance) McCarty ’54E, ’55E (MM), Hamilton ’65E (MM), January 2019 July 2017 H. Marla Mutschler James William Hudson ’56E, September 2017 ’69E (DMA), June 2019 Donald L. Panhorst  S. John Ingram ’59E (MM), ’68E (DMA), ’61E (MM), March 2018 April 2019 J. Herbert Joyner Elaine (Wightman) ’60E (MM), July 2019 Phillips ’58E, June 2019 Judith (Knapp) Lawrence Ronald L. Phillips ’60E, June 2019 ’56E, June 2019 Perry Ira Martin John D. Ricca ’59E, ’64E ’62E, July 2019 (MM), December 2017 Charles S. McClain Joan Mitchell ’67E (DMA), January SalmonCampbell 2019 ’59E, July 2019 Linda (Ellington) Neigert John R. Schactler ’66E, June 2013 ’52E (MM), May 2019 Elizabeth Ann Newnam Margaret Rickard Scharf ’67E (MM), March 2019 ’51E, ’53E (MM), ’63E Priscilla J. Perry ’62E, ’66E 1 (DMA), July 2019 (MM), February 2019 A postcard showing the National Peace Jubilee of 1869 Joseph Scianni William H. Teter ’53E (MM), ’59E (DMA) ’60E, September 2019 1 The June 18, 2019 Professor of Guitar the host of the WFMT’s Larry A. Snyder Neva Jane (Cram) Washington Post included Nicholas Goluses received All the Stops, in which he ’52E (MA), July 2019 White, ’64E (MM), an article by Michael Alan a Distinguished Alumni performs on magnificent Charles R. Valenza  October 2012 Anderson, associate pro- Award from his alma mater, instruments throughout ’50E, ’53E (MM), May fessor of musicology, about the Manhattan School of Germany, France, Slovenia, 1970s 2019 the National Peace Jubilee Music. Nick accepted the Croatia, and the United William Arthur Crowle Robert W. Weidner of 1869, a huge musical award on May 17; a tribute States. You can listen to the ’79E, March 2019 ’51E (MA), ’60 (PhD), event held in Philadelphia video about Nick’s career is four two-hour programs Deborah (Rolfe) November 2013 as a way of healing the on Goluses.com. at wfmt.com/programs/ Dabczynski Carolyn J. Willis country’s divisions after the all-the-stops/ ’72E, March 2019 ’56E, June 2019 Civil War. Michael wrote John Frank Oddo Ellen (McFarlane) this article as a response to At the Second Asia ’78E (MM), April 2019 Wightman our “toxic political environ- Saxophone Congress, held Jean E. (Greig) Roberts ’56E, April 2019 ment,” stating, “we should September 15–19 at the ’75E, August 2019 Carol Dawn (Moyer) not discount the power of Shanghai Conservatory of Robert Troiano Winkelman music to bring Americans Music, Professor Chien- ’76E (MM), January 2019 ’58E, ’59E (MM) together . . . music and Kwan Lin taught a master David P. Willoughby Palma (Malbraaten) grand spectacle could help class, played on the Selmer ’70E (PhD), March 2019 Wolverton ’54E, ’56E bridge our bitter divides international artists concert, (MM), July 2019 1980s even today.” and performed Zachariah Mark Stephan Hierholzer Goh’s concerto on the 1960s ’84E (MM), September Matthew BaileyShea, International Saxophone William R. Babcock 2018 associate professor of All-Stars Concert. Chien- ’60E, ’64E (MA), ’70E Daniel Eldon Patton music theory and asso- Kwan’s first-year master’s (PhD), July 2019 ’87E (MM), June 2019 ciate professor of music Professor of Voice Anthony student Scarlet Gouk, and Trudy (Burns) Borden Paul Charles Nauert theory in the College Dean Griffey ’01E (MM) Aiwen Zhang ’17E (MM), ’61E, ’64E (MM), ’89 (BS), ’90E, July 2019 Department of Music, is (and the Eastman Theatre performed with the Dawn November 2018 one of the three winners of façade) graced the cover of of Asia Saxophone Project, 1990s Alexander R. Brinkman the College’s 2019 Goergan the October 2019 Classical representing eight coun- Mark E. Ball ’90E (MM), ’66E, ’70E (MA), ’78E Award for Excellence in Singer, which also includes tries and regions. February 2019 (PhD), March 2019 Undergraduate Teaching. an interview with Tony Michael Vincert Pisani Virginia A. Chambers about his life, career, and Associate Professor of ’96E (PhD), July 2019 ’64E (MM), September Professors Tony Caramia philosophy of giving back Conducting Brad Lubman 2019 2000s and Jean Barr are 2019 to his home community of is the 2019 recipient of Hollie E. Deifer Timmothy Baker recipients of Frances Clark High Point, North Carolina. Columbia University’s ’63E, March 2019 ’08E (MM), October 2019 Center Outstanding Service In September, Tony returned Ditson Award for service Mary Laurent Duggan Yuri Vladimirovich Recognition Awards to Wingate University to American music. Brad ’68E (PhD), July 2013 Blinov ’09E (DMA), April for “providing ongoing to be presented with the joins a list of distinguished Judith Joan (Ungrodt) 2019 leadership, highest quality University’s Distinguished recipients of this award, Evanson ’62E (MA), ’69E expertise, and support for Alumni Award. including Howard Hanson, (PhD), April 2019 In Tribute reflects deaths the advancement of piano David Zinman, and Leonard Glenn C. Hadsell of Eastman alumni through teaching, learning, and Associate Professor of Bernstein. He received the ’64E, May 2019 October 31, 2019. performing.” Organ Nathan Laube is honor from pianist Gilbert

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Catherine (CC) Broyles Junior Jane Kim won ’12E recently won the solo First Prize in the piccolo position with the Chappaqua Symphony Richmond Symphony. This Young Artists Competition. news made two Eastman DMA student Haley Bangs teachers proud: CC is a ’09E won the Second Flute student from Bonnie Boyd’s position in the Cincinnati studio, and she also studies Symphony. piccolo with Anne Harrow. Nikolette LaBonte, ’18E The American Council of and an MM student of Learned Societies (ACLS) Peter Kurau, is the 2020 2019 Mellon/ACLS Emerging Artist for the Dissertation Completion Verde Valley Symphony in Fellows include musicol- Sedona, Arizona. Nikki also ogy student Gabrielle E. has a one-year appointment Cornish ’13, ’16E (MA), as principal horn with the for Sounding Socialist, Fort Worth Symphony, Sounding Modern: Music, and is the Rochester Technology, and Everyday Philharmonic Orchestra’s Life in the Soviet Union, tenured Associate Principal 1956–1975. /Assistant Principal/Utility Horn. 2 Ethan Cypress, mas- Ying Quartet ter’s student of Mark Jacob Montgomery, an Kellogg, won the Division MM student of David Kalish at the October 17 (Oxford University Press). Cognitive Sciences in The 2 (25 years of age and Higgs, won First Prize Musica Nova concert. The book, co-edited by College, published The younger) Jazz Trombone in the 19th Annual West Mike Titlebaum ’91E, Musical Language of Rock Solo Competition at the Chester International Assistant Professor of Jazz ’82E (MM), also includes (Oxford University Press). American Trombone Organ Competition, Studies and Contemporary chapters by Russell A. In this study, he addresses Workshop in Washington, sponsored by West Chester Media Dave Rivello ’89E Schmidt ’86E, ’88E and each of rock’s musical DC. Ethan also appeared University. (MM) recently released his Nick Weiser ’10E (MM), dimensions: harmony and as a soloist with the Army new book, Bob Brookmeyer ’14E (DMA). melody, tonality and scale, Blues. Zhen Piao, DMA stu- in Conversation with Dave rhythm and meter, phrase dent of William Porter, Rivello, as an ArtistShare In memory of the late structure and form, and 1 Austin Keck, a student won First Prize at the composer Olly Wilson, emotional expression. of Michael Burritt, won first Royal Canadian College Professor of Viola George prize in the Collegiate/ of Organists’ Lynwood Taylor performed Wilson’s Humanities Department Open Solo Division at the Farnam International Viola Concerto with the adjunct faculty instruc- Great Plains International Organ Competition held in symphony orchestra of UC tor Sevinç Türkkan was Marimba Competition. Montreal. Berkeley, where Wilson shortlisted for a PEN Austin was also a win- taught for 32 years. The America Literary Award ner of the Young Artist Varun Rangaswamy concerto was premiered for her translation of Competition at the Yamaha was awarded the Lorna at Eastman in 2012, at Aslı Erdoğan’s The Stone Summer Symposium in D’Costa McDaniel prize the International Viola Building and Other Places. Indianapolis, held in May for best paper given Congress. 2019. by an undergraduate 2 The Ying Quartet— violinists Janet Ying ’92E and Robin Scott, violist Phillip Ying ’91E, ’92E (MM), and cellist David project. You can learn Ying ’92E (DMA)—received more about the book at the National Federation of ArtistShare.com/Projects. Music Clubs Centennial The book’s cover features Chamber Music Award. “It a painting by Dutch artist was a complete surprise. Nikolaj Dietmans, a friend But also a pleasant one!” of Brookmeyer. says David Ying. The citation letter rwead in part: Associate professor of Jazz “Your recordings promoting Studies and Contemporary American Music are Media Bob Sneider ’93 exemplary and your efforts wrote the chapter on “Jazz Professor of Music Theory to present chamber music Guitar” in the new book David Temperley, who is with wide audience appeal Teaching School Jazz 1 also Professor of Brain and are to be commended.” Austin Keck

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student by the Mid-Atlantic AWARDS AND HONORS Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology, for his Prizewinning Pianists “Cultural Transformation Students of Associate Professor of Piano Alan in Rochester’s India Community Center: Chow recently received significant competition The ICC as a Site of prizes. Intergenerational and Interregional Discourse.” • Sophomore Hans Chan: MTNA Young Artists Piano Competition; third place, MTNA national Alden Wright, a student competition; First Prize in his division, 2018 Los of Nathan Laube, won first Angeles International Liszt Competition. prize and audience prize • DMA student Peter Klimo: Bronze Medal, in Syracuse University’s Arthur Poister Scholarship Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition. Alden is now 2 Competition; third prize, Franz Liszt assistant organist at Third Eastman Bassoon Quartet Competition. Presbyterian Church in • First-year DMA student Wanting Zhao: Grand Rochester. Prize, William S. Byrd Young Artist Competition. Zhongsan Yang, a se- • Junior Yuyang Xie: Grand Prize winner, nior student of Natalya Canadian Music Competition, 19 to 25-year-old Antonova, was named a category. finalist in the Beethoven • Sophomore Tony Yan Tong Chen: First Prize, International Competition Wallace National Piano Competition in in China. Auckland, New Zealand. The winners of the 2019 • Junior Delvan Lin: semi-finalist, Lev Vlassenko Friends of Eastman Opera 3 Piano Competition in Australia; Best Voice Competition, held Asha String Quartet Performance of a Classical sonata and a work by on Valentine’s Day, were Liszt; Graeme Russell Virtuoso Prize. Kira Kaplan (Honorable ENSEMBLES In the MTNA National Mention), Veena Akama- Chamber Music Makia ’19E (Third Prize), 2 In May, Professor Competition, Eastman’s In the Class of 2023 . . . Nathaniel Catasca ’19E George Sakakeeny ’78E Scio Saxophone Quartet • As an ECMS student, Jashanti Henry won (Second Prize), and Kelly and the Eastman Bassoon (Uday Singh, Siobhan recognition as a talented flutist and talented Whitesell ’19E (First Quartet (Jingyuan Plouffe, Clancy Ellis, and conductor. Last spring, Jashanti was a Louisville Prize), whose accompanist Wang, Chris Witt, Kirk Michael Matthews) won was Chih-Yun Hsiao ’19E. Peterson, and Jonathan the Wind Division, and Orchestra conducting fellow, in a “real world” Guest adjudicator was Churchett) taught and per- the Lilac Quartet (Haley partnership with the LO and the Sphinx soprano Patricia Racette. formed at China’s Central Schricker ’19E, Julia Organization. Conservatory in Beijing. Churchill, Ethan Durrell, • Percussionist Roy Marshall won the 2019 At the 2019 National Among the highlights of and Jordan Gunn ’19E) Rochester International Jazz Festival/ Trumpet Competition, held their trip were a concert au- won second place in the in March at the University dience that included many String/Piano Division. Eastman School of Music Gerry Niewood Jazz of Kentucky, Jared Wallis Eastman students . . . and a Their faculty coaches were Scholarship. ’17E (MM) and Zachary trip to the Great Wall. Chien-Kwan Lin (Scio) • Voice and Opera student Madelin Morales is one Peterson ’16E (MM) placed and David Ying ’92E and of 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, based third in the Blackburn Tuba Mirum, directed by Masumi Rostad (Lilac). on academic and artistic excellence, leadership Trumpets Graduate Solo Associate Professor Don Division; first prizes were Harry, performed at the 3 This spring, the qualities, and community service. won by Ellen Shinogle 41st Annual Association of members of the Asha • Guitarist Robert Varon was a student winner in ’14E and Matthew Tong Concert Bands Convention String Quartet (Clair An, the “High School—Jazz Instrumental Soloist” ’18E (MM), and Jacquelyn in Woodcliff Lake, New Jer- Robert Sanders, Aditi category of DownBeat. Lankford ’16E (MM). Emiel sey, in April. The students Prakash, and Hannah De Jaegher won third taking part were: Jordan Rubin) and the Scio place in the Yamaha Jazz Moore ’19E, Cameron Saxophone Quartet 2019 Perkes Flute Prize Solo Division, and Jamal Burch, Denver Pascua, (members listed in previous Doctoral student Yi Xiang won the Tal Perkes Damien was a semifinal- Justin Gorodetzky, Justyn item)—represented Flute Prize, in remembrance of Tallon Perkes ’84E. ist. Semifinalists in the Newman, Max Dichter, Eastman not only in The jury included Aralee Dorough of the Houston Ensemble Competition euphoniums; and Brett the Kennedy Center’s Symphony, Sophia Gibbs Kim ’98E (MM), ’06E were Aric Kline, Emiel Copeland, Juan Alonso, Conservatory Project, but de Jaegher, Jess Green, Alex Hofgesang, Preston also the next morning at (DMA); Rachel Roberts ’03E; David Snyder ’84E; Giulia Rath, Katie Smith ’19E, Austin Ratliff, Central Union Mission, and John Hunter ’84E, ’98E (MM). Hillstrom, and Jordan Jackson Duffy, Jordan Washington, D.C.’s oldest Moore ’19E. Oliveira. homeless shelter.

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Take a Walk on the Eastman Side On Sunday, June 23, about 75 people of all ages and from all backgrounds, most of them strangers, met at the intersection of Main and Gibbs streets—right in front of the Eastman School of Music. They’d been invited by Rochester artist Shawn Dunwoody and community leader Richard Glaser to create “Composers Crossing.” Dunwoody, a Rochester native who has conceived and directed several large-scale community art projects, called himself an “artistic conductor” for this one, handing the templates and paint brushes to volunteers and assigning them either black keys or white keys. About three hours later, four enormous painted keyboards had replaced all four crosswalks out- side the Eastman Theater. At first pedestrians were hesitant, but before the paint was dry, the Rochester community and social media were cele- brating the work. “Composers Crossing” was even the subject of a feature article in the Washington Post. The painting happened just before Rochester’s jazz festival got underway, so it was seen and enjoyed by thousands—and it remains at Main and Gibbs, where it has been enjoyed by many in the Eastman and Rochester communities. Photograph by Michelle Martorell