Eastman Community Music School (ECMS)

Student Spotlight: Young Eastman Strings! This past Saturday, December 14th, ECMS celebrated the holiday season with its annual Winterfest! This event gives a nubmer of our ECMS ensembles and programs a chance to perform for frineds, family, and the Rochester community. One such program is our Young Eastman Strings, comprised of group violin, viola, and cellos classes, along with various soloists. 🎻🎶 Please enjoy their Song for Everyone, Eva Belvelin's "Winter Suite" performed by all YES students, faculty, and YES Coordinator, Michelle Walker. ❄❄❄ #eastmancommunitymusicschool #youngeastmanstrings #winterfest

Student Spotlight: Vincent Mussumeci, tenor Please enjoy Vincent's performance of Vaghissima Sembianza by Stefano Donaudy from the January 6th Student Showcase Recital. Vincent is from from the studio of Diane Abrahamian and is accompanied by Na Young Koo on piano. You can also view the full video on our YouTube here: https://youtu.be/LoyEBRCElHM

Student Spotlight: Helena Lu, piano Please enjoy Helena Lu's performance of Chopin's Waltz in C# Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 from the March 9th Student Showcase Recital. Helena is from the studio of Tamari Gurevich. You can view the full video on our YouTube here: https://youtu.be/tfkUjWHC8Yg

"String Quartet in A Minor, Andante espressivo" by Robert Schumann

Student Spotlight: Adult Chamber Music Workshop! The Adult Chamber Music Workshop, directed by Roberta Zalkind, performed as part of the 2024 Summer@Eastman program on July 28th in Hatch Recital Hall. Here is "String Quartet in A Minor, Andante espressivo" by Robert Schumann. This lovely performance was given by Ruth Sharsky, violin; Ellen Henry, violin; Barbara McIver, viola; and Katherine Lewis, cello. The quartet was coached by Matthew Zalkind. View the full video on our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/nLqzAnvdrDU

Music Educators Jazz Quartet - Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder

Student Spotlight: Music Educators Jazz Ensemble! On July 17th, the Music Educators Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Bill Tiberio, performed as part of the 2024 Summer@Eastman program. To warm up the stage for the ensemble, a Jazz Quartet performed Stevie Wonder‘s Isn’t She Lovely! The group included Ryan Johnson on guitar, Ken Foster on saxophone, Andrew Martelle on bass, and Jimmy Grillo on drums! You can find the full video on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-hKqjo65KI&list=PLYihet761zJw_4oqOYMwWBEM4qxSaPTJX&index=7

Student Spotlight: Summer Studio Orchestra

Student Spotlight: Summer Studio Orchestra One of ECMS's newest editions to Summer@Eastman was the Summer Studio Orchestra, directed by Jonathan Allentoff! Their S@E premiere, Stage & Screen Concert, was held on July 18th in Kilbourn Hall and featured amazing vocal and violin soloists as well as The Clarinet Collective. Here is a snippet of ""Seventy-Six Trombones"" from The Music Man by Meredith Willson, featuring vocalist Michael DeLuca.

Student Spotlight: The Adventure Music Camp Wind Ensemble!

Student Spotlight: The Adventure Music Camp Wind Ensemble! The Adventure Music Camp, directed by Terry Smith, is an exciting day camp for local students entering grades 5-9. This week long camp held daily activities that include ensemble rehearsals, music and movement, percussion, and World Music. This year's final concert was held on Friday, August 2nd in Kilbourn Hall, where students had the opportunity to showcase their hard work for their family and friends! Here is a snippet of the Wind Ensemble's performance of ""The Boom Boom Gallop"" by Randall D. Standridge. The group was directed by Bill Tiberio and mentored by Bella Lau. You can view the full performance on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/L0nF2w9sJJU

Student Spotlight: Barbara Johnston, ukulele, and Ken Luk, ukulele/director Barbara participated in this year's Mandolin Workshop, directed by Ken, as part of the 2024 Summer@Eastman programs. This program featured different string instruments such as guitar, mandolin, and ukulele. Here are Barbara and Ken performing "Maps Theme" from Overcooked by Oliver Wood! Stay tuned for more videos from Summer@Eastman programs!

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 To help mark the holiday, here is a performance of the Star Spangled Banner by the New Horizons Green Band, co-directed by Priscilla Todd Brown and Debbie Parker, from their Springfest performance on May 30th! You can view the rest of the Green Band's Springfest performance on our YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYihet761zJzmv0qn1nSF4cQC9x7VUPj1

Student Spotlight: Two Wrong Notes

Here's a snippet of Moonglow by Hudson/Delange Mills, performed by Two Wrong Notes! The ensemble is made up of M. David Shemancik on clarinet and Lawrence Neeck on piano. You can view the full performance on our YouTube at this link!: https://youtu.be/V4-H28TP1Uc

Student Spotlight: Fossilied Bones

Please enjoy this highlight from this year's New Horizons Spring Fling! Trombonists Gordon Bennett and Mark Block of the ensemble Fossilized Bones performed two inventions by Lennie Niehaus. You can view the full performance on our YouTube at this link!: https://youtu.be/2FDdqfO6xSw