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Japanese music students experience Mozart
Eastman School of Music alumnus Todd Lowery '89, brought the genius of Mozart to young Japanese students in Tokyo on Oct. 7.Thirty-two Japanese fourth-grade students stood on stage in Tokyo's world-renown Bunkamura Orchard Hall and sang sections from Mozart's famous opera "Don Giovanni." The children were all students from Japan's Gunma Kokusai Academy. The concert […]
Ossia debuts new, original music
For those who think the Eastman School of Music is only concerned with classical music and hasn't yet been convinced otherwise, Ossia, a student-run group entirely dedicated to the production of new music, may change your mind. Funded by Eastman, it receives musical works from famous contemporary composers to budding Eastman musicians. Ossia's goal is […]
Success marks conductor's life
A. Clyde Roller '41, a celebrated conductor at the Eastman School of Music, passed away at the age of 91 in San Antonio, Texas.An Oklahoma native, Roller began studying oboe as a young boy. He started his professional musical career as principal oboist with the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra, later joining the Oklahoma City Symphony. He […]
Horror films fail to entertain
Having been a longtime horror fan, I am thoroughly disappointed with the majority of recent horror films. Of all the genres of film, horror gets the least amount of respect and seems to receive the most contempt from pretentious cinephiles. Perhaps this is for good reason, considering many horror films are produced with limited budgets […]
Dissapointment endures throughout 'Fog'
A feeling of icy horror creeps over the audience as they recline in their chairs with their feet on the ledge in front of them, shielding themselves from the ghosts. The small island of Antonio Bay is being engulfed in a consuming and rolling fog. The camera zooms out into a panoramic view of the […]
Ben Folds 'landed' in Brockport
Ben Folds stormed through new and old songs at SUNY Brockport on Sunday evening, rocking a crowd composed mainly of students. Older fans could be spotted on the outskirts of the crowd, along with those who were decked out in Halloween costumes too delicate for the masses. Colorado-based band, The Fray, revved the audience for […]
Play reveals human nature
By Dawn RyanCampus Times StaffWatching a performance of UR International Theatre Program's latest creation, "Killer Joe," is like watching an episode of Jerry Springer - for some inexplicable reason, you can't stop watching."Killer Joe" presents its characters in a brutally honest, usually unflattering way. It takes a proverbial white-trash family and shows you how their […]
Eastman celebrates George Perle
As recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship and an array of other major awards and honors, George Perle has had a powerful impact on this generation's American music community.David Headlam, professor of music theory at the Eastman School of Music and a good friend of Perle, planned the Celebration of the Music […]
Fans remember Lennon
Dec. 8, 1980 is a day that will live in infamy. I was not born yet, but every time I listen to an old Beatles album or a still fresh "Double Fantasy," I feel slighted to have missed the chance to see a legend. It is the day John Lennon was shot and killed by […]
Hollywood's 'Rent' sells out
Above all else, "Rent" is a play about not selling out. It is not surprising, then, that the Hollywood release of "Rent" struggles with its commercial gloss. Yet it is not a battle that the film loses altogether. It offers a number of things that the stage production cannot, but fails to deliver the subtle […]