From Sullivan Fortner’s piano improvisations to Ekep Nkwelle’s soul-stirring vocals, the night unfolded as a study in contrast and connection.
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Three Eastman School students among national competition winners
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Saxophonist Zachary Costello, percussionist Kai Gray, and pianist Yanzuo Nicole Liu were among 11 winners in the 2025 Yamaha Young Performing Artists competition.
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RBTL project receives nearly $3 million
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The money from the New York State Council on the Arts will support the Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s multiyear project to reinvigorate the West Herr Performing Arts Center.
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An advocate from prison for the incarcerated
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A new book about prison advocate Martin Sostre shines light on current-day Rochester.
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A new floor-to-ceiling mural blooms at AltBar
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The non-alcoholic bar in North Winton Village will celebrate the mural’s completion this weekend.
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How Kate Navin set the stage for her career
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As head of creative development for North America for Audible, Kate Navin oversees Audible Theater, which each year produces dozens of original audio-based plays. She credits her roots in Rochester, an “arts-rich” city that’s a “wonderful place to be introduced to a craft.”
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Celebrating unique talent at the Lotte Lenya Competition
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The international singing contest at Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall spans opera, operetta, and musical theater, honoring composer Kurt Weill.
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A visual dialogue on incarceration and resistance
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Experimental filmmaker Christopher Harris’ art will be shown along with films from the Visual Studies Workshop’s collection.
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Eastman Rochester Chorus climbs a choral ‘Mount Everest’
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The chorus is presenting Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” a great piece of music that also is a completely individual statement of faith.
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‘An American in Paris’ comes to CenterStage
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The musical will feature beloved songs and intricate choreography.
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Flamenco and opera meet in Eastman’s ‘Ainadamar’
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For its second Spanish-language production, Eastman Opera Theatre is presenting Osvaldo Golijov’s Grammy-winning “Ainadamar,” a surrealistic tragedy centered on Federico Garcia Lorca and the actress who served as his muse.