The EROI Festival takes place November 11–14 at the Eastman School of Music, with the theme “Pedaling through Time: New Perspectives on Pedal Technique.”
Presenters include Edoardo Bellotti, Olivier Latry, Christopher Marks, Orpha Ochse, Kerala J. Snyder, Joel Speerstra, H. Edward Tibbs, and others. The schedule includes lectures, concerts, workshops, and a masterclass.
For information: 585/274-1564;
www.esm.rochester.edu/EROI.
The 2016 EROI (Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative) Festival will explore historical, conceptual, and practical aspects of the interaction between organ and voice from October 26 through 28 at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. Titled “Breath for Singing: The Organ and the Human Voice,” the festival also features the premiere performance of a new hymn commissioned for the conference, with text by Yale theologian and poet Thomas Troeger and music by internationally recognized composer Nico Muhly.
Performing History: The Italian Baroque Organ and Its Cultural Intersections
GENERAL INFORMATION
A four-day festival (22-25 October) of concerts, masterclasses, and paper sessions, marking the tenth anniversary of the installation of Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY.
