Paul O’Dette and Christel Thielmann, directors

The Collegium Musicum performs music from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, with repertoire ranging from solo cantatas to madrigals, oratorios, operas, concertos, and other orchestral works. Recent concerts have included performances of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, Handel’s Concerti Grossi, op. 3, Purcell’s King Arthur and The Fairy Queen, Lully’s Psyché and Thésée, Luigi Rossi’s Orfeo, Cavalli’s Ercole amante and La virtù de’ strali d’Amore, and Monteverdi’s Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi.

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Collegium Musicum

University of Rochester

Eastman Wind Ensemble 2026

Eastman Theatre

The Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition honors the memory of Eastman’s beloved German professor, Jessie Kneisel, and is made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Eastman alumnus George McWhorter. The competition is held annually in May with the preliminary round in March. The preliminary round is judged by the entire Voice, Opera and Vocal Coaching faculty, while the finals are judged by an invited distinguished guest.

Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition

ECMS Springfest – New Horizons Big Band

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

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The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

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The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

At the conclusion of each school-year, ECMS showcases the talents and hard work of our students and ensembles in a myriad of free concerts and events. 

ECMS Springfest – New Horizons Winds

ECMS Springfest – Winds, Brass, and Percussion Department

ECMS Springfest – World Music Ensembles

ECMS Springfest – YES/Camerata

Grammy-nominated baritone Joshua Conyers, acclaimed soprano Kiera Duffy, and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Nicole Cabell — all Eastman faculty—shine in this rarely performed collection from the Anthology of Art Songs by Black Composers. They are joined by a selection of accomplished Eastman students in a powerful celebration of Afro-American musical tradition and its impact.

Featuring selections and performers from Eastman, student and faculty, at the University of Rochester in February 2026, and scheduled for release this spring on Lexicon Classics. 

Eastman Presents: Joshua Conyers, Kiera Duffy, Nicole Cabell & Friends: In Plain Sight: The Black Anthology

The internationally renowned Mivos Quartet honors the lion of contemporary American composition on his 90th birthday with a full performance of his string quartets. Praised for the fierce virtuosity and warm expressiveness of their playing, Eastman alumni Olivia de Prato and William Overcash, alongside Victor Lowrie Tafoya and Nathan Watts, offer WTC 9/11, Triple Quartet, and Different Trains in a tribute to Reich’s era-defining genius.

Eastman Presents: Mivos Quartet: Celebrating Steve Reich: The String Quartets

Eastman faculty members Alexander Kobrin (2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist); YooJin Jang (2017 Concert Artists Guild Competition Winner); and David Ying (Ying Quartet, Naumburg International Cello Competition winner), join forces to perform the complete Beethoven piano trios over three concerts. This is a rare opportunity to hear all these works in chronological order over one season, played by specialists in this repertoire

Eastman Presents: Kobrin, Jang & Ying: The Complete Beethoven Piano Trios (1 of 3)

The GRAMMY Award-winning male a capella ensemble Chanticleer, deemed “breathtaking in its accuracy of intonation, purity of blend, of color, and swagger of style” by The Boston Globe, celebrates 250 years of the United States with a program ranging from spirituals to “Shenandoah” and from Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies” to bluegrass. A touchingly beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable choral voyage through American musical history.

Eastman Presents: Chanticleer: Our American Journey

Extoled by The New York Times as a pianist “whose playing combines clarity, elegance, and abundant technique,” Aristo Sham rocketed to prominence upon receipt of the gold medal and audience favorite award at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. His first-ever Eastman outing will feature works by Bach, Chopin, and Brahms (whose Second Concerto he played in the final round of the Van Cliburn).

Eastman Presents: Aristo Sham: A Star Ascendant

Eastman faculty members Alexander Kobrin (2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist; YooJin Jang, (2017 Concert Artists Guild Competition Winner; and David Ying (Ying Quartet, Naumburg International Cello Competition winner) join forces to perform the complete Beethoven piano trios over three concerts. This is a rare opportunity to hear all these works in chronological order over one season, played by specialists in this repertoire.

Eastman Presents: Kobrin, Jang & Ying: The Complete Beethoven Piano Trios (2 of 3)

GRAMMY Award-winning Eastman alumna Julia Bullock, acclaimed for her “brilliant sincerity” and as “an artist of sensitivity and intelligence” (The New York Times), returns to campus with GRAMMY-nominated collaborators Seth Parker Woods, cello, and Conor Hanick, piano. Their evocative new program, “From Ordinary Things,” offers art song, American songbook, and modern works from composers including George Gershwin, Maurice Ravel, André Previn, Nina Simone, and George Walker. This performance was rescheduled from February 2026.

“Music’s deepest power lies in the simple, unforced exchange between performers and listeners—an exchange this trio sustained with grace and warmth.” — San Francisco Classical Voice

Eastman Presents: Bullock, Hanick & Woods: From Ordinary Things

New York Philharmonic principal clarinet Anthony McGill, “knockout” mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron (The Times), and Steinway Artist Gloria Chien combine in Trio Afiori, a chamber group critically acclaimed for its genre-defying work and intense creativity. In their first appearance at Eastman, they present a commission from composer Gabriel Kahane—a work that explores the “identities and personalities of the three performers”—among other works. 

Eastman Presents: Trio Afiori: Brilliant Artistry

The doyen of classical piano brings spring to Rochester with a program of Romantics. Emanuel Ax, beloved for his warmth, elegant yet unassuming playing, and “self-effacing mastery” (The Guardian) performs Schumann’s Papillons, Schubert’s Four Impromptus and a curated selection of Chopin’s works. 

Eastman Presents: Emanuel Ax: A Legend Returns

Eastman’s beloved quartet-in-residence, the Ying Quartet, returns to the Kilbourn stage with two programs designed to delight. Fall features jazz pianist Billy Childs’ Variation on a Rondo paired with Mozart’s K. 465 and Brahms’ String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1. Spring showcases masterpieces from Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Britten.

Eastman Presents: Ying Quartet: Care for Seconds?

Eastman faculty members Alexander Kobrin (2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist; YooJin Jang (2017 Concert Artists Guild Competition Winner); and David Ying (Ying Quartet, Naumburg International Cello Competition winner); join forces to perform the complete Beethoven piano trios over three concerts. This is a rare opportunity to hear all these works in chronological order over one season, played by specialists in this repertoire.  

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