Eastman School of Music faculty members, students, and alumni will play a part at several different venues in and around downtown Rochester during the eleventh annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, running from September 13-24, 2022.

Full press release found here, including descriptions of shows and ticketing information. Interviews available upon request.

The schedule of Fringe Festival shows taking place at Eastman venues includes:

The schedule of Fringe Festival shows taking place at Eastman venues includes:

Friday, September 16

Eastman Percussion Ensemble: Theater Percussion - 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM- Kilbourn Hall - Tickets $10

Saturday, September 17

Across the Universe: Music for Yoga and Meditation - 7:30 PM - Hatch Recital Hall - Tickets $10

Wednesday, September 21

Bruce Molsky: An Evening of Old-Time Mountain Music - 7:30 PM - Hatch Recital Hall - Tickets $20

Thursday, September 22

Hungwe: Mbira Music of Zimbabwe - 7:30 PM - Hatch Recital Hall - Tickets $10

Friday, September 23

Ethel – Live to Picture with Empire Film and Media Ensemble - 7:30 PM - Kilbourn Hall - Tickets $10

The following are additional shows in the tenth annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival which feature Eastman performers—faculty, students and alumni—in other venues:

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Vienna 1847: J.K. Mertz's Bardenklänge, Op. 13 - 6 PM - The Theater At Innovation Square: The Atrium - Tickets $10

This program is a culmination of guitarist Andrew Flory's ‘22E (DMA) love for Mertz's music

BIODANCE/Elemental Forces Redux - 8:00 PM - The Theater at Innovation Square: The Stage - Tickets $15

-Additional performance Saturday, September 17 at 6:30 PM

Featuring: Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media, Dave Rivello

Friday, September 16

Girls' Night Out at the Opera - 7 PM - CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater - Tickets $15

Featuring: performer Yvonne Trobe ’17E (MM), director Emily Cuk ‘17E (MM), with piano accompaniment by Eastman’s Assistant Professor of Opera, Wilson Southerland.

Saturday, September 17

Mysterium: A Cappella Works from Around Pacific Rim - 3:00 PM - The Little: Theatre 1 - Tickets FREE

Members of Mysterium are Rochester-based professional singers, and the ensemble is co-founded and co-directed by Dr. Yunn-Shan Ma ’17E (DMA) and Dr. Bob Cowles.

Live Painting Live Jazz - 7 PM - CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage - Tickets $20

Featuring: Herb Smith ‘91E, Director of Eastman Community Music School Jazz Orchestra Freedom Trio

Sunday, September 18
More Fire - 5 p.m. - The Theater at Innovation Square: The Stage - Tickets $15

fivebyfive includes several ESM alumni - Ken Luk ‘11E, ‘13E (MA/MM), ‘18E (DMA), Marcy Bacon ‘08E (DMA), Eric Polenik ‘06E (MM), Haeyeun Jeun ‘08E (MM), ‘16E (DMA), including a piece by Marc Mellits ‘88E

Night of the Stars - 7:30 PM - The Theater at Innovation Square: The Stage - Tickets $21

-Additional performance Saturday, September 24 at 6:00 PM

Featuring: Russell Scarbrough ‘04E (MM), ‘08E (DMA)