Eastman’s New Summer Program Coordinator

Summer@Eastman Director Sylvie Beaudette is pleased to announce the hiring of Eastman alumna Andrea Schuler as the new Summer program coordinator. Andrea holds undergraduate and graduate viola performance degrees (’91 and ’93) from the Eastman School of Music, where she was a student of George Taylor and James Dunham. She returns to Rochester after more…

A Day in the Life: Rose Hegele

The following “A Day in the Life” post was written by Eastman student Rose Hegele, Class of 2016.  She is a double major in vocal performance and Musical Arts.  Thanks for sharing your experiences Rose! ************* I begin this blog post at 10:48 pm after a thirteen-hour day of meetings with Eastman faculty, voice repertoire…

A BroadBand Clarinetist in Europe

For many student musicians, the opportunity to travel with an ensemble abroad and perform in new countries and venues is a memorable one. The Eastman BroadBand Ensemble held residencies at contemporary music festivals in Europe this past July: the SoundScape Festival in Maccagno, Italy and the Valencia International Performance Academy (VIPA) Festival in Valencia, Spain.…

Eastman School and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Musicians Unite to Benefit Rochester’s Foodlink

“If Music Be the Food…”, the concert series benefiting Rochester’s Foodlink, will open  its seventh season on Sunday, Oct. 18,  at  7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd., in Rochester.  The concert opens with Jean-Marie Leclair’s Sonata for Two Violins, performed by Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra violinists Heidi Brodwin and Lara Sipols. Eastman…