Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Eastman celebrates women in music in free Rochester series | WHAM (WHAM 03/27/2022) As part of the Eastman School of Music‘s Centennial celebration, and in…
Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, welcomes Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle as the inaugural Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion. As Associate Dean, Dr. Sellers Battle will provide expertise and vision to embrace and support diversity, equity, and inclusion in all forms at the Eastman School of Music, with a particular emphasis…
When Emma Gierszal, a DMA student in percussion performance and a member of the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, chose a paper topic for a seminar in Nineteenth-century American Music taught by Professor Michael Anderson, it led her down an interesting path. Emma’s interest in ragtime, and some advice from Professor Anderson, led her to the Sibley…
Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to announce the creation of a new Center of Equity and Inclusion, now formally named and dedicated to the late George Walker ’56 (DMA, ’12 (Honorary). The George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music will open and have a formal dedication on…
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Discussing challenges faced by women in classical music – WXXI News (WXXI News 03/18/2022) Bonnie Choi, pianist, harpsichordist, and associate professor of music at Nazareth…
Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is thrilled to continue its season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, April 7-10 in Kodak Hall. This production is directed by Lindsay Warren Baker, Instructor of Opera with musical direction by Timothy Long, Music Director for Eastman Opera Theatre. This Tony Award-winning musical intertwines the plots of…
Featuring 10 Performances in Celebration of Eastman’s Centennial The Eastman Faculty Artist Series announces 10 performances for the Spring 2022 semester, an opportunity for our world-renowned and internationally acclaimed faculty members to demonstrate their virtuosity and artistry in Eastman’s stunning concert venues. “Always a beacon in the entirety of concerts presented at Eastman, the Faculty Artist Series features a…
Next week, from March 21 through March 25, Eastman will once again host a Women in Music Festival, after an eight-year hiatus, as part of our centennial celebration. “WMF”, conceived and directed by Assistant Professor Sylvie Beaudette, was an annual, and ever-growing, event at Eastman from 2005 to 2014. This “celebration of women in all…
The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, jointly present Awadagin Pratt: Black in America, to be held at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Awadagin Pratt: Black in America is described by Pratt himself: “Fusing music performed by Pratt, original still and…
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Eastman violin professor, and Saturday concert, search for hope in midst of Ukraine’s tragedy (WXXI News 03/10/2022) Oleh Krysa points out that going back to…