Broadening my Horizons with Fiddling

The following post was written by undergraduate violinist Katie Knudsvig.  Thanks Katie! *********** I was floored and honored to have been accepted into the BM Program studying Violin Performance at Eastman. When I arrived here on the first day of new-student orientation in the fall of my freshman year, I had a lot of wild…

George Eastman and the Chamber of Secrets

Like the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Eastman School of Music is a historic building riddled with overlooked passageways. While we are able to show many of its most beautiful spaces on our campus tours, some of its more interesting rooms get left out. In fact, there are many spots around campus that…

My Senior Degree Recital

The following post was written by senior jazz major Matt Bent.  Thanks Matt! *********** As a freshman at Eastman, I heard some absolutely incredible performances. I remember sitting in Kilbourn Hall with my newly-found friends and listening to many of the seniors give their degree recitals. Some of these performances really blew me away and…