Healing Through Harmony: Music Therapy at URMC
April 10 through 15 was World Music Therapy Week. Keep reading to learn about initiatives and results right here in Rochester.
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Zachary Costello
Congratulations to Zachary Costello, a first-year Master of Music student in Saxophone Performance, for being awarded the Grand Prize at the 2025 Naftzger Young Artist Competition. He is also a 2025 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition winner and won second prize in the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition in Classical Saxophone. Zachary studies under Professor…
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Eastman School of Music Announces 2025-2026 Eastman Presents Season
The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce several details of the 2025-26 Eastman Presents season.
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Musical Graffiti: Curtis Stewart Debuts ‘Seasons of Change’ at Eastman
Ahead of Gateways Music Festival, the composer and violinist talks about his newest work and what inspired him to revisit and retell Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons.’
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Announcing Soundtrax: The Premiere North American Film Music Festival | October 16-18, 2025
From Rochester, NY—the birthplace of film music and photography—the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester is proud to announce the inaugural Soundtrax Film Music Festival and conference.
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Katherine Jolliff
Congratulations to Katherine “Kat” Jolliff, a senior undergraduate in the studio of David Higgs, for winning First Prize and Audience Prize at the National Undergraduate Organ Competition in Ottumwa, IA, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. She was chosen along with two other finalists from many recorded auditions. Kat has won numerous competitions in recent years,…
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The Bass Chose Him: John Clayton’s Jazz Legacy Comes to Eastman
Jazz bassist John Clayton unites the Eastman Jazz and New Jazz Ensembles for a special performance in Kodak Hall.
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A Stage Filled with Friends: Nicholas Goluses Celebrates Turning 70
Ahead of his Faculty Artist Series performance, Professor of Guitar Nicholas Goluses talks Segovia, space, and throwing a party for his 70th birthday.
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The Eastman School of Music Presents its Landmark 10th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Concert
Eastman School of Music will observe Yom HaShoah by presenting a concert titled “A Time to Remember…” on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall.
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Jonathan Mamora
Congratulations to Jonathan Mamora, a DMA piano candidate studying with Professor Douglas Humpherys, for winning first prize and the gold medal at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition on March 17, 2025. The prize includes a $20,000 cash award, another Carnegie Hall concert, and a second recording contract on the Steinway and Sons label. Jonathan…
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