We are pleased to announce that guest speaker, Bhaskar Pant ’72, the executive director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education, is coming to the University of Rochester in partnership with our colleagues at the Hajim School for Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Office of University Engagement and Enrichment and will be at Eastman…
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Congratulations to Evyn Levy ’24E (MM), from the studio of Michael Wayne, for securing the position of Second/Eb Clarinet with The Louisville Orchestra. Evyn is currently in her first year as a clarinet fellow with the New World Symphony in Miami (which she accepted in lieu of the principal job she won with the Arkansas Symphony…
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The Eastman Wind Ensemble performs a concert featuring guest trumpet soloist Dovas Lietuvninkas ’16E, whose “why not?” philosophy helped launch his early career in places like Lithuania and Amsterdam.
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“Billboard” recognizes Eastman’s Institute for Music Leadership and Beal Institute for Film and Contemporary Media programs!
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Congratulations to doctoral student Luke Poeppel ’24E (MM) for being named a David T. Beals III assistant conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra for their 2024/2025 season.
The Eastman Opera Theatre performs Paola Prestini’s new opera “Silent Light” in Kilbourn Hall, Thursday, October 31 through Sunday, November 3.
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Congratulations to Jack Earnhart, a master’s student in Music, Teaching and Learning, for receiving an award at the Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievements in Technology event hosted by TechRochester on October 15, 2024 (pictured left). Recognized as a “leader and visionary” within the music industry, Earnhart’s company, which builds custom brass mouthpieces, was honored for…
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Congratulations to Erin Hannigan ’96E for her recent appointment as professor of oboe at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. During her time in Rochester, Hannigan studied under Professor Richard Killmer, who is Eastman’s oboe professor to this day. Hannigan is currently the principal oboist and Nancy P. & John G. Penson Chair of the…
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The Eastman School of Music’s contemporary music ensemble, Musica Nova, will be collaborating with members of the professional contemporary ensemble, Ensemble Signal, in a free concert on October 28th.
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Congratulations to third-year tuba student Addilae Canning and first-year tuba student Jonathan Miller for being named S.E. Shires Rising Artists. As Rising Artists, they will participate in a two-year program in which they are mentored by internationally recognized teachers and performers via seminars and masterclasses.