Gift establishes a violin professorship at the Eastman School of Music: The generosity of Susan Ain ’78E and Aron Ain will support and honor exemplary faculty

A $1.5 million gift from Susan Ain ’78E and her husband, Aron Ain, establishes a newly endowed violin professorship at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. The Susan and Aron Ain Professorship for Violin will support, recognize, and honor as well as attract and retain exemplary faculty at the acclaimed music school. “Endowed professorships…

2022 at Eastman: A Year in Photographs

What a year it’s been! We celebrated our Centennial with world premieres, visiting artists, a range of events, and more. We recognized our distinguished faculty members and alumni for their professional achievements; with heavy hearts we said goodbye to influential figures from our school’s history; we looked to the future through the dedication of our…

Gateways Music Festival Announces the Nationally Syndicated “Gateways Radio” Featuring Classical Performers and Composers of African Descent

On Monday, January 2, 2023, Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music announced the inaugural season of Gateways Radio, thirteen one-hour episodes of a nationally syndicated radio program featuring music performed and written by classical musicians of African descent from the Gateways Music Festival and others from across the nation and around…

Eastman Wind Ensemble Celebrates 70 Years of Artistry, Innovation, and Leadership: Performances, Lectures, and Conducting Masterclasses in January 2023

The Eastman Wind Ensemble (EWE) – America’s leading wind ensemble and pioneering force in the symphonic wind band movement throughout the world – is poised to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding with a week of performances, lectures, and conducting masterclasses. The events surrounding this occasion will take place from January 25-29, 2023, at…

“BATMAN IN CONCERT” will debut at Eastman School of Music on FEB 10, 2023; featuring Danny Elfman’s Iconic 1989 Film Score

TCG Entertainment, a leader in live entertainment and touring productions, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment, today announced “Batman in Concert,” scheduled to debut Friday, February 10 at 7:30 PM in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, in Rochester, New York.  Tickets are now on sale at EastmanTheatre.org. Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic DC…

Eastman Faculty Artist Series Spring 2023: Seven Performances Featuring Internationally Renowned Faculty Artists

The Eastman Faculty Artist Series announces seven performances for the Spring 2023 semester, an opportunity for our world-renowned and internationally acclaimed faculty members to demonstrate their virtuosity and artistry in Eastman’s stunning Kilbourn Hall.   The exciting array of performances includes: Saturday, February 4, 2023 7:30 PM | Kilbourn Hall (Pre-concert talk will take place…

William Warfield Scholarship Fund 2023 Benefit Concert Features Eastman Student and Current Scholarship Recipient, Kayla Sconiers, and Adrienne Danrich, Midwest EMMY Award-Winning Artist and Educator

Since its establishment in 1977, the William Warfield Scholarship Fund, Inc. (WWSF) has provided financial aid to more than 50 African American classical singers, including Eastman students and high school-aged performers. Annually, the WWSF holds a benefit concert to spotlight Eastman’s WWSF scholarship recipients. On Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 3:00 PM, their 46th concert…

Visual Music 5.0

The Beal Institute Presents: Visual Music 5.0 | An Evening of Original Music Performed Live-to-Picture by the Empire Film and Media Ensemble

Each year, the Eastman School of Music and the Beal Institute of Film Music and Contemporary Media present a unique departmental recital. On January 12, 2023, at 8:00 PM in Kilbourn Hall, Visual Music 5.0 presents the Beal Institute’s second-year graduate students in a live-to-picture staging of their original compositions. Each composer will conduct the…

Eastman Presents: Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine: In Collaboration with RocMaidan and the Ukrainian Federal Credit Union

Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is pleased to announce a special performance in the Eastman Presents concert series: Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine (Lviv). Presented in collaboration with RocMaidan and the Ukrainian Federal Credit Union (UFCU), the orchestra will perform in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, January 31, 2023, at…

Wellness at Eastman: Sleep – Our Superpower

Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists, inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe.    The next Wellness at Eastman seminar will be on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 6 p.m.: Sleep – Our Superpower, presented by…