GOT MUSIC?

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Have you always wanted to play in a band or orchestra or sing in a chorus? If your morning schedule is open, consider checking out a few rehearsals of the New Horizons Music Program. Adults who are interested are invited to rehearsals that take place weekday mornings at the First Unitarian Church, 220 South…

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CALLING EASTMAN PREPARTORY DEPARTMENT ALUMNI

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Are you one of the thousands of area residents who studied music at the Eastman School’s Preparatory Department (now the Eastman Community Music School)? If you are, Eastman wants to hear from you. Eastman is asking graduates to call the Eastman Community Music School at 585/274-1400 or to visit www.esm.rochester.edu/community for further details and…

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ITALIAN BAROQUE ORGAN SHOWCASE CONCERT

Hear the sounds of the only full-size Italian Baroque organ in North America this Sunday, September 17 when William Porter, Professor of Organ and Harpsichord at the Eastman School of Music, performs a recital at the Memorial Art Gallery. His program will consist of dance music of the Renaissance, church and chamber music of the…

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CONVOCATION ADDRESS 2006 – FULL TEXT

The following address was given by Interim Dean Jamal Rossi during the School’s annual Convocation on September 7, 2006 in Kilbourn Hall. In getting ready for today’s talk, I noted that Eastman’s web site indicated that I would be “addressing an issue that is at the heart of an Eastman education.” Wow—this is a daunting…

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COMMUNITY'S GENEROSITY ENSURES CONTINUED FUNDING FOR PROMISING YOUNG MUSICIANS

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Eastman Pathways—a collaborative partnership between the Rochester City School District and the Eastman School of Music—will continue to offer quality music education to musically promising city youth for many years to come thanks to the generosity of many and the resulting successful completion of a challenge grant. In 2003, the Eastman School was awarded…

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