A recent book by Eastman graduate Lauron Kehrer ‘11E (MA), ‘17E (PhD) explores queer and trans representation in hip hop and the place of such artists within a longer tradition of Black queer music. The book, Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities, and Contemporary Performance, pushes back against the common notion that hip hop…
The Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is pleased to announce several details of the 2023-2024 Eastman Presents season. The concerts are organized into five categories: the Kilbourn Concert Series, the Eastman Piano Series, the Eastman-Ranlet Series, the Barbara B. Smith World Music Series, and the Kodak Hall Series. These performances feature…
Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, announces the launch of a newly conceived Jazz Voice track in the undergraduate Jazz and Contemporary Media degree program. To lead and design this new program, Eastman has appointed Sara Gazarek as Associate Professor of Jazz Voice within the Jazz and Contemporary Media (JCM) department. Joining…
The Eastman School of Music’s LGBTQ+ community proudly displays its colors for Pride Month. Meet some of Eastman’s LGBTQ+ faculty and staff and hear what they have to say about Pride Month, allyship, and community resources. And remember that Rochester celebrates Pride in July, adding an extra month to the national festivities. Meet members of Eastman’s…
On April 8, 2024, Rochester will get a prime view of a rare total solar eclipse. It is an event unlikely to be repeated in Rochester during our lifetimes, as 375 years is the average number of years for a total solar eclipse to reappear over any specific location on earth.* To mark the occasion,…
Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is delighted to announce its 2023-2024 season, which offers a diverse lineup of works. In the fall, EOT will perform A Double Bill: Mythology Through a New Lens!, which features Jake Heggie’s To Hell and Back (2006) and Nkeiru Okoye’s We’ve Got Our Eye on You (2016). The winter production is…
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF) celebrates its 20th Anniversary from June 23 to July 1, 2023, across multiple venues in downtown Rochester, including concert spaces at the Eastman School of Music. This year’s lineup will feature numerous musicians from the Eastman and ECMS communities.
In 1923, the promising composer Rebecca Clarke performed her Viola Sonata for George Eastman in his East Avenue mansion living room. That same work will get a reprise a century later—now 2023—in Eastman’s living room through the Performance Plus series on Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. In the 1920s, the British-American composer Clarke was…
Jamal J. Rossi, the current dean of the Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, announced today he will not seek reappointment following his current appointment term, which ends following the 2023-2024 academic year. Rossi has served as the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean since 2014, presiding over a transformational period for the…