Eastman School of Music Announces New Faculty Members

Eastman School of Music is proud to announce several new full-time and visiting faculty appointments for the 2019-2020 academic year: Lisa Caravan, Assistant Professor of Music Education Lisa Crawford, Professor of Harpsichord Andrew Harley, Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano John Kapusta, Assistant Professor of Musicology Nathan Laube, Associate Professor of Organ Joseph Rackers, Visiting Professor…

Rochester International Jazz Festival / Eastman School of Music Scholarship Announced

Special Presentation Performance of “Würzburg Meets Eastman” Roy Marshall has been named this year’s recipient of the Rochester International Jazz Festival/Eastman School of Music (RIJF/ESM) Gerry Niewood Jazz Scholarship. The scholarship program is sponsored by RIJF producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona and is funded by proceeds from the annual festival.  RIJF has donated almost…

Eastman Opera Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season

Eastman Opera Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2019-2020 season, including Der Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis), music by Viktor Ullmann with lyrics by Peter Kien; Mahagonny Songspiel, music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht- presented in the fall as a double-bill; another double bill, consisting of Prima La Musica, Poi…

Eastman School of Music Announces Minehan Family Professorship

Highly accomplished researcher and music theorist Elizabeth (Betsy) West Marvin, ’81E (MA), ’89E (PhD) has been named the inaugural recipient of the Minehan Family Professorship at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music.  Announced at Eastman’s 2019 Commencement ceremony, this endowed professorship, part of a five-million-dollar commitment to Eastman, was created by Cathy E. Minehan…