An Eastman Professor Remembers Queen Elizabeth II

During September and early October, Eastman’s Associate Professor of Cello Guy Johnston  ’03E is performing as a concerto soloist with The HallĂ© and directing the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival in his native England. Like many other British natives, he was profoundly affected by the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September, and offered us…

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Morning Chamber Music

Eastman School of Music Announces Morning Chamber Music Series for 2022-2023 Season

The Eastman School of Music is excited to announce The Morning Chamber Music series for 2022-2023. All three concerts will take place in Hatch Recital Hall at 11 a.m. on Saturdays. These concerts will feature alumni guests: the guitar trio Ghidorah; cellist Jeffrey Ziegler; and baritone Malcolm J. Merriweather. Each guest will perform alongside current Eastman…

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Wellness at Eastman: Musicians’ Hearing Health Q&A

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, September 14, 2022, at 6 p.m: Musicians’ Hearing Health Q&A: Evaluations,…

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Eastman School of Music Appoints Jeff Beal (‘85E) as Distinguished Visiting Artist

The Eastman School of Music is excited to announce that Emmy-winning and celebrated composer and alumnus Jeff Beal has been appointed as a Distinguished Visiting Artist. Beal, along with his wife, vocalist Joan Beal (‘84E), founded the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media in 2016.  Under the direction of Mark Watters, Emmy-winning composer…

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Eastman Wind Ensemble

Eastman Wind Ensemble Fall Centennial Concerts World Premieres, Guest Artists, and Mayor Malik Evans

Eastman’s centennial continues throughout fall 2022, including several exciting concerts by the acclaimed Eastman Wind Ensemble (EWE), under its director Mark Davis Scatterday. On Wednesday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans will perform alongside the EWE as guest narrator for Joseph Schwantner’s New Morning for the World: Daybreak of…

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Eastman School of Music and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Jointly Present “Eastman Theatre Centennial Concert”

The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), jointly present Eastman Theatre Centennial Concert, to be held at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Saturday, September 24, at 8:00 p.m. This joint concert commemorates the stunning Eastman Theatre celebrating its centennial year. This coincides with Eastman School…

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Faculty Artist Series Fall 2022

Eastman Faculty Artist Series Fall 2022. Featuring 12 Performances in Celebration of Eastman’s Centennial

  The Eastman Faculty Artist Series announces 12 performances for the Fall 2022 semester, an opportunity for our world-renowned and internationally acclaimed faculty members to demonstrate their virtuosity and artistry in Eastman’s stunning concert venues. “Always a beacon in the entirety of concerts presented at Eastman, the Faculty Artist Series features a variety of world-class…

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