William Warfield 2019 Benefit Concert features Eastman student Jonathan Rhodes, Current Scholarship Recipient and Honors the late Paul Burgett, former WWSF Board Member and Long Time Supporter

Since it was founded in 1977, the William Warfield Scholarship Fund, Inc. has provided financial aid to more than 35 students at the Eastman School of Music, and spotlighted talented recipients in an annual benefit concert. This year’s benefit concert will be held in the School’s Kilbourn Hall on Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 4…

The Beal Institute Presents: “Visual Music: An Evening of World-Premiere Film and Music Collaborations”

The Beal Institute, under the direction of Associate Professor Mark Watters, presents “Visual Music: An Evening of World-Premiere Film and Music Collaborations,” Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Compositions from Eastman’s Contemporary Media and Film Scoring Department will be performed live-to-picture by the 40-piece Empire Film…

Eastman Grant Programs Help Musicians Tell Their Stories

Providing support for innovative musical projects, professional development, impactful research, entrepreneurial projects, and valuable internships is more than just boosting the careers of talented Eastman students and alumni. “These resources help our musicians share their stories, music and passions with a much a wider community, providing value to both themselves and their audiences”, says Jim…

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Prophet of Freedom: Honoring Frederick Douglass in Word and Song

MEDIA CONTACT: Sandra Knispel at sandra.knispel@rochester.edu, 585.200.7571 (cell)   A culmination of Rochester’s 200th anniversary celebration of Frederick Douglass’s birth  What?  *Renowned Yale University historian and Douglass biographer David Blight will speak about Frederick Douglass’s life in Rochester *Live performance by two Eastman School of Music students (Jonathan Rhodes, tenor, and Lee Wright, piano) of…