Imagine hearing the sounds of classical music reverberating through the chambers of Mammoth Caves or echoing across the Cascade Mountains. This summer, an ensemble of Eastman School of Music musicians is performing from sea to shining sea, bringing newly composed works to majestic locations during the National Park Service’s centennial year celebrations. “In this increasingly…
Roger Freitas, associate professor and chair of musicology at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, has been elected a director-at-large of the American Musicological Society for a two-year term beginning this fall. The society advances scholarship in the various fields of music through research, learning, and teaching. It is governed by a membership-elected…
The Eastman School of Music and the Gateways Music Festival, which have partnered since 1995, announced today a new alliance that strengthens the organizations’ efforts to promote and increase diversity in the field of classical music. The six-day biennial summer festival is now “The Gateways Music Festival in association with the Eastman School of Music.”…
Eastman School of Music’s 10th anniversary celebration of its Italian Baroque Organ continues with a Third Thursday concert titled “Organ and Body” on Thursday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Art Gallery. The program will feature organist Stephen Kennedy; choreography by Vanessa van Wormer, Heather Roffe, and Phaedra Jarrett; projections by Marla Schweppe; and lighting design by Toni…
The Eastman School of Music is proud to announce the newly named Department of Music Teaching and Learning (formerly Music Education Department). The name of the department has changed over the years to reflect the evolution of American music education. Prior to the 1960s, students earned degrees in Public School Music, which was the prevalent career path at that time for…
The University of Rochester was awarded a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to support Music in the American Wild, a commissioning, touring, and recording initiative featuring Eastman School of Music composers and performers. Directed by Eastman alumna Emlyn Johnson (DMA ’15, BM ’08), Music in the American Wild is an Imagine Your Parks…
Musicians around the world will be able to earn a certificate from the Eastman School of Music’s innovative Arts Leadership Program with the launch of a new online program. “The Eastman Career and Leadership Certificate: Online” is an interactive, comprehensive, and rigorous program designed for serious musicians eager to develop skills, knowledge, and perspectives…
“Voice of the Met” Mary Jo Heath will be the speaker at the Eastman School of Music’s 91st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 15. Heath, who received her PhD at Eastman, will also be presented with the School’s Distinguished Alumni Award. The Sunday commencement exercises, which start at 11:15 a.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman…
The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce the launch of “The Blues: Understanding an American Art Form,” a free course on the learning platform Coursera, presented by Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and pianist Dariusz Terefenko. “The blues,” says Terefenko, “is the most important musical form in jazz.” This seven-week online course explores…
The Eastman School of Music announced the Eastman Philharmonia, conducted by Neil Varon, will take the stage with Renée Fleming at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on November 14, 2016. The performance will include a new composition by Eastman alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Kevin Puts, written specifically for Ms. Fleming and the Eastman Philharmonia.…