Leading Through Research and Scholarship Enhancing the University’s national and international reputation as preeminent R1 institution through groundbreaking research, robust scholarship, and expert knowledge creation. Detailed information about the recommendations in this priority can be found on pages 12-14. Reimaging Education A tireless exploration of practice-based innovation that enhances effective pedagogy, challenges systemic barriers, and…
Determine Our Path for Eastman’s Second Century As Eastman embarks on its second century, guided by our mission, values, and principles, Eastman must boldly and thoughtfully reevaluate everything we do and how we do it. A changing music landscape as well as issues of equity and inclusion; social and racial justice; increased technology in music;…
At an early October opera rehearsal in the Eastman School of Music’s black box theater, Rihanna’s “This is What You Came For” blasts over the speakers and a group of opera singers are clapping, snapping their fingers, strutting, and using jazz hands to the beat in a mini dance routine. It was a warm-up exercise…
Eastman’s Second Century of Music Leadership and Excellence 2023-30 Strategic PlanIntroduction Statement As part of the University of Rochester strategic planning, individual schools created school-specific strategic plans using pre-identified, University-wide “areas of impact”. Eastman’s Second Century of Music Leadership and Excellence, represents Eastman’s plan, which compliments the University of Rochester plan, Boundless Possibility: 2030. Eastman’s…
In a recent studio lesson, Eastman School of Music’s new Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium Justin Benavidez coached a student on the Eric Ewazen Concerto for Tuba. “Can you make it ring on every note?” Benavidez asked his student. Benavidez proceeded to demonstrate the ascending line with tones that rang out like warm bells.…
Jazz for Justice is an evening of great jazz, fine food, and fun in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music to benefit the Foundation of the Monroe County Bar. This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 27 from 5:30-8:30 pm at The Commissary in Sibley Square, 250 E Main St, Rochester, NY…
Associate Dean Crystal Sellers Battle didn’t plan to be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices for musical institutions. After a childhood of singing in choirs and church, she was told she had the singing talent to pursue a performance degree in college. But when she arrived at college, she was pressured to…
Music TheorySam FaloticoPhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Sam Falotico (sfalotic@u.rochester.edu) is a first-year Ph.D. student and Sproull Fellow in music theory at the Eastman School of Music. His current research focuses on anime OPs and EDs (openings and endings), anison (anime song), and J-pop more broadly. Other interests of his include the music of Hiromi; the…
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On November 2-5, 2023, Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) launches its 2023-24 season with A Double Bill: Mythology Through a New Lens, featuring two 21st-century operas by notable living composers Jake Heggie and Nkeiru Okoye. Heggie’s To Hell and Back (2006) and Okoye’s We’ve Got Our Eye on You (2016) mutually confront stories of redemption, gender…
