A circle of longtime collaborators reunite as the Eastman Wind Ensemble closes its season with Jesse Jones’s Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring pianist Xak Bjerken.
Professor Paul O’Dette takes us inside the history of Eastman’s Collegium Musicum, tracing its evolution from a classroom experiment to a leading force in historically informed performance.
All ESM commencement activities take place on Friday, May 15, 2026. This year’s esteemed graduation speaker is Matías Tarnopolsky, President & CEO of the New York Philharmonic.
The University of Rochester launches the Department of Sound Arts and Engineering, a new interdisciplinary academic department.
Dr. William Weinert will conduct his final Eastman performance on Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall. Joshua Conyers to sing the title role.
At the Mary Cariola Center, Eastman students discover how music can support learning, connection, and joy in unexpected ways.
Congratulations to Xinyue Scarlett Zheng ’23E, ’25E (MM) and Xinyi Zeng ’22E, teaching assistants for Class Piano Program Coordinator Tony Caramia, who participated at the…
Congratulations to Emily Freeman Brown ’89E (DMA) on receiving the 2026 Conductor’s Award from The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University. Established in 1945,…
Congratulations to Eastman first-year PhD Theory student Brena Zhao for winning the 2026 Presser Graduate Music Award. This prestigious honor supports exceptional graduate music students with the potential…
APRIL 14, 2026 | Congratulations to Eastman PhD Musicology candidate Paul David Flood on his appointment as Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of…
The ASCAP Foundation has announced the 2026 recipients of the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award, with works selected by a panel of ASCAP composer…
Congratulations to organist James Jeffrey for recently winning First Prize in the National Undergraduate Organ Competition, held in Ottumwa, IA. He received a $3,500 award…
Congratulations to DMA piano student Steven Dong for winning First Prize at the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Piano Competition, held last month at the University…
APRIL 8, 2026 | Congratulations to Jerome Bell, a PhD candidate in Music Theory, on his appointment as Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the…
Congratulations to three Eastman students who were named among the 13 winners of the 2026 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition: Harrison Kim, clarinet; Jennelle Williams,…
Congratulations to Eastman PhD candidate Zekai Liu ’23E, ’25E (MM) for being a recipient of two prestigious awards in Music Theory. His paper, titled “Keyboard…
