Clive Gillinson — “Never, ever be satisfied” Clive Gillinson’s remarks at the Eastman School of Music commencement on Sunday, May 16, 2010 are included below. Gillinson, the 2010 recipient of the Eastman Luminary Award, was managing director of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1984-2005, and has been Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall since…
Dean Douglas Lowry made these closing remarks at the Eastman School of Music’s commencement on Sunday, May 16, 2010. We’ve been privileged to watch you assert yourselves so grandly during the past few years through your music, your imagination, and your innovation. And so today, May 16th, 2010, we arrive at an unbelievable intersection, a…
Two Eastman School of Music undergraduate students have been chosen as finalists for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra and the chance to play at the Sydney Opera House in Australia next March. Junior Patrick Shelc and freshman Jennifer Zhou are among 336 finalists from 46 countries who submitted audition videos for the collaborative orchestra. The…
If you plan to take a leave of absence, return from a leave of absence, or withdraw from Eastman, please use the following steps. Step 1: Have you spoken with an academic advisor? If you have not yet consulted with an academic advisor from the Office of Academic Affairs about your intentions, please email academicaffairs@esm.rochester.edu…
Students and ensembles of all ages at the Eastman Community Music School will be showcased during the School’s 13th annual “Holiday Homecoming” series of concerts beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18. A daylong music extravaganza, Homecoming features concurrent performances taking place in several venues on the Eastman campus. “These concerts are a wonderful…
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Some students wish to undertake the bachelor of music degree, but have such strong interests in another field that they also wish to complete the bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree. The fact that Eastman is a school within the University of Rochester makes such combined degree programs possible. Eastman is one of…
The Eastman School of Music is a community of students, faculty, and staff with a tradition of excellence and professionalism. Our high standards depend on the atmosphere of mutual confidence and common purpose which have long sustained the institution. We take pride in our membership in this ongoing community partly because of the common commitment…
The University of Rochester’s Take Five Scholars Program provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to acquire a liberal education that might not otherwise be available to them. Qualified students will be granted either one or two tuition-free terms at the end of degree study to take courses that significantly broaden their programs of study, yet…
Who is eligible to take individual studio lessons at the Eastman School of Music? University of Rochester students who are not concurrently enrolled in an Eastman degree program may audition for individual studio lessons at Eastman. To be accepted for individual studio lessons, a student must be prepared at a minimum of an intermediate level…