Current Musicology StudentsStephen JohnsonSTUDENT PROFILE Stephen Johnson received his B.M. in Music Education and M.A. in Musicology from Indiana University. His dissertation discusses North Korean revolutionary opera and the ways it both constructs and responds to juche ideology across the twentieth century. He has presented on the topic at the American Musicological Society, the Society…
Current Musicology StudentsRyan BlakeleySTUDENT PROFILE Ryan Blakeley is a Ph.D. in Musicology candidate at the Eastman School of Music and holds an M.A. in Music and B.Sc. in Biomedical Science from the University of Ottawa. His dissertation investigates how digital platforms like music streaming services are shaping listening habits, creative practices, and the music industry.…
Current Musicology StudentsSheridan ZahlSTUDENT PROFILE Sheridan Zahl earned a B.A. in music and a B.A. in applied mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 2014. After years spent on the West Coast teaching mathematics to underserved student populations he moved to New York and earned an M.M. from the Eastman School of Music…
Current Musicology StudentsEleanor PriceSTUDENT PROFILE Eleanor Price (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate in Historical Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. Her dissertation project explores the generic and socio-political boundaries of thirteenth-century motets and is supported by the M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet Endowment for research in France and the Susan B. Anthony Institute. She has presented…
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) RPO blazes new path with a world premiere and Brahms’s Requiem | Music Reviews ((City Newspaper 11/18/2022) The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman-Rochester Chorus, and…
As the year draws to a close and we look ahead to 2023, we are delighted to spend the winter months in Eastman’s outstanding concert venues–Kodak Hall, Kilbourn Hall, and Hatch Recital Hall–presenting the music of world-class musicians. “This new year, make the resolution to immerse yourself in great music,” offers Mike Stefiuk, Director of Concert…
Several graduates of the Eastman School of Music have received nominations in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 65th GRAMMY Awards: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Ron Carter ’59E, ’10 (Honorary), Remembering Bob Freedman Steve Gadd ’68E, ’17 (Honorary), Center Stage Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Renée Fleming ‘83E (MM), ’11 (Honorary), Voice…
A team of researchers from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, Warner School of Education & Human Development, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and School of Arts & Sciences, along with Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, are collaborating to leverage and better utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to empower musicians to…
The motto of Atlanta’s Stephenson High School is “If you can dream it, you can do it.” This weekend, a longtime dream of the members of the school’s trombone choir and an Eastman trombone professor will come true. The Morris Trombone Institute, made up of students from different schools in the Metro Atlanta area (including…
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Lise Davidsen, Erin Morley and George Shirley Named as Recipients of the 18th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards (Opera News 11/09/2022) Musical tributes by Stephanie…
