Abram Boone Abram Boone (1907-2000) served on the Eastman string faculty as a senior instructor of violin and viola for 26 years, from 1947 to 1973. After earning a bachelor of music degree from the School in 1929, he worked for Bausch & Lomb in Rochester during World War II and began his Eastman teaching…
Lynn Blakeslee Lynn Blakeslee was born in Los Angeles, and began violin studies at the age of four. Her teachers and mentors read as a stellar history of violin performance and pedagogy: Sascha Jacobsen (a student of Franz Kneisel), Efrem Zimbalist (Leopold Auer), Ricardo Odnoposoff (Karl Flesch), Franz Samobyl, and Sandor Vegh (Jenö Hubay). She…
Warren Benson A professional performer by the age of 14, Warren Benson (1924-2005) played timpani in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Ormandy, Reiner, Goossens, Bernstein, and others while an undergraduate at the University of Michigan. He also was the percussion instructor there during his freshman year, 1943. From 1950-1952, Mr. Benson was awarded two successive…
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Hans Chan Hans Chan of St. Louis, Missouri is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, under the tutelage of Professor Alan Chow. Since beginning piano at the age of eight, Hans has won numerous awards, including prizes in the MTNA National Young Artist Piano Competition,…
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.) Steve Gadd leads list of Eastman School of Music graduates with 2021 GRAMMY … – RochesterFirst (RochesterFirst 12/07/2021) The Eastman School of World, one of…
Welcome to Eastman Multiple offices at the Eastman School of Music have been working together to plan an exciting New Student Orientation just for you! New Student Orientation is required and is full of important information, placement exams, and fun events. Please contact the Office for Student Activities by phone at 585.274.1106 or e-mail studentactivities@esm.rochester.edu with general questions about…
John Beck A graduate of the Eastman School, John Beck returned to teach percussion from 1964 to 2008. Beck’s career as a performer and teacher includes posts as percussionist, timpanist, marimba soloist with the United States Marine Band (1955-59); principal percussionist with the Rochester Philharmonic (1959-62); and timpanist for the Rochester Philharmonic (1962-2002). He has…
Upstate New York Music College Fair The Eastman School of Music, in collaboration with The Juilliard School and Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance will co-host the Upstate New York Music College Fair on Monday, October 16th from 5:00-7:00PM. Students can register to attend here. This college fair is designed for students who are…
Cherry Beauregard Cherry Beauregard, professor of tuba at the Eastman School, received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, and his master’s and doctoral degrees from Eastman. After completing his undergraduate degree, Dr. Beauregard joined the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. In 1962, he returned to Rochester to begin his graduate degree studies at Eastman, and…
International ApplicantsEastman’s student body includes approximately 25% international students, who come from 30 different countries including China, S. Korea, Hong Kong, Canada and from Europe and South America. International applicants are considered for admission and scholarship on the same basis as U.S. citizens.English Proficiency Requirements Pursuing a professional music degree in the United States involves…