The Eastman School of Music is excited to announce the Faculty Artist Series for the fall 2023 semester, an opportunity for our world-renowned and internationally acclaimed faculty members to demonstrate their virtuosity and artistry in Eastman’s spectacular performance venues. The exciting array of concerts includes: Friday, September 1, 2023 | Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30…
Joan Beal Retired Studio Recording Vocalist and Vocal Contractor Class of ’84E BIOGRAPHY Joan Beal sang in the Los Angeles recording studios for 30 years, appearing on hundreds of film and television scores, albums, and commercials. She was vocal contractor and choral director for many composers, including Mark Isham, Christopher Lennertz, and her husband, fellow…
Eastman School of Music National CouncilAbout Established in 2008, the National Council of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester is the volunteer advisory group that works with Eastman’s Joan and Martin Messinger Dean and the Executive Director of Eastman Advancement. The National Council comprises approximately 25 members (alumni, parents, and friends)…
The Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is excited to announce that Renée Elise Goldsberry, the Broadway star of Hamilton fame, has been added to the 2023-24 Eastman Presents season for An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry. She will make her Rochester debut in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Friday, October…
Jazz VoiceAbout Long acknowledged as one of the most competitive and highly revered music programs in the world, the Eastman School of Music and the Jazz and Contemporary Media program are building and expanding upon this legacy with the development and launch of the new Jazz Voice degree. Under the direction of 3x GRAMMY® nominated…
Electroacoustic Music Studios @ Eastman (EMuSE)About EMuSE builds on the strong tradition of the studio as a creative space in which technology empowers new paths of expression for compositional and performative imagination. EMuSE will foster musical expression occurring at the intersection of contemporary music composition, instrumental/vocal performance, and technology. EMuSE Press Release Program Director Dr.…
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Kae Wilbert plays in the Eastman Community Music School’s Music Educators Wind Ensemble, is a retired music teacher from the Churchville-Chili School District, and sits on the Board of Trustees for Friends of Ganondagan. On Tuesday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m., Wilbert and her fellow music educators, directed by Bill Tiberio, will perform the world…
Noah Kahrs Assistant Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KahrsBIOGRAPHY Noah Kahrs is a music theorist specializing in the last century’s experimental musics and the theories they carry. His research spans music by a wide range of composers including Hans Abrahamsen, Maryanne Amacher, Julius Eastman, Sofia Gubaidulina, Ryoji Ikeda, György Ligeti, Alvin Lucier, Giacinto…
The Eastman Student Teacher Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) comprises two evaluations per student teaching placement: (a) an evaluation based on a formal observation by the Eastman supervisor and (b) completion of a summative evaluation by the cooperating teacher. The Eastman instructor of record will review both evaluations when assigning the final grade for the student…