Eastman RAs greeting the Class of 2017 in August 2013: Top row, left to right: Alexa Tarantino, Mary Baron, Micah Gharavi, Nick German, Alina Jeon, Calvin Chan. Bottom row: Eric Metzgar, Andrew Psarris, Rachel Beninghof, Melissa Zgouridi. One of the most interesting things I have done at Eastman was participating in Eastman Residential Life as…
A mentor to me is anyone who has your trust and who has advised you on something important to you. There are hundreds of mentors I have had in my time here at Eastman, from deans, to professors, to staff members, to community members, to fellow students. First is my teacher, Jim Thompson. I have…
The following guest post was written by current Eastman student Mary Russek. Thanks Mary! ************************************* Wow, another year at Eastman…check! In this post I’d like to share with you my summer plans. I’ll also let you in on a little secret that many students don’t know: summer is a fantastic time to be in Rochester!…
A recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, by Malcolm Matthews, director of music at St. Mary’s Church in downtown Rochester, wraps up the 2014-2015 season of Third Thursday Concerts with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery. Titled “Frescobaldi as Fountainhead: His Music and Influence,” the program will feature works by Frescobaldi,…
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.) Eastman students learn the business of music (Rochester Business Journal © 04/24/2015) There is a business side to music, which is not the first thing students…
Four Eastman School of Music students have been named recipients of 2015 DownBeat Student Music Awards. Garret Reynolds was recognized for Undergraduate College Outstanding Composition for his work “Our Time.” Brendan Lanighan was recognized for Undergraduate College Outstanding Arrangement for “Lament.” Gabe Condon and Julian Tanaka were named Graduate College Arrangement winners for “In a…
