A Barber Birthday Playlist

  Sunday, March 9, is the 104th birthday of one of America’s most popular classical composers, Samuel Barber (1910-1981). His String Quartet, Op. 11, which contains his most famous piece, the “Adagio,” was recently recorded by Eastman’s quartet-in-residence, the Ying Quartet, along with music by longtime Eastman director Howard Hanson. You can hear David, Philip,…

Celebrating Women’s History Month

  During the month of March, we celebrate the achievements of women throughout musical history. At Eastman, this takes its most visible form with our annual Women in Music Festival, returning for its tenth year from March 24-29, 2014. Begun in 2005 by Eastman professor Sylvie Beaudette, the festival not only exalts women as musical…

Faculty I-9

Employment (I-9 Completion & Verification)  Faculty All full-time and part-time faculty members must complete an electronic I-9 form before they begin teaching.  Part I of an electronic I-9 must be completed before presenting proper identifying documents for the completion of Part II by appointment with Academic Affairs Administrator Alice M. Kurtz in ESM 104.

Employment (I-9 Completion and Verification)

Completing the I9 (New Hires and Rehires) Section 1 Each new hire should log into the I9 system and complete Section 1 using this link: www.newi9.com. This should only occur after the formal offer of employment has been made. Please note that the University of Rochester is a federal contractor and processes E-Verify checks for all…

Eastman News Highlights March 3, 2014

Here are some select clippings from the past week 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.) Third Coast contributes to ‘youthquake’ in city’s new-music scene (Chicago Tribune © 02/25/2014) The players met as students at Northwestern University’s Bienen…