Eastman School of Music musicians — current students, faculty, staff, and alumni as well as students and faculty from the Eastman Community Music School — will be appearing in more than two dozen shows during the 2011 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. This year’s festival runs June 10 through 18 at 20 venues, most of…
The dual degree program is designed for students who have equally strong interests in music and another field such that they wish to undertake undergraduate degree work in both. Dual degree students are those who have applied to and been accepted by both the Eastman School and the College (Arts and Sciences or the School…
The following tracks feature Eastman’s world-famous faculty artists and world-class students in a wide variety of musical performances: from opera to jazz, from solo performer to full orchestra. Take a listen! Taking Music Further (2006) Richard Strauss, Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare, performed by the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Scatterday DMA ‘89, conductor [2:47] Peter Tchaikovsky, Symphony…
From concerts featuring jazz, percussion, classical guitar, harp, and choirs, World Music, and up-and-coming conductors leading the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, to recitals by guest artists, world-renowned faculty, and summer program participants, the 2011 summer line-up at the Eastman School of Music has something for everyone. The summer concert season will kick off with a series…
What is the Dual Degree Progam? The Dual Degree Program combines study at two of the University of Rochester’s Schools: the Eastman School of Music and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. The program leads to the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degrees. How are students…
The Eastman Community Music School will dedicate a “Night of Jazz” series of free concerts to Michael Hall Jr., the 16-year-old Macedon student who died in a fire at his home on April 23. Donations for the teen’s family will be accepted during the concerts. The performances go from 5 to 9:30 p.m. in the…
Matt Stuver of the Eastman School of Music was named the best Graduate College Jazz Soloist in DownBeat magazine’s 34th Annual Student Music Awards. A doctoral student in saxophone, Stuver was recognized for his performance in the U.S. premiere of “Suite for Soprano Saxophone and 16 Instruments,” a work by legendary composer-arranger and jazz artist…
Eastman at a glance Visiting Eastman Enrolling and Living Here Additional questions EASTMAN AT A GLANCE About 500 undergraduates and 400 graduate students are enrolled. Over 2,000 applications are received each year, and about 135 first-years and 125 graduate students enroll. The student/total faculty ratio is 6:1. Students come from almost every state, and approximately…
Oscar Zimmerman (1910-1987), double bassist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for 36 years and professor emeritus at Eastman, was a member of the first graduating class of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Hired by the Philadelphia Orchestra as a 19-year-old student, he played with the orchestra for six years until joining the St.…
Arkadia Yegudkin (1884-1956), professor of horn, was one of the earliest members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He studied music in his native Russia, and performed with the orchestra of the Imperial Theater in Warsaw and the Petrograd Symphony Orchestra. He left his homeland during the Russian Revolution and traveled to the United States, where…