The Black Students Union at Eastman (BSUE) has put on a Black History Month Showcase recital since the BSUE reemerged in 2018. This year’s concert, “Sounds of History,” aims to promote music written by black composers and showcase the talent of black students at Eastman. The 2023 Showcase will take place on Thursday, February 9…
Graduate StudiesWelcome to Graduate Studies at Eastman Eastman is an institution where performance and research mutually inform and enhance each other, and where we prepare the musical artists, scholars, teachers, and leaders of tomorrow. Our graduate programs span performance, composition, musicology, music education, music theory, music leadership, and film scoring. Our alumni enjoy meaningful careers…
Graduate StudiesWelcome to Graduate Studies at Eastman Eastman is an institution where performance and research mutually inform and enhance each other, and where we prepare the musical artists, scholars, teachers, and leaders of tomorrow. Our graduate programs span performance, composition, musicology, music education, music theory, music leadership, and film scoring. Our alumni enjoy meaningful careers…
Looking ahead to Eastman School of Music’s February and March Eastman Presents concerts, we are pleased to present a wide range of events featuring internationally accomplished guest artists. Concerts will be held in Eastman’s stunning Kodak and Kilbourn Halls. Tickets to all concerts are available at EastmanTheatre.org or by calling 585-274-3000. Patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets…
The chamber music series benefitting Rochester’s Foodlink, If Music Be the Food… (IMBTF) will continue its 14th season with a live concert on Sunday, January 29 at 4:00 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church (4 Meigs Street, Rochester, NY 14607) The mission of this series is to increase awareness and support of food insecurity in the local…
Summer@Eastman’s Paris Study Abroad course, created by Professor Robert Hasegawa, has been a student favorite for years! In addition to the delightful prospect of four weeks in Paris (in June!), the course is built around summer activities and the ManiFeste concert series at IRCAM, one of the world’s leading centers of contemporary music. Through workshops,…
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.) DB Lifetime Achievement Award for Jazz Education: Miles Osland, Documenting Jazz Ed (DownBeat.com 01/03/2023) He applied for a position at the University of Kentucky…
Guidelines for Physical Contact During Lessons and Other Instructional Activities Reviewed with Faculty on 1 December 2022 without objection The Eastman School of Music strives to create an environment that is respectful and comfortable as well as nurturing and productive. We recognize that in the ordinary course of musical instruction, an instructor may believe that…
The Eastman School of Music is excited to announce its Morning Chamber Music Series for Spring 2023. Performances will take place in Hatch Recital Hall at 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays. These concerts will feature alumni guests Jeffrey Zeigler ‘95E on February 4, and Malcolm J. Merriweather ‘10E (MM) on March 18. Each artist will perform alongside…