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On Friday, March 17, 2023, Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra jointly present Police Deranged for Orchestra, featuring Grammy award-winning artist Stewart Copeland on the drums, at 8:00 PM in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Conducted by Raúl Gómez-Rojas, this high-energy orchestral evening celebrates the work of legendary rock star and composer,…
Matthew Ardizzone, D.M.A. Associate Dean of Graduate Studies|Marie Rolf Dean of Graduate Studies DEPARTMENTGraduate StudiesCONTACT INFOEmail Matthew Ardizzone585-274-1560Schedule a meetingPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Prior to becoming the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in 2023, Matthew Ardizzone served as Eastman’s Associate Dean of Admissions & Enrollment Management for 13.5 years. He is the inaugural Marie Rolf Dean of…
The Eastman Viola Workshop – created by Eastman alumna Katie Dey (faculty, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities) and Eastman faculty George Taylor – returns to Summer@Eastman in 2023. We’re delighted to welcome violists back to campus this summer! This weeklong workshop is designed as an “advanced basics” course, encouraging students to explore…
Summer@Eastman is excited to offer its first-ever gospel singing workshop: You Too Can Sing Gospel Music! – ONLINE, a weekly online course for anyone interested in the history, style, and experience of gospel music. Summer@Eastman’s Marketing Assistant, Joyce Tseng, talked with instructor Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle (Eastman’s Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion and Director…
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…
The 2022/23 Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) season continues with their interpretation of George Frideric Handel’s Alcina (1735) on January 28-29 and February 2-5, with Sunday performances at 2:00 PM and all others at 7:30 PM. The opera will take place in Eastman’s Opera Studio, an intimate black box theatre in Annex 804. Alcina tells a…
A $1.5 million gift from Susan Ain ’78E and her husband, Aron Ain, establishes a newly endowed violin professorship at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. The Susan and Aron Ain Professorship for Violin will support, recognize, and honor as well as attract and retain exemplary faculty at the acclaimed music school. “Endowed professorships…
What a year it’s been! We celebrated our Centennial with world premieres, visiting artists, a range of events, and more. We recognized our distinguished faculty members and alumni for their professional achievements; with heavy hearts we said goodbye to influential figures from our school’s history; we looked to the future through the dedication of our…
On Monday, January 2, 2023, Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music announced the inaugural season of Gateways Radio, thirteen one-hour episodes of a nationally syndicated radio program featuring music performed and written by classical musicians of African descent from the Gateways Music Festival and others from across the nation and around…