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 celebrates women in music in free Rochester series | WHAM (WHAM 03/27/2022) As part of the Eastman School of Music‘s Centennial celebration, and in…
← Alumni Testimonials • PhD Alumni → We are very proud of the accomplishments of the distinguished alumni from Eastman’s DMA-granting disciplines, many of whom are teaching and leading at musical institutions and schools around the world. The following list offers a sample, rotating list of 50 DMA alumni from the past 25 years who are helping…
← Alumni Testimonials • DMA Alumni → We are very proud of the accomplishments of the distinguished alumni from Eastman’s four PhD-granting disciplines of Music Theory, Musicology, Composition, and Music Education, many of whom are teaching and leading at musical institutions and schools around the world. The following list offers a sample, rotating list of 50 PhD…
Prizes and AwardsLearn more about all Prizes and Awards for Graduate studies. Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching The Teaching Assistant Prize is awarded to graduate students who distinguish themselves for excellence in teaching. Past winners of the TA Prize, 1994-95 through 2011-12 2020-2021 David Falterman, Written Theory; Pallas Riedler, Music History; Eron Smith,…
Gretchen Wheelock Professor Emerita of Musicology BIOGRAPHY BA, Wellesley; MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale. Piano study with Bruce Symonds and Donald Currier. Recipient, fellowships from Radcliffe Institute, Danforth Foundation, Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute, and National Endowment for the Humanities (University Fellowship; Summer Stipend; NEH Institute). Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching (1991). Member, American Musicological…
Jurgen Thym Professor Emeritus of Musicology BIOGRAPHY Professor Emeritus of musicology. Abitur in classical languages, Athenaeum Stade, Germany; state examination in Schulmusik, Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Berlin; state examination in history, Freie Universität, Berlin; PhD in musicology, Case Western Reserve. Specialties in 19th- and 20th-century music. Author of articles and reviews in MLA Notes, Comparative Literature,…
Barry Snyder Professor Emeritus of Piano BIOGRAPHY BM, MM, Performer’s Certificate, Artist’s Diploma, Eastman. Studied piano with Vladimir Sokoloff and Cécile Genhart, accompanying with Brooks Smith. Member, Eastman Trio (1976-82), Meadowmount Trio (1989-90); triple prize winner, Van Cliburn International Competition (1966). Mu Phi Epsilon Musician of the Year (1987). Thirty-two solo, concerto, and chamber…
Thomas Schumacher Professor Emeritus of Piano BIOGRAPHY BM, Manhattan School of Music; Diploma, MS, doctoral studies, Juilliard. Piano studies with Fisher Thompson, Robert Goldsand, Beveridge Webster, Adele Marcus. Chamber music studies with Bernard Greenhouse, Rachmael Weinstock, Raphael Hillyer, Raphael Bronstein, and Hans Letz. Awards include Harold Bauer Award (highest honors at Manhattan), Loeb Memorial…
Ramon Ricker Professor Emeritus of Saxophone Jazz SonataViper Cipher BIOGRAPHY At the time of his retirement in spring 2013,Ramon Ricker was Senior Associate Dean for Professional Studies, Director of the Institute for Music Leadership and Professor of Saxophone at the Eastman School of Music. As a senior administrator at Eastman, Dr. Ricker was instrumental in…
Ernestine McHugh Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Religion BIOGRAPHY BA, University of California-Santa Cruz; PhD, University of California-San Diego. Research interests in comparative religion and cultural anthropology. Specialization in Asia, with extended field research in the Himalayas. Articles and reviews in The Anthropology of Tibet and the Himalaya, Comparative Studies in Society and History, The…