The tuition scholarship portion of a graduate award is typically split 50/50 over the fall and spring semesters. If a student would like to request a different distribution, they should submit their request in writing to the Office of Graduate Studies. Students should email their requests to Mr. Zachary A. Peterson, Director of Graduate Advising…
From the Registrar’s Office: Continuation of Graduate Enrollment (ESM 895/995/899/999) General policies for graduate students Graduate Award Policies 2021-22 How to request a different distribution of your tuition scholarship NEW POLICY – assessment of language competency for doc. students CONTINUATION OF GRADUATE AWARD FOR 2021-22 Masters students Advising worksheets for MA degrees Advising worksheets for…
As part of the Eastman School of Music’s Centennial celebration, and in observance of Women’s History Month, the school is bringing back the Women in Music Festival March 21-25, 2022. This year’s weeklong festival includes noontime and evening concerts, a daylong symposium devoted to Florence B. Price (the first African American woman to be recognized…
The Eastman School of Music, as part of its Centennial Celebration, will ceremoniously usher in the next 100 years with a ribbon-cutting event, on Friday, March 4, 2022, at 9:00 A.M, in Lowry Hall at Eastman, located at 26 Gibbs Street. Led by University of Rochester President Sarah Mangelsdorf, and Jamal Rossi, the Joan and…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585)451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu ROCmusic, a collaborative and innovative arts-outreach program that engages children and their families in the experience of making and appreciating classical music, has renamed its “Readiness Beginning String Division” to the “Ginny Morris Readiness String Program” in thanks to the Ginny Morris Memorial…
The Eastman Composition Department is devoted to teaching students who wish to pursue a professional and/or academic career in concert and computer music composition. We have no stylistic or sectarian agendas; our goal is to help students learn to write the music that inspires and interests them. Our programs of study equip students with a…
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 School Olympic connection | RochesterFirst (RochesterFirst 02/18/2022) Mark Watters knows the pressure of trying to deliver a gold medal performance. The Director of the…
Emlyn Johnson, DMA, 2015 Emlyn Johnson is a flutist and project leader dedicated to bringing music to the ears of new audiences. Johnson is the co-director of Music in the American Wild, an initiative that celebrates American people, places, and stories through the commission and performance of new music. Since 2016 she has commissioned more than…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585)451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu Two of Eastman’s top jazz ensembles will kick off the Spring season with incredible performances, Eastman Jazz Lab Band and Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble perform March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. As the season continues there will be guest appearances by…
