Wayne Barlow (1912-1996), professor emeritus of composition, entered the Eastman School in 1930 and received his graduate and undergraduate degrees. In 1937, he was awarded a Ph.D. in music (composition) here, becoming the first person in the United States to receive such a degree. He also spent time at the University of Southern California, where…
Samuel Adler taught at the Eastman School of Music from 1966 to 1995, and served as chair of the composition department from 1974 until his retirement. In 1989, he received the Eastman School’s Eisenhart Award for distinguished teaching. Adler was educated at Boston University and Harvard University, and holds honorary doctorates from Southern Methodist University,…
The Cominsky Promenade, on the second floor of the Eastman School of Music’s main building, is the home of an impressive collection of portraits of former Eastman faculty members, from the earliest years of the school to the present day. Since 2007, the following criteria are followed relative to faculty portraits: Retirement following service on…
→ Ciminelli Lounge → Eastman Media Lab Embrace your home away from home at Eastman’s Student Living Center! Develop practical skills and lifelong friendships in a community of musicians. Eastman’s Residential Life program provides opportunities for students to live and learn in Downtown Rochester. Living on campus provides many opportunities to enhance the college experience. The Office…
The Sibley Music Library is the largest and most comprehensive academic music library in North America, and third largest among United States music collections overall. Its immense holdings include 344,000 books and scores; a sheet music collection approaching 150,000 items (largely uncataloged); 84,000 recordings on LP, CD, tape and video; 650 current journal subscriptions; and…
Left photo by Adrián Sandí In September 2004, “Miller Center” became the new name for Eastman Place — the building located on Gibbs Street opposite the School’s Main Building. In a special ceremony, the Eastman School honored one of its most prominent alumni and one of Rochester’s most notable sons, the legendary Mitch Miller (BM…
This 10-story building, located east of Swan Street, is connected to the Main Building by enclosed walkways on its second, third, and fourth floors. The Annex is used primarily for faculty offices, classrooms, and more than 100 practice rooms. It also has two rehearsal halls and a self-service copy center, and is the home of…
The grand hallway on the second floor of the School’s Main building is named for the first graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Roslyn Weisburg Cominsky. It functions as a study space, meeting place, and large reception hall. Portraits of retired faculty members who have played a prominent role in the School’s history are…
All the School’s functions were originally included in what is now called the Main Building. As the Eastman School has grown, the Main Building has remained the focal point of the School, and still contains most of the performing faculty’s studios. Immediately inside the entrance to the Main Building is the Main Hall. This elegant…
