The Eastman Advantage What is the “Eastman Advantage”? We prepare our students as artists, scholars, teachers, and leaders. We are a comprehensive music school in which performance and research mutually inform and enhance each other within a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud of our talented alumni who exude these qualities in their varied…
The Eastman School of Music announces that Professor of Violin Oleh Krysa will perform three Faculty Artist Series concerts this fall, celebrating his 80th birthday, as well as 60 years as a professional violinist and 55 years teaching. The concerts will include various colleagues and a variety of music. Krysa says, “I am thrilled to bring…
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.) Conductor Robert Morris and Eastman Wind Ensemble to play unique outdoor concert (Fox Rochester 09/14/2022) EASTMAN WIND ENSEMBLE AND ROBERT MORRISShort description: Eastman Professor of…
Jazz Performance WorkshopsDIRECTOR | of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media Jazz Performance Workshops were instituted in the fall of 1999 under the supervision of Harold Danko, with the purpose of integrating classroom jazz studies and small group performance. Since that time, workshop groups and soloists have consistently won Down Beat Magazine awards and been invited…
Five years have passed since the scarlet coats of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band last appeared on stages in the Northeast of the United States. However, on Friday, October 7, 2022, the band returns and will play a free concert in Rochester, at Eastman School of Music, featuring 6 alumni who are touring…
During September and early October, Eastman’s Associate Professor of Cello Guy Johnston ’03E is performing as a concerto soloist with The Hallé and directing the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival in his native England. Like many other British natives, he was profoundly affected by the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September, and offered us…
EQUITY AND INCLUSION Land Acknowledgement We acknowledge with respect the Seneca Nation, known as the “Great Hill People” and “Keepers of the Western Door” of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. We take this opportunity to thank the people whose ancestral lands the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester currently occupies in Rochester, New York.…
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.) Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Opens its 2022-23 Season This Week – Broadway World (Broadway World 09/06/2022) Eastman School of Music‘s Professor of Conducting Neil Varon…
← Certificate Programs The Performer’s Certificate recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding performing ability. A candidate for the Certificate must be an Eastman undergraduate or graduate student, or an arts and sciences student matriculated in the Bachelor of Arts degree program with a concentration in music. They must be in residence, receiving instruction in applied music…
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