Featuring 10 Performances in Celebration of Eastman’s Centennial The Eastman Faculty Artist Series announces 10 performances for the Spring 2022 semester, an opportunity for our world-renowned and internationally acclaimed faculty members to demonstrate their virtuosity and artistry in Eastman’s stunning concert venues. “Always a beacon in the entirety of concerts presented at Eastman, the Faculty Artist Series features a…
Undergraduate StudiesDegree Programs Eastman’s performance-intensive Undergraduate degree programs develop comprehensive musical skills and literacy. The value of an Eastman academic degree is demonstrated by the number of graduates who hold positions in professional orchestras, bands, chamber ensembles, opera companies, conservatories and college music departments, school music programs, community music schools, the recording industry, the musical instrument and…
Next week, from March 21 through March 25, Eastman will once again host a Women in Music Festival, after an eight-year hiatus, as part of our centennial celebration. “WMF”, conceived and directed by Assistant Professor Sylvie Beaudette, was an annual, and ever-growing, event at Eastman from 2005 to 2014. This “celebration of women in all…
, Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicKateri AndressCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kateri Andress is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. In May of 2021, she completed her Bachelor of the Arts degree in…
The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, jointly present Awadagin Pratt: Black in America, to be held at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Awadagin Pratt: Black in America is described by Pratt himself: “Fusing music performed by Pratt, original still and…
Accompanying Studio Achievements Maeve Berry 2023 Franz-Schubert-Institut, studying with Elly Ameling, Julius Drake, Helmut Deutsch, Wolfram Rieger, and Roger Vignoles 2023 Kneisel German Lieder Competition: 1st Prize Winner 2023 Winner of the 2023 Ann Clark Fehn Memorial Award 2023 Guest Lecturer and Coach; Penn State University; Wolf Italienisches Liederbuch 2023 Music Academy of the West Vocal…
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 violin professor, and Saturday concert, search for hope in midst of Ukraine’s tragedy (WXXI News 03/10/2022) Oleh Krysa points out that going back to…
For Women’s History Month in March – and in observance of today’s International Women’s Day – we’ve chosen several women from the long list of outstanding women in Eastman history … representing the past, present, and future. (And remember that you can enjoy the work of many more women composers, performers, and scholars during Eastman’s…
Deanna PhillipsGraduate Office AdministratorDEPARTMENTGraduate StudiesCONTACT INFOEmail Deanna Phillips585.274.1560BIOGRAPHY Deanna Phillips came to the Eastman School of Music after she earned her B.S. in Business Administration with a Music Minor from SUNY Fredonia. After working at Eastman, she realized her passion for working with students, and she returned to school to earn a M.S. in Higher…
