‘Music for All’ Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Eastman School's "Music for All" program celebrated its 10th year with more than 100 performances at sites throughout the Greater Rochester area.
The chamber music program, designed to take classical music out of the concert hall and into the community, featured more than 50 student chamber music ensembles and select faculty.
“There is more to a great performance than just mastering the music.”
—Freer
The program also allows Eastman students to learn the nuances of performing in front of a variety of audiences, as they receive several months of training before performing.
"'Music for All' is designed to help build audiences, while helping our young artists realize that there is more to a great performance than just mastering the music," says assistant professor of chamber music Elinor Freer, who has coordinated the program since 2003.
Since its creation in 1995, "Music for All" has grown in size and scope and, according to Freer, has evolved into the most extensive and comprehensive program of any music conservatory outreach program in the country.
"Eastman is currently the only conservatory that requires chamber music students to participate in community performances as part of their curriculum," Freer says. "Other music schools and conservatories around the U.S. see 'Music for All' as a model."
