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Alarm Will Sound Brings 1969 to Eastman
April 22, 2013

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Albert Paley: Creating "Soliloquy"
March 19, 2013

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Home Drone: A Public Art Intervention
February 20, 2013

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Indeterminate Hikes
January 23, 2013

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Case of the Disappearing Daguerreotypes
January 2, 2013



The Arts

WWI-Era Anti-War Choral Epic Comes to Kodak Hall

War Requiem poster

Requiring two orchestras, two choruses, and soloists, War Requiem is a large-scale work that intersperses Britten’s setting of the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with poems by English poet and World War I soldier Wilfred Owen, who was killed one week before the Armistice was signed. Presented 8 p.m. Friday, May 3 in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

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The Glass Menagerie

opens Thursday, April 25

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The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams' haunting portrayal of a family in crisis and a masterpiece of the American theatre, opens in Todd Theatre on April 25 and runs through Saturday, May 4.

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Eastman School of Music

panoramic photo of Hatch Recital Hall

As one of the world's premier music schools, the Eastman School of Music has been enriching the musical life of Rochester since 1921. Today, the School presents more than 700 concerts a year in the magnificent Eastman Theatre and intimate Kilbourn Hall – providing the Rochester community with an exceptional opportunity to experience world-class music in a world-class setting.



Memorial Art Gallery

panoramic photo of the organ gallery at the MAG

The Memorial Art Gallery is one of the country's few university-affiliated art museums open to the whole community. Its collection spans 5,000 years and is recognized as one of the finest amongst regional art museums.



The Arts At The University of Rochester


What's On Now

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The Glass Menagerie
Todd Theatre
April 25 — May 4, 2013

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Becoming Modern: Armory Show Artists at MAG
Memorial Art Gallery
January 25 — May 12, 2013

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Rochester River Campus Culture: The Role of the Arts
recorded April 5, 2012


Memorial Art Gallery:
100 Years

100 Years of the MAG