Eastman performers take Jazz Festival stage
The Eastman School of Music has been involved in the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival since it was founded in 2002, and this year’s schedule is packed with Eastman students, faculty, and alumni.
Eastman alumni among most inspiring commencement speakers
WQXR-FM, the leading classical music station in the country, counted speeches by two Eastman School of Music alumni among its listing of the six most inspiring given this season to graduates of music schools and conservatories.
10 times Rochester rubbed elbows with Tony Awards
Before Sunday’s awards ceremony, learn more about the opportunities Rochester students have had to work with Tony Award winners on stage and behind the scenes, and the Eastman School of Music alumni who have taken home theater’s top honor.
Eastman Saxophone Project tours China this summer
From concert halls to music camps, the popular student ensemble will bring its innovative performance style to four cities across China this July.
Eastman Harmonie takes its show on the road—literally
When their tour bus overheated on the German Autobahn, members of the wind octet treated drivers — and Facebook viewers — to an impromptu concert.
Eastman artists bring music to America’s national parks
This summer, an ensemble of Eastman School of Music musicians is performing specially commissioned works to majestic locations during the National Park Service’s centennial year celebrations.
Roger Freitas elected to American Musicological Society board
The chair of musicology at the Eastman School of Music has been elected a director-at-large of the society that works to advance scholarship in the various fields of music through research, learning, and teaching.
New partnership to enhance diversity in classical music
The Eastman School of Music and the Gateways Music Festival, which have partnered since 1995, have announced a new alliance that strengthens the organizations’ efforts to promote and increase diversity in the field of classical music.
Eastman performers, composers bring music to national parks
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the University a $20,000 grant to support the Music in the American Wild project. Over the summer, seven Eastman musicians will perform the music of 11 Eastman composers in seven national parks.
Eastman Philharmonia to premiere new composition with Renée Fleming at Lincoln Center
The Eastman Philharmonia returns to New York City for first time in more than 25 years this November with a concert featuring a new composition by Pulitzer Prize–winning alumnus Kevin Puts ’99E and soprano Renée Fleming ’83E (MM).