
An audiovisual journey into a performer’s mind
In a senior project, graduating dual degree student Mae Cooke integrates their studies of harp and studio arts.

Rochester faculty garner recognition for professional accomplishments
Several University of Rochester faculty members have received awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.

For James Wilson ’23E, piano has been the key to life
Stricken with cancer as a teenager, the prodigy used music to heal himself and others.

Is gospel music losing its Black roots?
Musicologist Cory Hunter identifies a notable contemporary shift in the century-old musical form.

Recent honors highlight Rochester faculty’s professional achievements
Several University of Rochester faculty members have received awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.

Movers and shakers: Welcoming the Class of 2026 to campus
In a return to move-in-day tradition, more than 1,600 students at the College and the Eastman School of Music embarked on their Rochester experience this week.

Class of 2026 shows increases among underrepresented groups
Incoming students at the College and at Eastman will arrive in August from more than 40 countries and 44 states.

Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes Carnegie debut
The Gateways Orchestra, which appeared as part of the 2021–22 season, was the first all-Black classical symphony orchestra presented by Carnegie Hall in its history.

Taking a page from poetry to understand the music
Music theorist Matt BaileyShea explores the interrelationship between poetry, lyrics, and music in a new book.

Nearing its eighth decade, a modern musical invention remains cutting edge
When the Eastman Wind Ensemble was founded at the Eastman School of Music in 1952, it launched a movement in wind music.