Preparing a Percussion Picnic: Kyle Peters (left marimba) and Cameron Leach (right marimba). By Nicole Peter A performance filled with electric energy, fantastic friends, and passionate percussion sounds like the perfect way to spend a summer evening. Kyle Peters and Cameron Leach, percussionists and Eastman alumni, bring together the Rochester community in a unique percussion…
This is the first post in a two-part series written by Matthew Ardizzone, Eastman’s Associate Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Management. [Updated July 6, 2018] In my last post I wrote about the problems inherent in music school rankings (which are always subjective) and challenged prospective students to seek out what distinguishes each school, rather…
This is the second post in a two-part series written by Matthew Ardizzone, Eastman’s Associate Dean of Admissions. In Part One on this topic, I focused on our students and alumni. As music schools across the country start to grapple with the question of how to best prepare their students for the changing musical landscape…