The New Sound Begins.
The Vision Continues.
- Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Opens to the Public
- Opening of Kodak Hall Slide Show
- New Images — Inside Kodak Hall
- Quotes on the Opening of Kodak Hall
- Kodak Hall Renovations Fact Sheet
- Historical Timeline
- Background, Image Galleries, News Coverage
Eastman School of Music on TV & Online
In celebration of the grand opening of Kodak Hall, two fifteen-second videos and one thirty-second video were created. Watch them below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JceHUQR40pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsPueLWoJ3M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW6kVN7RTqA
Overall Project Highlights
Opened in 1922, the Eastman Theatre was built by Eastman Kodak Company founder George Eastman as a center for music, dance, and silent film with live orchestral accompaniment—“for the enrichment of community life,” as inscribed on the façade. Its rich history includes performances by the greatest musicians of our time, including Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Beverly Sills, Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin, and Renée Fleming, a Rochester native and Eastman School graduate.
In 2004, the first phase of a major renovation project to the Eastman Theatre was completed to replace the stage and improve acoustics for concerts, opera, and other performances.
In 2007, plans were announced for additional renovations to the theatre and the construction of a new building for teaching and performance spaces. Highlights in the theatre include reducing the number of seats for the addition of box seats, improved acoustics, and the expansion of the inner lobby/gallery area. The new building, adjacent and connected to the theatre, will feature a 222-seat recital hall, faculty teaching studios, a rehearsal room, a recording control room, and an atrium.