Read more about School News from the NOTES Fall 2024 issue. Below are stories and press releases on featured school news: Celebrating Jamal J. Rossi, Eastman’s Seventh Dean Maria Schneider—Graduation Ceremony Speaker Gateways New Leadership Joan Beal Awarded Dean’s Medal Beal Institute Visual Music 6.0 Maple Quartet is Eastman’s…
While many of you were away over the summer, the Facilities team and contractors were busy with many improvements necessary to keep the Eastman School of Music functioning at its best. Here are just a few, including several you might not see during your typical day: PRACTICE ROOMS As part of our continued awareness…
Jamal J. Rossi, the current dean of the Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, announced today he will not seek reappointment following his current appointment term, which ends following the 2023-2024 academic year. Rossi has served as the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean since 2014, presiding over a transformational period for the…
Once again, Nancy Ares from the Warner School is offering two seminars on anti-racist curriculum development in the Fall 2023 semester. The schedules, along with course descriptions, are below. Warner is again very generously covering tuition expenses beyond what employees’ benefit plans cover, so there is no cost to any employee who enrolls in the…
The Eastman Community Music School hosted the third annual Vincent Lenti Piano Competition on March 11 and 12th. Congratulations to all winners! Young Performers Division: First Place: Edwin Xu, student of Elier Suárez Second Place: Bethany Huang student of Howard Spindler Third Place: Amy Ma, student of Scott Cuellar Junior Division: First Place: Aria…
Eastman Community Music School students were awarded several awards at the recent Young Artist Auditions for high school musicians held by the Rochester Philharmonic League. Congratulations to the following ECMS students for their success in the 2023 YAA Competition: Grand Prize (an opportunity to perform with the RPO) Winner: Catalina Wooldridge, Cello, Grade 12, Williamson…
We are pleased to announce that Summer@Eastman will be offering 55 programs, online workshops, and courses from June 26 to August 4, 2023. Several of these programs are designed for collegiate students who may register through UR Student. Eastman students and alumni taking an online course or week-long institute receive a $100 discount. Browse our website…
Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists, inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe. The next Wellness at Eastman seminar will be on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 6 p.m.: Sleep – Our Superpower, presented by…