Alumni Relations
Meliora Weekend Schedule of Events
Registration opens on Wednesday, July 24 at noon.
Meliora Weekend Pass*
- Early Bird Registration (register by August 31)
- $ 15 per person weekend fee
- $0 for Young Alumni (graduated 2009-2019)
- Regular Weekend Fee (register after August 31)
- $25 per person weekend fee
- $15 for Young Alumni
- Students, Faculty/Staff, and Children are Free!
*Please note: the Meliora Weekend pass includes access to events including the Friday Food Truck Rodeo, admission to the Memorial Art Gallery, and many performances and activities on both the Eastman and River campuses. Event fees are subject to payment even if the weekend fee is waived.
To view a full listing of the weekend’s headliners, click HERE. If you have any questions, please contact us via the Alumni Relations email at alumni@esm.rochester.edu
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019
| 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Registration and Welcome Center – Lowry Main Hall |
| 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | OSSIA Concert – Kilbourn Hall |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Concert – Kodak Hall |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019
| 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Registration and Welcome Center – Lowry Main Hall |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Sibley Music Library Tour – Miller Center |
| 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Food Truck Rodeo – Gibbs Street |
| 1:45 PM – 3:25 PM . . |
Open Rehearsals: – Eastman School Symphony Orchestra (ESSO) – location TBD – Eastman Wind Orchestra (EWO) – location TBD |
| 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Inauguration of President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf – Kodak Hall |
| 3:45 PM – 5:25 PM . . . |
Open Rehearsals: – Eastman Chorale – location TBD – Eastman Philharmonia – location TBD – Eastman Wind Ensemble (EWE) – location TBD |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Music in the Main Hall/Opening Celebration – Lowry Main Hall |
| 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Eastman Welcome Reception – Sproull Atrium, Miller Center |
| 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Faculty Artist Recital: Jan Opalach, voice – Kilbourn Hall |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Concert – Kodak Hall |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019
| 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Registration and Welcome Center – Lowry Main Hall |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Family Breakfast with Leaders – Betty’s Café, lobby of Kodak Hall |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Morning Chamber Music – Hatch Recital Hall |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Tour of Eastman – Meet in Lowry Main Hall |
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM . |
Alumni Luncheon – Sproull Atrium, Miller Center The class of 1969 will be honored during a 50th Medallion Ceremony. |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Eastman Alumni Panel Discussion: Enriching Communities – Hatch Recital Hall |
| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Brass Cavalcade Annual Concert – Kilbourn Hall |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Tour of Eastman – Meet in Lowry Hall |
| 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM . |
Eastman Celebration Dinner – Harro East Ballroom, 155 N Chestnut Street, walking distance from Eastman |
| 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Eastman Presents: Jon Batiste – Kodak Hall |
| 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Late-night Jazz @ Eastman – Sproull Atrium, Miller Center |
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2019
| 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Memorial Art Gallery Exhibitions |
| 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Memorial Art Gallery: Recital on Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Memorial Art Gallery: Recital on Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM . |
Faculty Artist Recital: Tony Dean Griffey, voice and Tim Long, piano – Kilbourn Hall |
