Jazz for Justice is an evening of great jazz, fine food, and fun in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music to benefit the Foundation of the Monroe County Bar. This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 27 from 5:30-8:30 pm at The Commissary in Sibley Square, 250 E Main St, Rochester, NY…
Associate Dean Crystal Sellers Battle didn’t plan to be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices for musical institutions. After a childhood of singing in choirs and church, she was told she had the singing talent to pursue a performance degree in college. But when she arrived at college, she was pressured to…
On November 2-5, 2023, Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) launches its 2023-24 season with A Double Bill: Mythology Through a New Lens, featuring two 21st-century operas by notable living composers Jake Heggie and Nkeiru Okoye. Heggie’s To Hell and Back (2006) and Okoye’s We’ve Got Our Eye on You (2016) mutually confront stories of redemption, gender…
Eastman School of Music, at the University of Rochester, will host its inaugural Context Conference 2023: Contextualizing Equity and Inclusion in Music on November 3-4, 2023, in Rochester, NY. The conference concludes with an immersive, kaleidoscope-style concert open to both conference attendees and the public at Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery called Classics with a Twist…
OSSIA New Music, Eastman School of Music’s student-run contemporary music ensemble, is excited to announce a new season of cutting-edge concerts. Over the academic year, OSSIA produces four main stage performances, with repertoire chosen and events produced entirely by the students of OSSIA. The chosen works are fresh and diverse, ranging from established contemporary composers…
The Eastman School of Music, in collaboration with The Juilliard School and Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre & Dance, is presenting the 16th Annual Upstate New York Music College Fair on Monday, October 16th, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Cominsky Promenade, on the second floor of the Eastman School of Music, and on…
The Eastman School of Music is pleased to highlight some of the concerts and events taking place at Eastman this November. Presenting a wide range of events featuring internationally accomplished faculty and guest artists in addition to world-class student ensembles, these events will be held in Eastman’s stunning performance spaces: Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre,…
The Eastman School of Music is excited to announce that flutist and educator Adam W. Sadberry ’18E will return to Rochester as this semester’s Morning Chamber Music featured artist. His performance will take place in Hatch Recital Hall at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, during the University of Rochester’s annual Meliora Weekend. Named one…
Dr. Patricia Caicedo describes her life’s work as “devoted to fostering diversity and inclusion in music and to preserving and promoting underrepresented repertoires.” On September 28, the lauded soprano, musicologist, and doctor of medicine will embark on an ambitious five-day residency at the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester Medical Center, where…
Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music launches its landmark 30th anniversary season with a week of events in Rochester, NY and New York City from October 17-22, 2023. Rochester highlights include: an Eastman Presents concert featuring the newly formed Gateways Chamber Players, with award-winning TV and stage actress Phylicia Rashad as…