Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.)
Picking Up an Instrument Later in Life
(55 PLUS Magazine May/June 2021)
… While some might ascribe to the adage that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Petar Kodzas, associate dean and director of Eastman Community Music School in Rochester, would disagree. …
Janinah Burnett Stretches Her Wings
(downbeat.com 05/07/2021)
Burnett’s classical credentials are impeccable. After singing both classical and jazz music at Spelman, she earned a master’s in vocal performance and literature at Eastman School of Music in …
There is a way to play again on the horizon
(TheSpec.com 05/05/2021)
According to Roy Ernst, professor emeritus of music education at Eastman School of Music and founder of the inaugural New Horizons Band in …
(Rochester Business Journal 05/05/2021)
The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival announces the appointment of Tyler Cassidy-Heacock as the first director of development and donor relations … She has a master’s degree and doctoral degree from the Eastman School of Music.
New Releases of the Week (7 May 2021)
(The Journal of Music 05/07/2021)
Ailbhe McDonagh and John O’Conor – Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas 1–5
… McDonagh is a former student of O’Conor, on piano, and a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She now …
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