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.)
Eastman School of Music Continues Legacy of Diversity, Brings in new … – Spot On New York
(Spot On New York 04/04/2022)
Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle steps into a new position with the Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester as the inaugural Associate …
Composer Dan Locklair’s new CD includes a Requiem that is written for the living as it …
(Winston-Salem Journal 04/09/2022)
… Union Theological Seminary in New York City and a doctorate degree in musical arts degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y..
Quiet! Genius at Work! Prodigies Eddins and Petersen and Mendelssohn on stage tonight …
(Buffalo Rising 04/09/2022)
… on stage with Buffalo-born conductor William Eddins (who completed his degree in piano performance at the Eastman School of Music at age 18, one of the youngest graduates in the institution’s history) …
Tempe producer presents world-acclaimed pianist April 16 for Jazz Appreciation Month
(Wrangler News 04/09/2022)
For [Tamir] Hendelman, now among the premier jazz musicians, the piano became his … Music in Classical Composition from Eastman School of Music in 1993. (Also reported by Scottsdale Progress)
Local Briefs: 4-5-2022 | News | sent-trib.com
(Sentinel-Tribune 04/05/2022)
Kiwanis hears from composer/conductor
Composer and Conductor Samuel Adler is the guest speaker at Thursday’s Bowling Green Kiwanis luncheon at the Wood County Senior Center.
Adler is the composer of more than 400 published works, including five operas, six symphonies, 17 concerti, eight string quartets and five oratorios which have been performed all over the world.
Adler is a professor-emeritus at the Eastman School of Music where he taught for 30 years from 1966-95. From 1997-2017, he was a member of the composition faculty at the Julliard School of Music in New York City. He has appeared as conductor with many major symphony orchestras both in the United States and abroad. He has given master classes and workshops at over 300 universities worldwide.
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