Eastman School of Music Dean Jamal Rossi to Step Down after 2023-24 Academic Year
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…
Warner School offers Anti-Racist Curriculum Development Courses in Fall 2023
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…
2023 Vincent Lenti Piano Competition Winners
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…
ECMS Students Earn Prizes at the Rochester Philharmonic League’s Young Artist Auditions
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…
Student and Alumni Offerings and Discount for Summer@Eastman
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: Sleep – Our Superpower
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…
Going the Extra Mile: Summer@Eastman Marketing Intern Joyce Tseng
In this Summer@Eastman 2023 blog post, you can meet the S@E Marketing Intern: Violist and DMA Candidate Joyce Tseng, who, as you’ll read, is enjoying her many performing, educational, and professional development opportunities at Eastman and the University of Rochester. My name is Joyce Tseng, and I’m a third-year DMA student at the Eastman…
Eastman Opens the Doors: Five Festive Days Saluting One Hundred Years
This feature article originally appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of Eastman Notes. Eastman invited the Rochester community to its celebration of the 100th anniversary of the official opening of its doors to the public on March 3, 1922. This date marked the beginning of a long relationship between Rochesterians and the burgeoning new music…