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Sep 26th – Oct 2nd: Howard Hanson at the UNESCO Fourth General Conference.
In late September, 1949, Eastman School Director Howard Hanson was in Paris serving as a U.S. delegate to the Fourth General Conference of UNESCO.
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September 20th-26th: Robert Freeman inauguration and more
The inauguration of Robert Freeman as the Eastman School’s fourth Director on September 20th, 1973 marked the beginning of a new era for the school.
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July 11th – 17th: Miss New York & Opera Under the Stars
On July 14th, 1972, an Eastman School student earned a distinction not in the musical world, but in the realm of beauty pageants.
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Sibley’s Oldest Treasure: The Rochester Codex (ca. 1070–1103)
This unique manuscript dates from the late 11th century (ca. 1017–1103) and is a compilation of treatises on the medieval arts of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, commonly known as the medieval quadrivium
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June 26th – July 3rd: American Harp Society’s 6th annual conference
Harp performance and pedagogy were much in evidence when the Eastman School hosted the American Harp Society’s sixth national conference on June 26th-29th, 1969.
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June 26th-July 3rd: Opening of the ESM’s first Summer Session
On the morning of Monday, June 26th, 1922, the Eastman School’s first-ever summer session opened its doors to students
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Celebrating Allan Schindler (1944–2018): A Retrospective on His 80th
On the occasion of what would have been Dr. Schindler’s 80th birthday, we look back on his career and present a celebration of his life and lasting contributions as a composer, teacher, and musician.
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May 23rd – 29th: Anti-war activity & weekly dozen
On May 24th and May 27th, 1970, a pair of concerts were mounted in the Eastman Theater to raise funds for the national circulation of an anti-war petition that had been written by two University of Rochester faculty members.
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May 16th – 22nd: Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount
On Monday and Tuesday, May 16th and 17th, 1955, Howard Hanson’s opera Merry Mount was produced at the Eastman School’s annual Festival of American Music.
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May 9th – 15th: Eastman String Quartet & the “new” Sibley Music Library
On May 9th, 1960, the members of the Eastman String Quartet returned from their nine-week tour that had taken them to Southern Europe, the Near East, and Northern Africa.
