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Eastman School of Music to Host “Sisters in Jazz” Weekend in September. Eastman is excited to host a “Sisters in Jazz” weekend Sept. 20-21, 2024! This two-day event of concerts and workshops is designed by and for female jazz musicians.
Welcome to the Eastman School of Music, where your journey to excellence continues. We encourage you to explore the opportunities that Eastman has to offer, and to take the next step in pursuing your passion.
For a century, the Eastman School of Music has been one of the professional schools of the University of Rochester. Our faculty and students are devoted to the pursuit of the highest level of musical artistry. For 100 years, Eastman has celebrated four key pillars: artistry, scholarship, leadership and community.
The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman.
May 4, 2024 · For decades, music schools like Eastman focused on teaching western classical music, or, as Sellers Battle puts it, music from dead white men. One of her goals is to make genres like gospel and jazz equal to classical.
Kristen S. Hansen is Associate Professor of Music in the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University (Georgia). She holds the DMA and the MM in Horn Performance and Literature from the Eastman School Music in Rochester, New York, and she previously received the degree Bachelor of Music summa cum laude from St. Olaf College in Northfield
Undergraduate Admissions. At Eastman we foster a community of passionate and talented students who possess the self-discipline and intellectual curiosity to succeed in music. We develop not only students’ performance abilities, but also their academic and practical skills.
