Welcome to the Eastman School of Music's Facebook page! Here you will find information on news, upcoming events, concerts, student life, and music at Eastman, founded in 1921 by George Eastman "For the enrichment of community life".
The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music ranks among the world's premier music schools, boasting Guggenheim Fellows, Grammy, and ASCAP Award winners on its distinguished faculty. The school has been commended and recognized nationwide for giving its students an intensive professional education, entrepreneurial opportunities in their musical disciplines, and the experience of a broader liberal arts education within the University of Rochester. Eastman’s prominent alumni include opera singers Renée Fleming, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joyce Castle, and the late William Warfield; jazz musicians Ron Carter, Steve Gadd, and Chuck Mangione; composer-conductor Maria Schneider; and composers Dominick Argento, Charles Strouse, Kevin Puts, and Jeff Beal.
The School presents more than 700 public concerts a year.
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The Eastman School of Music strives:
To create a musical community that is rich with cultural, social, and intellectual diversity.
To give the student an intensive professional education in his or her musical discipline.
To prepare each student with a solid foundation in music and an expansive education in the liberal arts.
To develop an informed and inquiring mind that enables each graduate to engage the fundamental issues of his or her art and to become an effective cultural leader in society.
And, through its community and continuing education programs, to offer the highest quality music instruction and performance opportunities for students of all ages.
