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APPLIED MUSIC AND MUSICAL ARTS

PAUL BERGERON Class of 2018

Paul is from Dover, New Hampshire and is double-majoring
in cello performance and music education.

“I look forward to furthering the projects
and ideas that I have started at Eastman.
The unique courses that are offered at
Eastman have provided me with creative
ideas for how I can promote and enhance
the music education systems wherever
I attend graduate school.”

MUSICOLOGY AT EASTMAN

Students can choose to take additional music history
courses beyond the three semester sequence required
for the Bachelor of Music degree. Other course offerings
include Music of Healing and Death, Musical Borrowing,
and Special Topics in Music History.

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APPLIED MUSIC

RACHEL BARNETT Class of 2018

Rachel is from Westminster, Maryland, is majoring in viola performance
and pursuing an Arts Leadership Program certificate through Eastman’s
Institute for Music Leadership.

MUSIC LEADERSHIP COURSES

The Arts Leadership Program (ALP), part of the Institute for Music Leadership, offers
both traditional and online courses to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate
students on career-related topics relevant to professional musicians and music
educators. Course topics include:

• Entrepreneurial Thinking • Keys to Healthy Music
• Digital Technology and Video • Building a Web Presence
• Gift and Grant Seeking • Public Speaking for Musicians
• A Singer’s Guide to the • Introduction to Music Therapy
• Rock and Pop Performance Workshop
Professional Journey • Leadership Issues in Music
• Career Skills for the 21st Century

RACHEL ROBERTS (BM ’03, Applied Music
and Arts Leadership Program Certificate)

Rachel, a flutist, is Director of Entrepreneurial Musicianship
at New England Conservatory and holds a Master’s degree from Harvard
University Graduate School of Education.
“The Arts Leadership Program guided my career and has left me
continually exploring the opportunities in music where I can make a
difference helping others.”

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ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT EASTMAN JUNIOR YEAR: FALL CLASSES
Advanced Ensemble
ALP courses are open to all Eastman students. Orchestral Repertoire: Viola
For those pursuing the Arts Leadership Program Music and Society: 1730-1880
certificate there are additional opportunities such as Model Composition and Tonal Analysis
regularly scheduled advising sessions, access to paid, Primary Viola: Professor Masumi Rostad
for-credit internship opportunities, post-graduation The Art Market
and summer externships, and more. Career Skills for the 21st Century

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INSTITUE FOR MUSIC LEADERSHIP (IML) CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• 20+ courses on leadership,
entrepreneurial thinking, career skills, • One-on-one career advising
performance, health for musicians, and
more, available to all Eastman students. • Assistance with professional writing
(resume, CV, cover letter, artist
• Workshops, special events, and statement, bio)
guest speakers
• Interview tips
• Certificate programs
• Online resources
• Career advising

• Gig service

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INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC LEADERSHIP

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
All students are eligible to participate in internships, either through the Eastman Initiatives
Curriculum or the Arts Leadership Certificate Program. Recent examples include:

21C Media Group (NYC) Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Chosen Vale International Alarm Will Sound
Percussion Seminar
Third Coast Percussion
Aspen Music Festival
John F. Kennedy Center for the
WGMC Jazz 90.1 Performing Arts

Library of Congress Sarasota Opera

The Kennedy Center DeVos Institute US Army Band Pershing’s Own

ROCMusic Collaborative Boston Early Music Festival

Ensemble Signal

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BEAL INSTITUTE FOR FILM MUSIC AND CONTEMPORARY MEDIA

Jeff Beal conducts Eastman students as they
perform selections from his score for House of
Cards on the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre stage.
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“Not only is there a need for education in
composition across contemporary media
platforms, there is a growing trend for
orchestras and ensembles to perform this
music in the concert hall. Film music provides
narrative connection, engages listeners, and can
introduce new audiences to the power of the
symphony orchestra. Eastman equips students
with the artistry and deep skill sets needed to
succeed across musical genres, and Joan and I
are excited and proud to give our support.”

—JEFF BEAL (BM ’85)

A recent $2 million commitment from two Eastman alumni, Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal
(BM ’85) and his wife, vocalist Joan Beal (BM ’84), launched our new Beal Institute for Film Music
and Contemporary Media. The Beal Institute provides students with instruction and experiences
that prepare them for the increasing and evolving opportunities to write, produce, and perform
music for film and contemporary media. We welcome the institute’s inaugural director in fall 2017,
six-time Emmy Award-winning composer and conductor, Mark Watters.

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Eastman students can
pursue elective courses,
an academic minor, or a
dual degree at the College
of Arts, Sciences and
Engineering.

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Each semester approximately 100 Eastman students pursue
coursework at the University’s River Campus. Some of the declared
majors and minors are:

American Sign Language English: British and American Literature

Archaeology, Technology, English: Theater
and Historical Structures Financial Economics
Art History French
Audio and Music Engineering Geomechanics
Biological Sciences: Biochemistry German
Biological Sciences: Microbiology History
Biological Sciences: Molecular Genetics Japanese
Biology International Relations
Brain and Cognitive Sciences Mathematics
Business Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Optical Engineering
Chemistry Political Sciences
Comparative Literature Philosophy
Computer Science Physics
Digital Media Studies Physics and Astronomy
Economics Psychology
English Social and Emotional Development

Studio Arts

For a complete list of academic offerings at the College, visit:
rochester.edu/college/academics/majors

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APPLIED MUSIC AND BUSINESS

KARA MILLER Class of 2018

Kara is from Katy, Texas. She is majoring in horn performance
and pursuing a BA in Business at the College of Arts, Sciences
and Engineering on the River Campus.

DUAL DEGREE LOGISTICS
A direct shuttle route runs on every half hour between the Eastman
Campus and University of Rochester’s River Campus when classes
are in session. Dual Degree students are assigned an Academic
Advisor on each campus to help facilitate course planning
throughout the duration of their program. Students are also
welcome to complete coursework over their summers in order to
ease their fall and spring class loads.

CURTIS STEWART (BA in Mathematics
and BM in Applied Music, Violin, ’08)

Curtis is a teacher at Laguardia High School for Music
& Art and Performing Arts and on the faculty at Jazz
@ Lincoln Center Jazz Academy. He is a member of
PUBLIQuartet and The Mighty Third Rail.

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“I ’ve loved exploring the connections of JUNIOR YEAR: SPRING CLASSES
music and business through my dual Primary Horn: Professor Peter Kurau
degree studies and have really gotten a Chamber Music II
lot out of my time taking classes at the Advanced Ensemble
River Campus!” Horn Choir
Economic Theory of Organization
Brass Guild
Music and Society: 1880-2000
Marketing Projects and Cases
Neural Foundations of Behavior

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All students in the
Bachelor of Music
program, whatever
their major, study
their instrument in
a weekly one-hour
lesson with artist
faculty members.

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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
FACULTY JAMAL J. ROSSI,

JOAN AND MARTIN MESSINGER DEAN

CONDUCTING AND ENSEMBLES William Porter* LUTE
Mark Davis Scatterday^ See Organ Department Paul O’Dette
(wind ensembles) website for a full listing
Neil Varon (orchestras) VOICE AND OPERA
William Weinert PIANO STUDIO TEACHERS
(choral ensembles) Natalya Antonova Katherine Ciesinski
Brad Lubman Jean Barr Kathryn Cowdrick
(Musica Nova) (piano accompanying Anthony Dean Griffey
Paul O’Dette and chamber music) Jan Opalach
(Collegium Musicum) Tony Caramia Jonathan Retzlaff
Christel Thielmann* Alan Chow Robert Swensen
(Baroque ensembles) Douglas Humpherys^ Carol Webber
Alexander Kobrin VOCAL
JAZZ STUDIES AND Vincent Lenti Alison d’Amato*
CONTEMPORARY MEDIA Nelita True Christina Curren*
Jeff Campbell^ (double bass) Beryl Garver*
Bill Dobbins STRINGS, HARP AND GUITAR Russell Miller
(composition, arranging, VIOLIN OPERA
ensembles) Federico Agostini Stephen Carr
Clay Jenkins (trumpet) Juliana Athayde*+ Steven Daigle^
Mark Kellogg (trombone) Bin Huang Benton Hess
Charles Pillow* (saxophone) Renée Jolles Wilson Southerland
Dave Rivello Mikhail Kopelman
(New Jazz Ensemble, Oleh Krysa WOODWINDS, BRASS,
digital media) Robin Scott AND PERCUSSION
Bob Sneider* (guitar) VIOLA FLUTE
Dariusz Terefenko Masumi Per Rostad Bonita Boyd
(jazz theory, piano) George Taylor Anne Lindblom Harrow*
Rich Thompson* Phillip Ying^ (piccolo)
(drumset, jazz ensembles) VIOLONCELLO OBOE
Gary Versace (piano) Steven Doane Richard Killmer
Mark Watters (Beal Institute; Rosemary Elliott* Geoffrey Burgess*
digital media, film scoring) Alan Harris (Baroque oboe)
David Ying CLARINET
ORGAN, SACRED MUSIC DOUBLE BASS Kenneth Grant+
AND HISTORICAL KEYBOARDS James Van Demark Jon Manasse*
Edoardo Bellotti HARP SAXOPHONE
(organ, improvisation, and Kathleen Bride Chien-Kwan Lin
harpsichord) GUITAR BASSOON
David Higgs^ Nicholas Goluses^ George Sakakeeny
Nathan Laube*
Stephen Kennedy *(Sacred
Music)

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“Whether interacting with faculty, staff, or students,
everyone is warm and shares the same spark for
improving the world with their music.” —ADAM SADBERRY ’18

HORN COMPOSITION Zachary Bernstein
W. Peter Kurau+ David Liptak ^ Matthew Brown
William VerMeulen# Robert D. Morris Chelsea Burns
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez John Covach °
(visiting artist) Oliver Schneller J. Matthew Curlee
Derek Conrod* (natural horn) Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon Jonathan Dunsby
TRUMPET MUSIC TEACHING AND LEARNING Bruce Frank °
James Thompson Christopher D. Azzara^ David Headlam
Douglas Prosser*+ Elizabeth Bucura Orit Hilewicz
TROMBONE Mara Culp Henry Klumpenhouwer
Mark Kellogg John Fetter Elizabeth West Marvin^
Larry Zalkind Donna Brink Fox William Marvin
EUPHONIUM Kathy Liperote* Seth Monahan
Mark Kellogg Wade Richards* Marie Rolf
TUBA Philip Silvey David Temperley
Don Harry Alden Snell
PERCUSSION MUSICOLOGY HUMANITIES
Michael Burritt^ Michael Anderson Jonathan Baldo
Charles Ross*+ (timpani) Anaar Desai-Stephens Lucy Winters Durkin*
James Ross* Melina Esse Glenn Mackin^
Roger Freitas Jean Elizabeth Pedersen
CHAMBER MUSIC Lisa Jakelski Timothy Scheie
Chamber groups are coached by John Kapusta Reinhild Steingröver
many applied faculty, in addition Kim H. Kowalke ° Timothy Tomczak*
to those specifically listed here. Jennifer Kyker ° Susan Uselmann
Sylvie Beaudette* (ethnomusicology, mbira) LANGUAGES AND DICTION
Elinor Freer^* Honey Meconi ° Sylvie Beaudette*
Margery Hwang* Darren Mueller Elena Bellina
Wesley Nance* I Nyoman Suadin (gamelan) Valerie Couderc*
Holly Watkins ^ Christina Curren*
QUARTET IN RESIDENCE Glenn West *(mbira) Teresa Murano*
Ying Quartet MUSIC THEORY Heather O’Donnell
Robin Scott, Janet Ying, Matthew Bailey Shea ° Timothy Scheie
Phillip Ying, David Ying Reinhild Steingröver
See Humanities website for
complete listing

*part-time faculty °College Music Department
+Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra principal #by special arrangement with the Shepherd School
^Department chair of Music, Rice University

Visit esm.rochester.edu/faculty for a complete list of faculty members and biographies.

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VISIT EASTMAN

“R ochester has a lot going for it and if you look
in the right places you’ll find it’s a wonderful
and exciting place to be.”—BENJAMIN KRONK ’17

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“R ochester has many of the advantages
of a larger city: a major symphony
orchestra, a professional theater
company, many other colleges and
universities, and world-class museums.”

—MARK KELLOGG, Eastman Professor

Visit esm.rochester.edu/admissions/visiting
for more information

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STUDENT FACTS

Enrolled FULL-TIME STUDENTS

815TOTAL STUDENTS 530 UNDERGRADUATE 285GRADUATE

At Eastman School of Music ENROLLED FULL-TIME STUDENTS

Undergraduate Students from 43 States

...and 14 Countries

United Kingdom Austria

1 1

Canada Ukraine 39China 13South Korea
5Hong Kong 5Taiwan
14 1
4New Zeland
United States Israel

433 1

Mexico

2

1Singapore

1Malaysia

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Alumni Employment Based on survey of alumni from 1990-2015, including
those currently enrolled in graduate programs.

93% EASTMAN ALUMNI EMPLOYED SINCE GRADUATION 16%
84% HAVE MUSIC-RELATED JOB

Music-field Jobs Non-musical
Field

63% 19% 12% 13%
45%
22% 29%

PERFORMANCE TEACHING TEACHING TEACHING ARTS COMPOSITION OTHER
(PRIVATE) (K-12) (COLLEGIATE) ADMIN. OR ARRANGING

“Eastman gave me all the tools I needed to become the professional musician that I am today. I was lucky
enough to graduate and have a job immediately which boosted me into the career that I always wanted.”

COURTNEY BRESS, BM harp, ‘97,
principal harpist, Colorado Symphony

“My experience at Eastman was foundational, inspirational, and irreplaceable. My undergraduate
experience was an integral part of my development into a professional in the field of music.”

PETER ISAACSON, BM violin, ‘92,
Violin/ Viola Teacher, Kutztown University

“Eastman is where I developed the professional skills that led to my success today. Setting high standards,
working with diverse, often ‘robust’ personalities which gave me the confidence to take on any new challenge,
whether transitioning from flute performance to law school, running an intellectual property office, or
returning to flute performance after 20 years.”

SHERYLLE MILLS ENGLANDER, BM flute, ‘91,
Director of the Office of Technology & Industry Alliances at UC Santa Barbara

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ADMISSION FACTS Cost (Before
Financial Aid)
Admissions
TUITION & FEES
1000
30%UANPDPELRIGCRAATDIOUANTSE $53,026

ADMITTED ROOM & BOARD

$15,324

- MINUS

Eastman Scholarships & Gift Aid

13.5$ MILLIONIN
SCHOLARSHIPS

100%SRCECHEOILVAERMSHEIRPIST BASED

EASTMAN SCHOLARSHIPS 43% ALSO RECEIVE
Merit Scholarships NEED-BASED AID
Need-Based
Based on merit and need-based scholarships
awarded to the undergraduate class during
the 16-17 academic year.

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ADMISSION TIMELINE & AUDITIONS

Admission Timeline

Application Opens SEP
September 1st OCT

Application NOV Priority Deadline
Fee Waivers November 1st
Requests Due
November 20th DEC

Final Deadline Regional Auditions
December 1st January

JAN On-Campus
Auditions
FEB January - February

MAR APR

Undergraduate Undergraduate A
Notifications Response U
Released Deadline D
May 1st I
April 15th T
JUN I
MAY O
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JUL D
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Audition Day (Expect a full-day at Eastman: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM or later)

AUDITION DAY EVENTS AUDITION MAY ALSO INCLUDE

(All undergraduate applicants attend) (Depending on major selected)

9:00 AM Convocation Interview

9:30 AM Theory Test Group Meeting

10:00 AM Auditions Start Masterclass

Skill Assessment

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APPLY ONLINE
Visit our website for complete requirements.
esm.rochester.edu

QUICK APPLICATION CHECKLIST
Application, including:

Prescreening Recording: required for all jazz instruments,
plus the following (regardless of major): cello, clarinet, flute,
percussion, saxophone, trombone, violin, and voice; piano
(performance major only)

Prescreening Materials: required for Composition
and Theory

Transcripts
Test scores: SAT or ACT scores are required only for

home-schooled students
Personal statement (see application)
Resume (see application) see also Resume Guidelines
Recommendations (see application)
Application fee ($75 by November 1; $125 by

December 1). Application fee is non-refundable.
Additional Requirements Depending on Major

(see application)
InitialView Interview and TOEFL Score: required for

applicants whose native language is not English

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The Admissions Office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact 585-274-1060 to speak to a member of the Admissions
staff, or send an email to [email protected]
Complete details about the application process, financial aid,
audition repertoire, programs, and faculty can be found online
at EastmanSchoolofMusic.com
Eastman School of Music
Office of Admissions
26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY 14604

“Eastman trains musicians:
world-class, well-rounded musicians.”

—SEAN MULLIGAN ’18

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