The Eastman School of Music has been recognized as the number one music school in the United States and the world for many years.

The Eastman School of Music was a professional music school founded in 1921 by George Eastman, the famous industrialist, philanthropist, and founder of the Kodak Company. It was one of the top music schools in the United States at that time. A new school with great vitality and innovative ideas. Now Eastman has been ranked first in the U.S. News rankings for many years and is recognized as the world's top music school.

School conditions

Seven Pulitzer Prize winners and multiple Grammy winners have taught at the school. The college currently has more than 900 registered students from all states in the United States, and 20% are international students. Each year, the school recruits about 260 freshmen from more than 2,000 applicants. The Eastman Wind Ensemble, composed of students from the school, is the top wind ensemble in the United States.

Historical History

Music lover George Eastman once said: "I love listening to music, and in the process of listening, it becomes a part of my life."

The success of Kodak brought Eastman great wealth, and he hoped that Rochester would become the center of world music. In 1918, he bought a local general music school. In 1921, the Eastman School of Music was officially opened on Gibbs Street. In 1922, the Eastman Theater opened to the public. Eastman hopes to attract the world's top musical talents and enrich people's spiritual lives.

In 1924, Eastman officially hired Howard Hanson, the legendary American composer, conductor and music educator, as its principal. During Hanson's 40 years in office, the school rapidly grew into a world-class music institution, and the first wind orchestra in the United States was born here. At the same time, Hansen emphasized the importance of music theory for performers. Today, walking around the campus, you can still feel the imprint left by Hansen everywhere.

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Location

The main campus of the Eastman School of Music is on Gibbs Street, located in the East end of downtown Rochester. , belonging to the cultural heart of Rochester.

The college is 3 miles from the University of Rochester's main campus, a 20-minute drive from the New York State Thruway, and a 15-minute drive from Rochester International Airport. Moreover, the college is only a few miles away from the scenic Finger Lake area in New York State, and it takes three hours to drive to Toronto, Canada.

Rochester is an industrial city on the shores of Lake Ontario in western New York State. It belongs to Monroe County and is the seat of the county government. Rochester is located in the temperate zone and has a typical climate with four distinct seasons. Flowers bloom in spring, earning it the reputation of "Flower City". Summers are cool, with the average maximum temperature in June and July being 27 degrees Celsius.

The climate in autumn is pleasant and the fallen leaves are colorful, while winter is cold and snowy. The snow season is from November to March every year. The lowest temperature in January and February is an average of minus 10 degrees Celsius. Rochester's latitude is relatively high, and because it is located on the southern shore of the Great Lakes, cold air masses from Canada and the Polar Regions bring a large amount of water vapor from the lake every winter. Affected by this Lake Effect, there is a lot of snowfall in winter, and the cumulative annual snowfall The average is about 200cm.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia—Eastman School of Music