The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester and affiliated organizations are pleased to announce three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) totaling $70,000. The grantees are Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) in collaboration with the University of Rochester Medical Center; Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music; and Eastman’s Department of Music Teaching and Learning (MTL).

The grants will support:

EPAM: Updating the communication equipment used in the chapel at Strong Memorial Hospital, adding a camera and microphones directly connected to the hospital television service.

Gateways:Portions of Gateways’ 2023-24 season that take place in calendar year 2023, specifically, the next festival which runs from Tuesday, October 17 through Sunday, October 22, 2023, in Rochester, NY and New York City.

MTL:The research project, entitled “Web-Based Measurement of Individual Students’ Creativity-Based Music Achievement” will use a web application developed in response to remote instruction during the COVID pandemic, providing teachers with a meaningful way to engage students in creating, performing, responding, and connecting to music.

Full press release can be found online.

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