In a letter to Eastman School of Music students Thursday, Dean Jamal Rossi stated that all concerts, rehearsals, and other performances — including appearances by guest artists — have been canceled for the rest of the current semester.
The announcement comes in the wake of University of Rochester President Sarah Mangelsdorf’s message to the university community that in-person classes would not resume after spring break as a precautionary measure in response to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Eastman’s academic activities for the current semester, including classes and lessons, will be held online, effective Wednesday, March 18. Exceptions to performance cancellations include recitals required by degree.
For more information on Eastman School of Music’s response to COVID-19, go to esm.rochester.edu.
This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2020.
