Music at RIT

Instructor Name: Joan Kinsella
Email: jmkgla@rit.edu
Biography: Cellist Joan Kinsella has established a reputation as both a teacher and a performer. Dedicated to a performing career focusing on a variety of genres, Ms. Kinsella appears regularly as a chamber musician and orchestral player in upstate New York. Recent performances include Eastman at Washington Square Series, Eastman Presents Series, WXXI’s “Live from Hochstein” broadcast, SUNY Brockport Fine Art Series, Eastman Women in Music Festival, and shows with artists including Seal, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban, and Michael Bublé. She has performed with the national tours of numerous Broadway productions, including Fun Home, Newsies, Pippin, Kinky Boots, Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, and West Side Story. She routinely performs with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rochester Oratorio Society Orchestra, and Geva Theatre Center. Ms. Kinsella has been a member of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, the Syracuse Camerata Chamber Orchestra, Gibbs and Main, and ensemble.twenty.21.

As an educator, Ms. Kinsella is passionate about teaching cello and chamber music as well as exploring repertoire from a variety of time periods and styles. She is dedicated to a holistic approach for learning where comfort, body awareness, and mindfulness are integral parts of the physicality of playing a string instrument. Ms. Kinsella focuses on providing tactical systems for improving cello technique and analytical skills for evaluating performance. By developing an ability to conceptualize desired sound, texture, and style, students value these aspects in their playing and recognize the qualities needed for enhancing musical and artistic interpretation.

Instructor: Marcy Bacon
Email: mdbgla@rit.edu
Biography: Clarinetist Marcy D. Bacon jteaches applied clarinet, clarinet techniques, and performs with the Wilmot Wind Quintet at Nazareth College. She is the clarinetist for modern chamber music group fivebyfive, which was recently featured on the cover of City Newspaper and through performances at the Rochester Fringe Festival (2017, 2018 and 2019), WXXI’s Backstage Pass (2018) and WXXI’s Live from Hochstein. She is a member of Fem Vindar [a woodwind quintet], and has played in a number of local and regional orchestras including the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and Rochester Oratorio Society Orchestra. As a member of the flute/clarinet duo VocaSynth, she premiered Cylindrical Sea by Russell Scarbrough at the 2012 National Flute Association Convention in Las Vegas, NV.

Marcy earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music in 2008 and holds a Master of Music degree from Michigan State University, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Principal teachers include Kenneth Grant, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr and Stan Stanford. Dr. Bacon holds Early Childhood and General Music Level I Certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML) and has served as the historian for GIML National. Additionally, Marcy is a founding member of the New York State Chapter of GIML (NY-GIML).

Dr. Bacon has presented sessions on wind quintet literature with her Wilmot Wind Quintet colleagues at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Winter Conference and the NAfME All-Eastern Conference. She has also presented sessions on the topic of audiation as it pertains to both early childhood and instrumental applications at the NYSSMA Winter and Summer conferences. Prior to joining the faculty at Nazareth, Marcy taught applied clarinet and clarinet methods at SUNY Fredonia for seven years. She has taught lessons with the Hochstein School and the Community Music School of the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, and general music in the Jamestown City School District and for the Diocese of Rochester. Marcy can be heard on the Oregon Catholic Press label playing sacred music and compositions by Jacob Avshalomov. She lives in Chili, NY where she maintains a private studio. 

Instructor: Matias Homar
Email: homarmatias@yahoo.com
Biography: Born in Salta - Argentina, Matias Homar began his electric guitar studies at the age of 14 and thus began his journey through music. He completed his doctorate in composition at the University of Buffalo (USA) after completing his degree and teaching in music with a composition orientation at the Faculty of Arts of La Plata (Buenos Aires) while continuing to take private lessons in guitar and composition with different teachers such as Néstor Gómez, Marcelo Katz, Marcelo Penovi, Peter Bernstein, Brad Shepik, Beto Caletti. Some of the workshops in which he participated were given by Juan Quinteros, Tiki Cantero, Ernesto Snajer, Marcelo Moguilevsky, Lilián Saba, David Liebman, among others.

During the doctorate he began to develop GEP (experimental project with interactive devices). In this project, the focus is on developing sensor-based MIDI controllers that use body movements to generate and alter sound. So far he has developed a slipper and a portable module (oriented to ballerinas). An interactive glove is currently under development.

During his time at the Faculty of Arts, he also served as an assistant to the Tonal Musical Language chair, was part of the research team and worked as a recording technician in the studio of said house of studies.

Among his artistic activities stand out Imaymana Duo, Cosmo Ensemble, La Malagua Fosforescente, Chavesio Jazz, Cnidaria, in addition to participating in different contemporary music ensembles.

With Imaymana Dúo they released their first CD in 2017 and in 2021 they released their second album. They have made various presentations in different locations in Argentina through Salta, Jujuy, Tucumán, Santa Fé, Córdoba, Mar del Plata and La Plata. In addition to participating in some festivals such as the UNLP Biennial. His contemporary works have been performed at the ECI (La Plata), the Nordic Saxophone Festival (Denmark) and in Buffalo (USA). He has collaborated with contemporary dance groups: Quarzo (Salta) and I Have a Baby Whose Name is No One (Buffalo). She currently collaborates with Nancy Hughes in Buffalo on an Improv and Contact basis.

In the academic field, she presented works in different congresses such as FLADEM (CABA), Músicos en Congreso (Santa Fé), Popular Music Congress (Villa María), IASPM-LA (Cuba), CALACS (Canada) and Calgary. With his work on the music of Gustavo 'Cuchi' Leguizamón, he has given talks at the universities of Georgia and Miami (USA) and at the Superior Conservatory of Music (Spain). His teaching career, in addition to his work at the university level, includes a journey through the different levels of primary and secondary education in the province of Buenos Aires. Having also taught different courses and workshops on Musical Language and Composition and Arrangement.

Instructor Name: Jiaqi Yu
Email: jxyspa@rit.edu
Biography: Coming from a non-musician family, Jiaqi Yu’s talent was recognized early, and encouraged to follow her passion for the violin. Yu started studying with a violin pedagogue Prof. Xiaoshao Huang when she entered the elementary school of Central Conservatory. At age 19, Ms. Yu earned a full scholarship to Oberlin College and Conservatory to study with Milan Vitek. She has also studied with Grammy-award-winning violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson after Milan Vitek retired from Oberlin.

Jiaqi Yu as a passionate soloist and collaborator worked closely with top institutions, such as Central Conservatory in Beijing, Oberlin College and Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She also worked with world-class musicians and well-known string quartets, such as Milan Vitek, Sibbi Berhardsson, Kirsten Doctor, Marylin McDonald, Merry Packham, Masumi per Tostad, Verona Quartet, Brentano String Quartet, Doric String Quartet, Tokyo String Quartet, and Ying Quartet.

Ms. Yu has performed as concertmaster and principal player for some of the top institutions in the world, including Eastman Musica Nova, Oberlin Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, Oberlin Orchestra, and Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, NYO- China Orchestra, and China Youth Orchestra. Yu traveled with the orchestra worldwide, including Mainland China, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and the United States. Yu has also played a lead role as a principal musician in distinguished productions, including concertmaster of the world premiere of Dance Mobile by 2000 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize-winner Augusta Read Thomas during the Eastman School of Music Centennial celebration.

Jiaqi Yu is pursuing a Master of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, with Professor Yoo Jin Jang, the Sendai Internation Music Competition winner, in 2016. This August, Yu won the 3rd prize in the Young Soloist International Music Competition.

Instructor: David Hult
Email: dwhgla@rit.edu
Biography: David Hult, winner of the Viola Virtuoso Prize at the Hudson Valley International String Artist Competition, balances an active career as a guest soloist and recitalist, a chamber and orchestral musician, and a teacher and adjudicator. A frequent guest of National Public Radio, his performances on the violin and viola have taken him all over the United States and Europe. He has served as both Concertmaster and Principal Viola for numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles.

Hult has performed extensively as solo violist for the Juilliard Chamber Players and the New York Chamber Orchestra. For four seasons he was Assistant Principal viola in the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. As violist with the Hampshire String Quartet and SUNY Geneseo’s resident Tremont String Quartet, he commissioned and premiered numerous compositions which have been recorded on the Opus 1, Musical Heritage Society, and Centaur record labels.

As a violinist, Hult has been the Concertmaster of many orchestras including the United Nations Symphony and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. He has been Concertmaster for numerous Broadway musicals which have featured many of the world’s best-known stars. He has also played with Carnegie Hall’s American Symphony Orchestra, the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, and the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra.

A high school graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, Hult received his bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music, and both his master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Juilliard School, all on scholarship. His former teachers include Ivan Galamian, Millard Taylor, Paul Doktor, and coaching with Josef Gingold, and the Cleveland and Juilliard String Quartets.

Currently, Hult served as the Coordinator of Strings at Nazareth College of Rochester. He is also Concertmaster of the Rochester Oratorio Society and has been a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra since 1986 and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra since 1979. For the past 6 years he has been Principal Viola of the Anchorage Festival of Music orchestra. In addition, Hult is a founder and member of two critically acclaimed ensembles – Rhapsodie (a flute, viola, and harp trio) and the Chautauqua Chamber Music Society, where he also serves as the Artistic Director.

Instructor Name: Ben Jorge
Email: bxjspa@rit.edu
Biography: Bernabe (Ben) Jorge, III, is currently a first year DMA candidate at the Eastman School of Music studying trombone performance and literature with Mark Kellogg. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music education from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma where he studied trombone with the acclaimed Dr. Irvin Wagner. Though primarily a bass trombonist, he is also versed in most low brass instruments. He plays a variety of musical styles and has experience performing in orchestras, wind ensembles, brass bands, and chamber groups. 

As a music educator, Ben taught elementary music at Jackson Elementary School in Norman, Oklahoma. At the same time, he maintained a healthy trombone studio and gained a great amount of teaching experience through these opportunities. Ben’s hope is to teach as many students as possible how to love music, have fun with music, and use the power of music in all situations.

Instructor: Ted Canning
Email: eacwell@rit.edu
Biography: Percussionist and Teaching Artist Ted Canning has done extensive freelance work in the northeast United States. His work includes performing classical music, theater, big band and jazz. Performances on stage, in workshops and residencies at schools, colleges and community settings happen throughout Western New York and Pennsylvania.

Ted uses music to teach fundamental curriculum skills such as math, language skills, social studies, history and science, illuminating concepts to students and opening doors to other styles of learning. He has performed with national champions “Phase II Pan Groove” in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as in Europe, in Latin America and with numerous steelbands in Brooklyn, New York. Ted now leads the Panloco Steelband , the “Steel Alchemy” Community Steelband and the RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) Steel Band. He performs with the Trinidad and Tobago Steelband, and has performed with “pan” players from Trinidad and around the world.

Instructor: Priscilla Yuen
Email: rpygsh@rit.edu
Biography: Pianist Priscilla Yuen enjoys a rich and varied career as a soloist, collaborator, teacher and administrator. Currently a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music, Ms. Yuen regularly supports instrumentalists and vocalists from across the Eastman community as they prepare for recitals, competitions and recordings.  Additionally, she serves on the piano faculty at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

As a collaborative pianist, Ms. Yuen has performed at colleges and universities across the United States, as well as at venues such as the Kennedy Center and New York City’s Yamaha Hall.  Serving as Festival pianist at the International Trombone Festival, she has performed with Jörgen van Rijen (Royal Concertgebeow Orchestra), Norman Bolter (retired, Boston Symphony), Larry Zalkind (Eastman School of Music faculty), Jeremy Moeller (Chicago Lyric Opera), Ralph Sauer (retired, Los Angeles Philharmonic), Kenneth Thompkins (Detroit Symphony), Peter Steiner (Vienna Philharmonic), Matthew Guilford (National Symphony) and Justin Clark (Bern Symphony), Nico &. Martin Schippers (Concertgebouw). Other musicians with whom she has collaborated include violinist Charles Castleman (Frost School of Music faculty), tubist Carol Jantsch (Philadelphia Orchestra), pianist Graham Johnson (Guildhall School of Music faculty), trumpeter David Bamonte (Oregon Symphony) and noted composer Steven Stucky (Cornell University faculty).  Since 2016, Ms. Yuen has performed extensively across the country with Eastman faculty trombonist Mark Kellogg.

A native of St. Louis, Ms. Yuen received her undergraduate training at the University of Missouri where she studied with Dr. Peter Miyamoto and her Master of Music degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music from the Eastman School, studying with Dr. Jean Barr. As a graduate student, she was awarded first prize at the Jesse Kneisel Competition as well as the  Barbara M.H. Koeng Award for her work with vocal accompanying.

Ms. Yuen served as staff pianist and arts/administrative coordinator at the New York State Music Festival for eleven summers. She also served as Director of Operations at the Odyssey Chamber Music Festival in Columbia, MO as well as a piano fellow for The Quartet Program.

Instructor Name: Colin Crake
Email: cncgla@rit.edu
Biography: A rising saxophone soloist and pedagogue based in Rochester, NY, Colin Crake is currently a graduate student at the Eastman School of Music, where he is pursuing a Doctoral of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance and Literature under the tutelage of Prof. Chien-Kwan Lin. He is also currently a candidate for Eastman’s prestigious Artist Certificate, the first saxophonist candidate in the school’s history. He is a recent graduate of the Conservatoire royale de Bruxelles in Brussels, Belgium where he studied with French saxophonist and composer Vincent David. He received his Masters in Music degree and was awarded “Grande Distinction” for his work with David and for his thesis, titled Le guide pratique de saxophonist sur l’interprétation de Dialogue de l’ombre double (1985) de Pierre Boulez. Before this, he received his Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance with High Distinction and a Performance Certificate at Eastman.

As a soloist, Colin is a multi-award winning saxophonist, having received prizes at the national and international level. His most notable accolades include the First Prize from the 2022 North American Saxophone Alliance Collegiate Solo Competition, the Third Prize from the 2021 Andorra SaxFest International Saxophone Competition, and the First Prize from the 2017 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. He has also had the honor of advancing the world’s most prestigious saxophone competitions, including the 2017 Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition in Bangkok, Thailand, and the 2019 Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition in Dinant, Belgium. Colin regularly gives solo recitals at the Eastman School, as well as at international conferences, including the US Navy Band’s International Saxophone Symposium held in Washington, DC. He has performed as a soloist with the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the National Classical Orchestra of Andorra.

As a chamber musician, Colin has been a member of numerous saxophone quartets and other chamber groups. Most notable is his membership of the internationally-recognized Eastman Saxophone Project, where currently serves as the ensemble’s Assistant Director and Chief Arranger. Recent arrangements of his include a suite of Edvard Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Gyorgy Ligeti’s Hungarian Rock, and Gioacchino Rossini’s Overture to La gazza ladra. He has also been called upon to serve in saxophone ensembles abroad, including the Belgian Saxophone Choir.

Instructor Name: Kyrsten Chambers Jones
Email: kcjspa@rit.edu
Biography: Hailed for her “soft strength” (OperaWire) and “vivacious, sensual” voice with “soaring phrases” and “vibrant high notes” (Seen and Heard International), mezzo-soprano Kyrsten Chambers Jones is a highly in-demand artist and teacher. She is currently finishing her doctorate in Voice Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Professor Katherine Ciesinski. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in January 2022 with SongStudio, a program dedicated to excellence in art song performance under the leadership of renowned soprano Renee Fleming. Kyrsten is also a passionate researcher and performer of underrepresented composers and songs. She is currently researching the songs of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a black British composer with many connections to African-American writers and musicians during the early 20th century. This year, she will record an album of selected songs rediscovered during her December 2021 research trip to London, funded by a grant from the Presser Foundation.

Instructor: Pablo Bustos
Email: pcbgsh@rit.edu
Biography: Pablo Bustos, tenor is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he received both his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Vocal Performance. Highlights of concert appearances include Handel’s Ode to St. Cecilia, conducted by Ton Koopman with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall (Ton Koopman Young Artists Workshop).  Under the auspices of the Eastman School of  Music, he was a featured guest soloist with pianist Beryl Garver, singing a program titled, "To Julia: Songs by and about women," featuring works by Hensel, Strozzi and Quilter. This summer Mr. Bustos will sing a program featuring Schumann's Liederkreis Op. 24 and Argento's Six Elizabethan Songs, at both the Eastman School of Music and the New York State Summer School of the Arts, School of Choral Studies with pianist Greg Hankins. He has been invited to sing Bach's Cantatas BWV 62, 91, 121 in performances with the Bachfest Malaysia at 'Thomas Kirche' during the 2020 Leipzig Bachfest.

Recent operatic engagements include: Alfred in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, the Witch in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Tamino in Mozart's Die Zauberflote, and Colin in the East coast premiere of Nolan Gasser’s opera The Secret Garden with the Opera Theatre of Weston, VT.  Mr. Bustos has participated in two modern premieres of baroque operas with the Boston based early music ensemble La Donna Musicale.  He performed the role of Scipione in Maria Teresa Agnesi’s La Sofonisba and the role of Il Padre in Camilla de Rossi’s Il Figliuol Prodigo, opposite Soprano Julianne Baird singing the role of La Madre.  

His discography includes: The Lutheran Masses and Advent Cantatas of J. S. Bach with the Publick Musick Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, both  available on the Musica Omnia Label. 

He currently lives in Rochester, NY, where he is the Organist/Director of Music Ministry for Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation, as well as Adjunct Voice Professor for the Liberal Arts College of the Rochester Institute of Technology and Voice Instructor at the Eastman Community Music School.

College of Liberal Arts, School of Performing Arts
Music Practice Room Policy (effective as of August 2022)

Practice room policy for music rooms SAU A140, A141, A142, A143, A135 (reserved for percussionists only), as well as LBR A260, A264, and A269.

Use of SAU and LBR music practice/rehearsal rooms is for students who are currently enrolled in a credit bearing music or theatre arts course. Access to reservation system will be granted automatically by your instructor. No outside groups or individuals allowed, unless by special request, which must be approved by Director of School of Performing Arts. Faculty and staff requests for use of music rooms should be sent to Jake Lane, Assistant Manager of Operations and Events, at jplgsl@rit.edu. Music practice room reservations may be requested once all faculty studio and classroom courses have been scheduled for the semester.

Once all academic needs have been fulfilled for the semester, priority will be given to students in the following order:

1. Performing Arts Scholars enrolled in Applied Music lessons, and Applied Music piano students.
2. Students enrolled in Applied Music lessons who are non-performing arts scholars.
3. Students participating in faculty-led ensembles (Concert Band, Philharmonic Orchestra, Jazz Ensembles, RIT Singers, etc.) and approved Performing Arts Scholarship groups (string quartet, brass quintet, woodwind quintet etc.).
4. Performing Arts Scholars not participating in 1, 2 or 3 above. Performing Arts scholars who wish to make an advance reservation for a practice/rehearsal room, must submit a request to their Performing Arts Scholarship coach and it will be reviewed by the Performing Arts Program. You may expect a response within 48 hours.

Scheduling & Room Access

• ​All reservations are for one hour unless no student is waiting outside to use the room. Requests exceeding one hour will be denied and you will need to resubmit your request. Setup and tear-down times are built into your reservation. ​
• ​If a practice room is empty for more than 10 minutes, it will be assumed available and the reservation forfeited. Students cannot hold their place in assigned or unassigned spaces with books, music, or other items.
• ​If your reservation is approved, you will be given card swipe access to the exact room you booked.
• You cannot access the room until your reservation time unless it is empty when you arrive. 
• ​Room requests must be submitted 48 hours in advance. Requests made within 48 hours will be considered, but there is no guarantee.
• Weekend room requests must be submitted by 12:00 PM on Friday.

Cancellations & Rescheduling

• If you no longer need your reservation or need to reschedule, please cancel your existing reservation in EMS ASAP or contact Jake Lane (JPLGSL@RIT.EDU; 585-475-5201).

Safety & Security

• Please review the RIT Safety Plan for the most recent guidelines and requirements for campus safety and security.
• Do NOT leave instruments unattended. RIT is not responsible for stolen or damaged items.
• ​NEVER leave doors propped open for your safety, that of your peers, and university equipment.
• Music rooms may not be used between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM. ​

General Rules

• ​Neither food nor drink is allowed in any music room, except bottled water, without written permission from the School of Performing Arts.
• Rooms must be left neat and orderly; sometimes this means better than you found it. Stands and chairs should be on racks and garbage in the appropriate bins.
• Percussionists seeking to use the Percussion Storage Room (SAU A135) must first receive permission from their ensemble director or the instructor of Applied Percussion.

Students or groups who repeatedly violate the above policies may lose their room reservation privileges for the semester.

If you have any questions, you may contact Jake Lane, Assistant Manager of Operations & Events (JPLGSL@RIT.EDU, 585-475-5201). Thank you for helping us keep our music rooms in good condition.

Please visit reserve.rit.edu to submit your reservation request.

RIT School of Performing Arts
Music Room Policies for Performing Arts Student Clubs
As of July 26, 2022

The following policies are for approved Performing Arts clubs on campus seeking rehearsal space in a music room managed by the RIT School of Performing Arts.

Student Clubs must meet the following criteria to use the music rooms:
Recognized as an official club by Center for Campus Life and approved as a performing arts-based club by the School of Performing Arts. To be considered as approved to utilize performing arts space, please email clubs@rit.edu.
Must be in good standing with Center for Campus Life, meaning clubs have no holds and are active/re-recognized.

Fees

• Approved, one-time reservations will incur a fee of $50.00 per booking.
• Clubs with more than three bookings or approved recurring reservations (every week, every other week, every month, etc.), are subject to a per semester fee of $250.00.
• Fees will be invoiced to the club to cover routine maintenance, repairs, and overhead. If there is a need to replace damaged, lost, stolen, or misplaced equipment, fees will be assessed as appropriate. If there is a concern about the financial obligation, please contact Campus Life (clubs@rit.edu).

Scheduling & Room Access

• Requests will only be reviewed after academic space needs are met for the semester, and no sooner than the end of the first week of classes.
• Requests must be submitted at least 4 business days in advance via RIT Events. Clubs should select the “Request Performing Arts Space 22-23 Fall -StudOrg” template.
• Approved clubs are allotted up to two, one-hour reservations per week. Once a club has used their reservation quota per week, additional requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Reservations may be canceled without notice due to academic needs at least 48 hours in advance.
• Participant numbers may not exceed the capacity limits indicated in EMS other than SAU A130 which has a rehearsal capacity of 20. Clubs exceeding this number can make reservations for smaller subsets and the request will be considered.
• Up to two members from a club may receive card swipe access to the space upon confirmation of a reservation. The club members receiving card swipe access must be listed as the points-of-contact in the RIT Events system.

Cancellations & Rescheduling

• If you no longer need a reservation or need to reschedule, please cancel your existing reservation in EMS ASAP or contact Jake Lane (JPLGSL@RIT.EDU; 585-475-5201).

Equipment and Storage

• Clubs must provide their own instruments and equipment. Use of the School of Performing Arts’ equipment is limited to students actively enrolled in an Applied Music studio and/or a faculty-led ensemble. Any exceptions must be approved by the Music Program Director and Jake Lane, Assistant Manager of Operations & Events.
• Given the lack of storage space in the performing arts facilities, the school is unable to store club-owned equipment. Please contact the Center for Campus Life (clubs@rit.edu) to discuss options for potential use of limited storage space.

Safety & Security

• Please review the RIT Safety Plan for the most recent guidelines and requirements for holding activities on campus.
• ​Do NOT leave instruments unattended. RIT is not responsible for stolen or damaged items anywhere in its facilities.
• ​NEVER leave doors propped open for your safety, that of your peers, and university equipment.
• Music rooms may not be used between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM. ​

General Rules

• ​Neither food nor drink is allowed in any music room, except bottled water, without written permission from the School of Performing Arts.
• ​Rooms must be left neat and orderly; sometimes this means better than you found it. Stands and chairs should be on racks and garbage in the appropriate bins.
• ​Percussionists seeking to use the Percussion Storage Room (SAU A135) must first receive permission from their ensemble director or the instructor of Applied Percussion.

Students or groups who repeatedly violate the above policies may lose their room reservation privileges for the semester.

If you have any questions, you may contact Jake Lane, Assistant Manager of Operations & Events (JPLGSL@RIT.EDU, 585-475-5201). Thank you for helping us keep our music rooms in good condition.