{"id":28,"date":"2019-01-26T10:29:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T15:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/filmscoring\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:54:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/bealinstitute\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Beal Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;617&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">The Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music was founded in 2016 by Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal \u201885E (BM) and vocalist Joan Beal \u201884E (BM). Jeff,\u00a0 who received his Bachelor of Music degree from Eastman with High Distinction in 1985, serves as artistic director of the Institute and continues to be closely involved with the students, faculty, and administration of the school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Under the direction of Mark Watters, Emmy Award-winning composer and conductor, the Institute builds on the film legacy of the School\u2019s founder, George Eastman.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540040626{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #c9e1ef !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540521429{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div style=\"visibility: hidden;\" id=\"carousel-anything-1\" class=\"gambit-carousel-anything carousel-anything-container owl-ca-carousel  ca-equal-height\" data-slide-anim=\"fadeIn\" data-rtl=\"false\" data-items=\"1\"data-totalitems=\"0\" data-scroll_per_page=\"\" data-autoplay=\"5000\"data-items-tablet=\"1\" data-items-mobile=\"1\" data-stop-on-hover=\"\" data-speed-scroll=\"800\" data-speed-rewind=\"1000\"data-thumbnails=\"none\" data-navigation=\"false\" data-touchdrag=\"false\" data-keyboard=\"false\" data-alignment=\"50\"data-start=\"0\">[vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540508189{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540502461{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;450&#8243; img_size=&#8221;194&#215;300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540659558{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540624028{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;451&#8243; img_size=&#8221;194&#215;300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540649503{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540637989{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;447&#8243; img_size=&#8221;271&#215;300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607540533744{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Live Performances, Recording Sessions and More&#8230;&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23003175&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Institute provides students with instruction and opportunities that prepare them for the increasingly evolving demands in the professional world. Students compose for more than a dozen recording sessions and live performances, featuring superb Eastman instrumentalists. In addition to numerous recording sessions, there is the annual departmental recital, Visual Music, featuring all of the second year students conducting their compositions live-to-picture.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Collaborative experiences abound&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23003175&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Beal Institute students have opportunities to work with established visiting artists: professionals actively engaged in composing, producing, orchestrating and\/or conducting for film and other contemporary media. Students also collaborate on cross-disciplinary and multi-media projects with fellow Eastman students and faculty members from the humanities, composition, and other departments. There are also opportunities to work with community arts organizations and universities such as the Rochester Institute of Technology\u2019s world renowned film, animation and video game developing schools. 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We also work with other schools in the area, providing a great opportunity to collaborate\u00a0on a variety of projects.<\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class='gambit_background_row' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/bealinstitute\/files\/Seth-Wright_1000px.jpg);background-color: #000000;background-size: cover;background-position: center;'><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606855851050{background-color: #c9e1ef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div style=\"visibility: hidden;\" id=\"carousel-anything-3\" class=\"gambit-carousel-anything carousel-anything-container owl-ca-carousel  ca-equal-height\" data-slide-anim=\"fadeIn\" data-rtl=\"false\" data-items=\"1\"data-totalitems=\"6\" data-scroll_per_page=\"\" data-autoplay=\"5000\"data-items-tablet=\"1\" data-items-mobile=\"1\" data-stop-on-hover=\"\" data-speed-scroll=\"800\" data-speed-rewind=\"1000\"data-thumbnails=\"none\" data-navigation=\"false\" data-touchdrag=\"false\" data-keyboard=\"false\" data-alignment=\"50\"data-start=\"0\">[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607541515980{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;463&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">Beal Institute was delighted to be guests at Walter Murphy\u2019s<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\u201cAmerican Dad\u201d session on the famed Newman Scoring Stage<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">in Los Angeles, CA!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607624092110{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607541558965{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;462&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">A quick picture with legendary scoring engineer, Armin Steiner<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">at the Newman Scoring Stage on the 20th-Century Fox lot!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607541580660{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;461&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">Eastman students meet with Tom MacDougall, VP of Music at<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Walt Disney Feature Animation.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;460&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">An informative hang with composers Marco Beltrami and<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Buck Sanders at Pianella Studios in Malibu, CA.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607541595122{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;459&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">Visiting the music offices on the 20th Century-Fox Studios lot<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">in Los Angeles, CA!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607541595122{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;704&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">Enjoying an informative visit with famed composer-producer, Phil Giffin and vocalist, Karen Blake in Pacific Palisades, CA!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606855921907{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Meet, greet and travel!&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23003175&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Second-year students travel to Los Angeles during their Spring Break where they attend recording sessions, meet working composers, orchestrators and studio music executives. 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