Eastman School Appoints Philip Wilder Executive Director of Communications

Philip Wilder, a strategic communications executive, arts administrator, and former member of the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer, has been named Executive Director of Communications for the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. He will be responsible for developing and overseeing all aspects of the School’s strategic plans for marketing, media relations, public relations, and advertising and design.

Wilder, who received his Bachelor of Music degree in organ at Eastman in 1990, is currently Vice President of 21C Media Group in New York City, a public relations, marketing, and consulting firm specializing in classical music and the performing arts. There he developed business plans and strategies for a roster of clients ranging from solo artists, ensembles, and performing arts institutions to record labels, media organizations, and corporations.

The Eastman School of Music (www.esm.rochester.edu), located in Rochester, N.Y., is one of the nation’s leading and top ranked music schools, educating 500 undergraduate and 400 graduate students annually in performance, composition, jazz studies and contemporary media, music education, theory, conducting, and musicology

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