The first film-music festival in North America

The birthplace of motion picture film and one of the world’s most renowned music schools will host the Soundtrax Film Music Festival.

Join us in Rochester, NY for the inaugural festival, presented by Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Through concerts, conversations, and special events, Soundtrax explores how the artistry, science, and technology of music and sound elevate storytelling, the audience journey, and our visual experiences.

Concerts:

Five film-music concerts will grandly play out over three days!

Special guests in person:

Award-winning composers: John Corigliano, Terence Blanchard, Jeff Beal

Celebrated musicians: violinist YooJin Jang, organist Roger Sayer, flutist Sara Andon, cellist Cecilia Tsan, and pianist Simone Pedroni

Renowned orchestras: Gateways Festival Orchestra and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Soundtrax Concert Programs:

Film Scores Live!
The Movie Music of Terence Blanchard
- with Blanchard and Gateways Festival Orchestra performing in person

"Film Scores Live! The Movie Music of Terence Blanchard" celebrates film music composed by Terence Blanchard, whose work spans four decades and has earned multiple Grammy Awards and Oscar nominations. The screening showcases highlights of Blanchard’s lush soundtracks from more than 80 film and TV credits, including selections from Malcolm X (1992), 25th Hour (2002),

Inside Man (2006), and BlackKklansman (2018). The live music will be performed by Gateways Festival Orchestra and Blanchard’s quintet, The E-Collective, starring the maestro himself on trumpet. Experience the pathos, complexity, and beauty of Blanchard’s compositions.

Location: Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre