{"id":165892,"date":"2016-06-09T11:33:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=165892"},"modified":"2016-06-09T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T18:44:18","slug":"eastman-alumni-among-this-years-most-inspiring-commencement-speakers-165892","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/eastman-alumni-among-this-years-most-inspiring-commencement-speakers-165892\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastman alumni among most inspiring commencement speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WQXR-FM, the leading classical music station in New York City and the most listened to classical station in the country, counted speeches by two Eastman School of Music alumni among its listing of the six most inspiring commencement addresses given this season at music schools and conservatories.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wqxr.org\/#!\/story\/6-inspiring-commencement-speeches-offering-advice-future-musicians\/\"><strong>See WQXR&#8217;s complete list<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mary Jo Health &#8217;88E (Phd) at Eastman School of Music<\/h3>\n<p>Metropolitan Opera radio host and announcer Mary Jo Heath encouraged Eastman&#8217;s graduates to \u201cget comfortable with the idea of being uncomfortable,\u201d and to put themselves \u201cin the path of inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2qi2fUjF1s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Kelly Hall-Tompkins &#8217;93E at Manhattan School of Music<\/h3>\n<p>After receiving an honorary doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music, violinist Dr. Kelly Hall-Tompkins explained that her seeming\u00a0failures helped\u00a0pave the way to her successful career. 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