The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music has received a historic multimillion-dollar gift from two alumni, Joan and Jeff Beal. Joan and Jeff Beal (Photo provided to Eastman School of Music)The gift will build on Eastman’s Beal Institute for Film Composition and Contemporary Media, which the couple established in 2015, UR says. “We are incredibly thankful to Joan and Jeff Beal for everything they have done in support of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester,” says UR president Sarah Mangelsdorf. We are proud to count Joan and Jeff Beal as Rochester alumni and dear friends.”UR trustee Joan Beal is a vocalist and advocate for music and education. ■ Academic programs: The Beals’ gift includes seed funding for new undergraduate and graduate programs set to begin in fall 2027.