- Martin Amlin, Composer and pianist
- Dominick Argento, Composer
- James Austin, Trumpeter and educator
- Angelo Badalamenti, Film and television composer
- Nicholson Baker, Author
- John Balme, Conductor
- Mark Bailey, Conductor
- Jeff Beal, Composer
- Bob Becker, Percussionist and composer
- Frank Bencriscutto, Conductor and composer
- Roger Bobo, Tuba virtuoso
- Rosemarie Brancato, soprano
- Nicole Cabell, Soprano
- Ron Carter, Jazz Musician
- Pamela Coburn (born 1959), soprano
- Alexander Courage, Television composer
- Michael Coyle, Composer, trombonist
- Bill Cunliffe, Grammy Award-winning composer, arranger, jazz pianist [1]
- Leonardo De Lorenzo, Flautist, the first flute instructor at the Eastman School of Music
- Robert deMaine, Principal Cello, Los Angeles Philharmonic
- David Diamond, Composer
- Emma Lou Diemer, Composer
- Steven Doane, Cellist
- Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Flautist, first woman named to Principal Chair of a major US orchestra
- Enrico Elisi, Pianist[2]
- Bradley Ellingboe, Professor of Music at the University of New Mexico, composer
- Katia Escalera, Soprano
- Eric Ewazen, Composer
- Frederick Fennell, Conductor
- John Ferguson, Organist, church musician and composer
- Renée Fleming, Soprano
- Dave Flippo, Jazz composer, pianist, vocalist
- Steve Gadd, Jazz musician
- Crawford Gates, Composer, conductor
- Ayşedeniz Gökçin, Pianist
- Jonas Gray, Bassoon & Digital Entrepreneur
- Jon Hassell, Composer and improviser
- Scott Healy, Keyboardist for Conan O'Brien Show and Grammy-nominated composer
- Bernard Hoffer, Composer and conductor
- Karen Holvik, Soprano
- Warren Hull, Actor and television personality
- Donald Hunsberger, Conductor
- Jon Hynes, Pianist
- Aaron James, Organist
- Guy Johnston, Cellist (BBC Young Musician of the Year, 2000)
- Richard Joiner, Clarinetist
- Mark Kellogg, Trombonist
- Chosei Komatsu, Conductor
- Gail Kubik, Composer
- JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, Researcher
- John La Montaine, Composer
- William P. Latham, Composer
- Tony Levin, Rock-fusion bassist
- David Liptak, Composer
- Joseph Locke, Jazz percussionist
- Michael Lowenstern, Clarinetist and bass clarinetist
- Bob Ludwig, Mastering engineer
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- Eileen Malone, Harpist
- Eric Mandat, Clarinetist and composer
- Chuck Mangione, Jazz musician
- Christopher Martin, Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic
- John McKay, Pianist
- Marc Mellits, Composer
- Thomas Meglioranza, Baritone
- J. Greg Miller, Horn player
- Mitch Miller, Record producer
- Robert Morris, Composer, theorist
- Gerry Niewood, Saxophonist
- Robert Paterson, Composer
- Scott Perkins, Composer, BMI Student Composer Award Winner
- Jim Pugh, Trombone virtuoso
- Kevin Puts, Composer, 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Elizabeth Raum, Canadian oboist and composer
- Lance Reddick, Actor, Cedric Daniels on HBO's The Wire
- Bill Reichenbach Jr., Hollywood trombonist
- Tim Riley, Music critic
- Catherine Rodland, Organist
- Laurence Rosenthal, Film composer, winner of seven Emmy Awards, nominated for two Academy Awards
- Vladimir Rosing, Opera Director, tenor; founded Opera Department in 1923
- Ralph Sauer, Former Principal Trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Mark Davis Scatterday, Conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble
- Maria Schneider, Grammy-winning composer and big band leader
- John Serry Jr., Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer
- Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer and teacher at Eastman
- Fenwick Smith, Flautist
- SNMNMNM, Indie rock band
- Lew Soloff, Trumpeter, composer, actor 1970, winner of Grammy Award for Album of the Year with Blood, Sweat & Tears
- D. J. Sparr, Composer and electric guitar solosit
- Maurice Stern, Tenor
- Leigh Howard Stevens, Marimba soloist
- Eileen Strempel, Soprano and professor at Syracuse University
- Charles Strouse, Composer
- Jessica Suchy-Pilalis, Harpist, Byzantine singer and composer
- Christopher Theofanidis, Composer
- Michael Torke, Composer
- Jeff Tyzik, Composer and Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic
- Michael Walsh, Music critic, novelist and screenwriter
- George Walker, Composer
- Leehom Wang, Singer-songwriter and record producer
- Robert Ward, Opera composer
- William Warfield, Baritone
- Claire Watson, Soprano
- Pieter Wispelwey, Cellist
- Alec Wilder, Composer
- Clifton Williams, Composer
- Dana Wilson, Composer
- Todd Wilson, Organist
- Craig M. Wright, Yale professor
- John Wyre, Composer and percussionist
- Allen Vizzutti, Trumpeter and composer
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