The greater Rochester area, with a population of one million, is rich in educational, cultural, and recreational resources. As for weather, Rochesterians know the seasons in all their variations.
Cultural attractions abound.
For music lovers, the city is blessed with an extraordinary number of talented musicians thanks, in part, to the University's acclaimed Eastman School of Music. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performs at the Eastman Theatre and receives rave reviews from the community, as well as from The New York Times and The New Yorker . Rochester also is home to George Eastman House, with the most comprehensive film library in the world. The University's Memorial Art Gallery, larger than the Whitney or the Guggenheim, frequently houses major traveling exhibits and has an excellent collection of its own. For night life, a number of nightclubs throughout the area feature live music ranging from jazz to country to folk to rock.