October 2012, vol. 28, no. 2

Saxist George Coleman

Jazz Celebrates Memphis

K. Leander Williams

The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra is joined by George Coleman and Harold Mabern for a tribute to Memphis.More
Juilliard organists

On Composing for the Organ

Juilliard composers (Adler, Lasser, Oquin, Dodge, Rubinstein, Segerstrom, Smeed, and Stoneman) discuss composing for the organ. More
Semyon Bychkov

Bychkov to Make His Juilliard Debut

Molly Yeh

Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov lead the Juilliard Orchestra’s season opener, which includes works by Dutilleux, Rachmaninoff, and Brahms.More
Special Section

Summer Grant Projects Take the Arts Around the World

This year’s summer-grant projects took Juilliard students around the globe to teach others—and learn a great deal in the process. Most of the projects involved teaching arts to underprivileged children—in South Africa, Guatemala, and Tanzania. There was also to raise money through a concert for a food bank in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. More
Caeli Smith and Caterina Longhi perform in Antigua, Guatemala.

Antigua, Guatemala: Distilling the Focus

Annalise Thompson
The Juilliard group was surprised by how teaching dance, drama, and music to Guatemalan children worked out.More
Colin Bates and Ellie Swiatkiwsky pose with children.

Watching Students Grow

Ellie Swiatkiwsky was part of a summer-grant funded trip to a South African orphanage for children affected by...More
Fitz Gary and Avery Waite

26,000 Meals: A Virginia Fund-Raiser

Avery Waite and I modeled our Charlottesville, Va., fund-raiser on violist Kim Kashkashian’s Music for Food Boston.More
Marcus Guy and a student at Meru View School in Arusha, Tanzania.

Becoming Part of the Community in Arusha

I worried my second summer-grant funded trip to Arusha, Tanzania, might be less exciting than the first. More
Edinburgh Festival

Dancers Storm Edinburgh Fest

Lauren Brotz

Juilliard’s Dance Division made its debut at the Edinburgh International Festival performing works by Limón, Duato, and Ekman.More
Antibullying photo

The Moral Courage of Our Children

René Houtrides

New Staff Members Arrive at Juilliard

Juilliard has welcomed 15 new staff members recently.More

A Brand-New Paper in Town

Molly Yeh

There’s a new paper at Juilliard: It’s called "The Yard" and it’s entirely student-run. ...More

Taking a Leap of Faith: Orientation 2012-13

Evan Fein

Take Root–Imagine the Possibilities was the theme of orientation 2012, which welcomed some 220 new Juilliard students.More
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Recent Events for October 2012

Molly Yeh
Alumni Q&A

Q&A With Genghis Barbie

Susan Jackson
Alumni Spotlight

Stephen Belber: The "McReele" Thing

Missing in Caption

Who's in This Mystery Photo?

Patrick McGuire
Voice Box

A New World of Musical Learning in Tunisia

Faculty Portrait

Christopher Durang

Staff Portrait

Nichole Knight

Bruce Hodges
Discoveries

Beaser and Bolcom Song Cycles; Fleming Unveils French Music

Hannah Sloane
A Day in the Life

Preparing for the Proms

Greta Berman
Focus on Art

Revisiting the Rinpa Aesthetic at the Met

Jeni Dahmus Farah
Juilliard Archives Time Capsule

Liszt Anniversary (1936), Convocation (1956); Cliburn Benefit (1963)

Community News

The Latest on Faculty, Staff, and Students October 2012

In Memoriam

Recent Deaths in the Juilliard Community

Angela Contreras Reyes
Drawings and Photos

Trick or Treat

Maria Im
Soundboard

What has surprised you the most about Juilliard so far?