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Joshua Simka

Joshua Simka (BM ’14, voice) is the assistant editor of The Journal. He has contributed to Musical America magazine.

Articles by Joshua Simka

Comedy and Depth Abound in Met-Juilliard Così

The third Juilliard-Metropolitan Opera co-production, Mozart's 1790 comic opera Così fan tutte, features singers from Juilliard and the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, directed ...

Solstice Pick-Up Chorus Gives Times Square Premiere

Vocal Arts students Joshua Simka and Robert May were in the pick-up chorus that gave the world premiere of Philip Glass’s "The New Rule," conducted ...

MacArthur Fellow Samuel Hunter

Alum Samuel Hunter's “genius” grant honored his “quietly captivating dramas” that confront the “polarizing aspects of contemporary life.”

The Art of Composing: New Juilliard Ensemble

A massive 19th-century painting of lifeless gladiators and riotous spectators inspired Joshua Cerdenia’s New Juilliard Ensemble premiere.

Scappucci Debuts Conducting 'Il Turco'

Alumna Speranza Scappucci makes her Juilliard conducting debut with Rossini’s opera buffa “Il Turco in Italia.”

Remembering 'Amahl' 65 Years Later

Xmas Eve marks 65 years since Menotti's groundbreaking ‘Amahl’ premiered. Alumna Rosemary Kuhlmann tells the Journal about her role in it.

Captured in Song

Baudelaire’s prose-poetry had a huge influence on music, as the Juilliard Songfest will reveal.

Three Musical Giants

The ‘sonic glue’ that binds works by John Adams and Pierre Boulez in an upcoming AXIOM concert is Hans Abrahamsen's ‘Schnee.’

Student Composers' Works

Meet the four student composers whose works will be performed by the Juilliard Orchestra on April 28.

Juilliard Racks Up Grammy Wins

Juilliard was well represented among 2017 Grammy winners.

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