Obituary

Obituary

Joe Wilder
September 2014

Joe Wilder 1922-2014

Jazz Faculty Member

Susan Jackson

Faculty member Joe Wilder, who broke racial barriers and inspired hundreds of musicians, has died.more
September 2014

Jeaneane Dowis Lipman 1932-2013

Piano Faculty Member

Martin Canin

Former piano faculty member and alum Jeaneane Dowis Lipman died on December 4, 2013. She was Rosina Lhévinne’s...more
Patrick O'Brien
September 2014

Patrick O’Brien 1947-2014

Historical Performance Faculty Member

Joshua Simka

Historical Performance faculty member and lute guru Patrick O’Brien died July 16, 2014.more
Hyman Kleinman
September 2014

Hyman Kleinman 1914-2014

Liberal Arts Faculty Member

Susan Jackson

Hyman Kleinman, who taught literature at Juilliard (1954-68), died July 9, 2014, at 100.more
Honorary Degree Recipients Robin Williams and Isaac Stern
September 2014

Remembering Robin Williams

Juilliard joined the world in mourning for alum Robin Williams, who died August 11, 2014.more
September 2014

Mary Rodgers Guettel 1931-2014

Patron and Former Board Chair

Joseph W. Polisi

Longtime Juilliard board member and patron Mary Rodgers Guettel died on June 26, 2014. more
Gregory White Smith
May-August 2014

Gregory White Smith 1951-2014

Juilliard in Aiken Benefactor

Susan Jackson

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gregory White Smith, a longtime friend of Juilliard, died on April 10, 2014. more
Robert Bailey
September 2012

Robert Bailey, Faculty Member for 26 Years, 75

Jane Gottlieb

Beloved teacher, renowned musicologist, and dear friend and colleague, faculty member Robert Bailey died on July 6 in...more
Bruce MacCombie
September 2012

Bruce MacCombie 1943-2012

Former Dean

Joseph W. Polisi

The Juilliard community and the music profession at large lost a great composer, colleague, and friend with the...more
Ruggiero Ricci
September 2012

Ruggiero Ricci 1918-2012

Violin Faculty Member

Susan Jackson

Marvin Hamlisch
September 2012

Marvin Hamlisch 1944-2012

Susan Jackson

Stephen Clapp
March 2014

Stephen Clapp 1939-2014

Former Dean and Violin Faculty Member
Former Juilliard dean Stephen Clapp died on January 26, 2014, after a long battle with cancer.more
Anna Erskine Crouse
February 2014

Anna Erskine Crouse 1916-2013

Trustee Emerita

Susan Jackson

Anna Erskine Crouse, daughter of Juilliard’s first president and a longtime board member, died December 29, 2013.more
Jaye Miller Dougherty
February 2014

Jaye Dougherty 1950-2013

Drama Faculty Member
Beloved Drama faculty member Jaye Miller Dougherty died on December 28, 2013. She’d taught Alexander Technique at Juilliard since 1992.more
Henry Guettel and Mary Rodgers Guettel, 1963
November 2013

Henry Guettel 1928-2013

Theater producer Henry Guettel, the beloved husband of Juilliard chairwoman emeritus Mary Rodgers Guettel, died on October 7, 2013.more
Bertha Melnik
October 2013

Bertha Melnik 1914-2013

Vocal Coach

Greta Berman

Alumna and longtime Juilliard vocal coach Bertha Melnik died on August 25 in a Manhattan nursing home at age 99.more
Walter Rosenberger, Danny Kaye and Zubin Mehta
September 2013

Walter Rosenberger 1918-2013

Percussion Faculty Member

Daniel Druckman

Walter Rosenberger’s encyclopedic knowledge of the percussion repertoire, his uncanny memory, and his attention to detail were legendary.more
Earl Carter
September 2013

Evening Division Teacher Earl Carter Dies

Evening Division Faculty Member

Susan Jackson

Juilliard Evening Division faculty member Earl Carter, a pianist, teacher, and composer, died at the age of 76.more
Robert Ward
May-August 2013

Robert Ward 1917-2013

Literature and Materials of Music Faculty Member

Susan Jackson

Former Juilliard faculty member and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Robert Eugene Ward died on April 3, 2013. more
Risë Stevens
May-August 2013

Risë Stevens 1913-2013

Susan Jackson

Metropolitan Opera star Risë Stevens, a Juilliard-trained mezzo-soprano, died on March 22, 2013, at 99. more
April 2013

David Hamilton 1935-2013

Susan Jackson

Journalist, music critic, and former Juilliard faculty member David P. Hamilton died February 19 at age 78. more
James DePreist
March 2013

James DePreist 1936-2013

Director Emeritus of Conducting and Orchestral Studies

Susan Jackson

James Anderson DePreist, Juilliard’s director emeritus of conducting and orchestral studies, died on February 8, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz.more
March 2013

David Lloyd 1920-2013

Director of Juilliard's American Opera Center

Susan Jackson

David Lloyd, the director of the Juilliard American Opera Center from 1985 to 1988, died on February 8.more

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