Recent Events for March 2013

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NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG
January 16, Alice Tully Hall
Singers from the Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts presented A Night at the Operetta, featuring songs by Jerome Kern, Franz Lehar, Jacques Offenbach, Sigmund Romberg, Stephen Sondheim, John Philip Sousa, Arthur Sullivan, and others. The singers were accompanied by NYFOS co-founders and co-artistic directors faculty member Steven Blier (at piano on left) and Michael Barrett (at piano on right). (Photo by Richard Termine )

DON PASQUALE
February 13-17, Peter Jay Sharp Theater
Juilliard Opera presented Donizetti’s comic opera Don Pasquale, directed by James Robinson and conducted by Stephen Lord. The title role was sung by Jeongcheol Cha (left), the role of Malatesta was sung by Tobias Greenhalgh, and Norina was sung by Deanna Breiwick. (Photo by Nan Melville )

FOCUS! Festival
February 1, Alice Tully Hall
This year’s Focus! festival—The British Renaissance: British Music Since World War II—featured music by Peter Maxwell Davies, Brian Ferneyhough, Thomas Adès, and other composers. Pictured: For the closing concert, British conductor Mark Wigglesworth led the Juilliard Orchestra in Michael Tippett’s “Ritual Dances” from The Midsummer Marriage, Oliver Knussen’s Horn Concerto, and Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Ceres. Pictured: Third-year horn player Trevor Nuckols soloed on the Knussen. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito)

JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA
February 9, Carnegie Hall
In celebration of faculty member John Corigliano’s 75th birthday, the Juilliard Orchestra, led by Marin Alsop (Pre-College ’72; B.M. ’77, M.M. ’78, violin), performed Corigliano’s Symphony No. 2 for string orchestra and Symphony No. 3, Circus Maximus, for large wind ensemble. The latter was performed complete with a marching band in the aisles and a gunshot at the end. Pictured: Alsop and Corigliano take a bow. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito)

CHAMBERFEST
January 14-19, Various Locations
At the 12th annual ChamberFest, 95 College and 3 Pre-College students participated in 20 chamber groups. The repertoire ranged from Stravinsky’s Histoire du Soldat, Steve Reich’s (’61, composition) Sextet, and John Zorn’s Cat O’Nine Tails to more traditional fare. Pictured: violinists Mariam Machaidze and Yurie Mitsuhashi, violist Andrew Gonzalez, cellist Bridget Pasker, and harpist Emily Hoile performing André Caplet’s Conte Fantastique. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito)

JUILLIARD JAZZ ENSEMBLES WITH WYCLIFFE GORDON
February 4, Paul Hall
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon joined Juilliard Jazz Ensembles for an evening of arrangements by Gordon, Thomas “Fats” Waller, Louis Armstrong, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, and James Brown. Pictured with Gordon (left) are fourth-year Joshua Crumbly on bass and second-year master’s student Alphonso Horne on trumpet. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito)

NEW ORLEANS SERVICE PROJECT FUND-RAISER
January 31, Morse Student Lounge
Dancer Ashley Hagler (left) and violist Stephanie Galipeau embraced the Mardi Gras theme as they sold baked goods at one of several fund-raisers for the spring break New Orleans Service Project. (Photo by Nicole Knight)

JOYCE DIDONATO MASTER CLASS
January 25, Paul Hall
At a public master class, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato worked with four singers from the Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and answered questions from the audience. Pictured: DiDonato (right) instructing soprano Deanna Breiwick. (Portions of the class can be seen on the Juilliard YouTube channel.) (Photo by Nan Melville)

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