1303 | The Juilliard School

March 2013, vol. 28, no. 6

Four Brubeck Pieces

Classics Revisited in Spring Dances Program

Juilliard Dances Repertory, an annual spring extravaganza, features students performing classics from the dance repertoire. This year’s edition ...More

Paquito D’Rivera

D’Rivera Joins Jazz Ensembles

K. Leander Williams

Juilliard Jazz hosts many exemplary professional musicians, but it’s hard to imagine one who better fits Jazz’s vision ...More

MAP Winter Ensemble

MAP Gift Assures Future

Susan Jackson

A $5 million gift will all but assure the future of the 22-year-old Music Advancement Program. More

Special Section

Remembering James DePreist

James DePreist, Juilliard's director emeritus of conducting and orchestral studies, died on February 8, 2013. A pathbreaker in many areas, he was able to be simultaneously a friend, mentor, teacher, confidant, prankster, leader, artist, and philosopher. Here he's pictured conducting the Juilliard Orchestra in 1999. (Photo by Peter Schaaf)More

James DePreist

James DePreist 1936-2013

Susan Jackson

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

James DePreist

The Incalculable Jimmy

George Stelluto

Much will be written regarding James DePreist’s achievements. Attention will be drawn to his overcoming of racial barriers...More

James DePreist

A Teacher Who Never Hesitated to Share His Wisdom

Khari Joyner

This man who had fought countless battles musically and extra-musically communicated his expectations with a minimum of words...More

The Projectionist

Beyond the Machine: Focusing on Film

Elizabeth Zimmer

The future of classic art forms seems bound up with the digital revolution, and increasingly, musicians, dancers, and ...More

Van Cliburn 1934-2013

Ira Rosenblum

Alumnus Van Cliburn, who became a cultural hero after winning the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958, died on February 27.More

Playing For Obama

Playing Bach for Obama

In January, fourth-year cellist Khari Joyner played for President Obama in the Oval Office through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. More

Zachary Green, Tour Guide

On Being a Tour Guide

In the spirit of admissions season, here’s the lowdown on Juilliard tours from two of this year’s guides.More

March

Recent Events for March 2013

Molly Yeh

Q&A With Raja Rahman and Jarrett Parker

Molly Yeh

Alumni Spotlight

Spotlight on Brad and Doug Balliett

Missing in Caption

Who's in This Mystery Photo?

Anna Brumbaugh

My Mother, the Entrepreneur

Faculty Portrait

Rachel Straus

Sarah Nochenson

Maria Im

What do you remember most about your Juilliard audition?

Bruce Hodges

Feelings and Dreams: Music by Philip Lasser and Vivian Fung

William Bender

A Day in the Life

A Performance to Remember

Greta Berman

A Who’s Who of Early Abstraction at MoMA

Jeni Dahmus Farah

Juilliard Archives Time Capsule

Kevin Kline appears as a guest speaker (1978); Serge Loussevitzky memorials (1962)

The Latest on Faculty, Staff, and Students March 2013

Recent Deaths in the Juilliard Community

Susan Jackson

David Lloyd 1920-2013

Jiwon Kim

Drawings and Photos

Audition March…

Susan Jackson

James DePreist 1936-2013