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    * US military learn about war from Greek tragedies  Nov 16, 2009
    Through theater were trying to offer some ideas and experiences for our troops and veterans to think about when they dont feel comfortable opening up about their private thoughts, said Doerries, whose work grew out of an earlier effort, the Philoctetes Project, that drew media attention for a performance at the Juilliard School last fall. HISTORICAL CONTEXT. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Fine arts student of the week  Oct 30, 2009
    What is your goal with the violin: I'd like to apply to either The Juilliard School, The Colburn School or Curtis Institute of Music and see how auditions go. I'd like to go into music performance and play in a chamber group or orchestra. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    Nancy Longley Agnew  Oct 28, 2009
    Mrs. Agnew studied voice at The Juilliard School. She sang with Robert Shaw s Collegiate Chorale, Arthur Mendel s Cantata Singers, and in church choirs, including St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Wellesley. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)

    New TSO concertmaster debuts in GV  Oct 27, 2009
    Born in Pittsburgh, Boyd began playing the violin at age 7, and graduated from The Juilliard School. Since making his solo debut at 17 with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Boyd has played as a member of the Metamorphosen, Prometheus and Orpheus chamber orchestras and toured internationally as a member of the Sejong Soloists. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    ALLERTON SPIRIT: Everyone she meets is a friend  Oct 21, 2009
    Originally from Missouri, Mary Lynn earned her bachelor s degree in fine arts at the University of Kansas and went on to earn a second fine arts degree at The Juilliard School of Music in New York City. There was never any question in my parents minds that we would all go to college, says Mary Lynn of herself and her three siblings. (Hingham Journal, MA)

    Great Colleges for Dance  Oct 17, 2009
    The most recognized school for dance is by far The Juilliard School ... Students attending The Juilliard School for dance are expected to be open to learn all types of dance ... Students attending The Juilliard School can expect to devote hours upon hours a day learning and rehearsing techniques and routines. (Suite101.com)

    Greater Cleveland Flute Society Presents Recital and Masterclass with Jan Vinci Sunday, Oct. 18  Oct 10, 2009
    This event features , Senior Artist-in-Residence at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Vinci holds a D.M.A. from The Juilliard School, an M.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a B.M. from Bowling Green State University. Her primary teachers include Julius Baker, Samuel Baron, Maurice Sharp, Judith Bentley and Martha Aarons. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Symphonys Maxine Swalin dies at 106  Oct 9, 2009
    In 1928, she graduated from the Institute of Musical Art (later called the Juilliard School) in New York with a diploma in theory and piano. The couple moved to North Carolina in 1935, where Benjamin taught in the music department at the University of North Carolina. (Triangle Business Journal)

    High school orchestra earns rare honor (741)  Sep 30, 2009
    At the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the orchestra will do one last fine-tuning for their Carnegie Hall performance in for a 90-minute "master class" clinic typically taught by members of the Juilliard School and the New York Philharmonic ... While in New York, the group will tour the Juilliard School and Lincoln Center, the home of the New York Metropolitan Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. (The Herald-Palladium)

    Violin virtuoso chose instrument for portability  Sep 25, 2009
    Born in Philadelphia to Korean parents, Chang began her violin studies at age 4 and enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music. Within a year she had already performed with several orchestras in the Philadelphia area. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Pianist known for movie theme songs dies at 88  Sep 23, 2009
    Ferrante and Teicher, known as The Movie Theme Team, performed together for 40 years after meeting as children at the Juilliard School in New York ... No one was more blessed than I to have Lou Teicher as my best friend since we met at the Juilliard School Of Music at the ages of 9 and 6, Ferrante said. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Concert pianist to play 'Power and Passion of Beethoven'  Sep 23, 2009
    Siegel studied at the Juilliard School in New York and has been a soloist with world-renowned orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Moscow State Symphony and the New York Philharmonic. Siegel chooses different music for each "Keyboard Conversa-tions" program. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Arthur Ferrante, 88, half of duo playing themes from movies  Sep 22, 2009
    The classically trained pair met and became friends at the Juilliard School in New York. A few years after graduating, they rejoined as a piano duo and toured in the 1950s, playing 9-foot concert pianos while facing each other on stage. (Boston Globe)

    A Grand Plan for Pianos  Sep 21, 2009
    The Juilliard School uses almost all Steinway product made at the Steinway factory in Queens, NY and Hamburg, Germany. CCM has just partaken of some New York, some Hamburg product, and a lot of pianos made for Steinway by Kawai and Pearl River ("Essex"). (CBS News -- Entertainment)

    Famed trumpeter Fred Mills killed in car crash  Sep 9, 2009
    He had attended the Juilliard school of music in New York, where he got his first job offer even before he graduated. As a trumpeter, the Canada native performed across the globe - from Sweden's Brass Nova to Orquesta Sinfonica de Aguascalientes in Mexico. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Prof, renowned trumpet player, killed in crash  Sep 9, 2009
    He went on to study at The Juilliard School in New York City and play with the American Symphony Orchestra; the Symphony of the Air; the New York City Ballet Orchestra; Musica Aeterna Orchestra of the Metropolitan Museum; the Marlboro Festival Orchestra; the Casals Festival Orchestra; and the New York City Opera Orchestra. He joined the UGA School of Music brass faculty in September 1996 and remained active in faculty and student brass chamber ensembles at UGA as performer, arranger and coach. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Fred Mills, 74, noted trumpeter with orchestras, quintet  Sep 9, 2009
    A native of Canada and graduate of the Juilliard School of music in New York, Mr. Mills performed across the globe, from Sweden s Brass Nova to Orquesta Sinfonica de Aguascalientes in Mexico. In 1961, he was a founding member of the American Symphony Orchestra in New York. (Boston Globe)

    Obituaries in the news  Sep 9, 2009
    He had attended the Juilliard school of music in New York, where he got his first job offer even before he graduated. TV host who popularized quiz shows in Italy dies. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Swampscott 91-year-old Louise Wing has witnessed growth of synchronized swimming  Aug 28, 2009
    Indeed, Wing is a graduate of The Juilliard School, one of the world s finest schools for music. She graduated in 1953 with a diploma in the French Horn and played for years in orchestras and chamber music groups (see attached story about Wing s musical pursuits). (Swampscott Reporter, MA)

    Theatre welcomes competition  Aug 26, 2009
    While there are older theatre programs with longer records of achievement and greater recognition, such as Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University and The Juilliard School, Carter said he believes that the Penn State School of Theatre is second to none in terms of what it offers. Previous article: Next article: More stories from The Daily Collegian Online. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Hineline appointed as new CEO of CPYB  Jul 29, 2009
    Hineline was also a faculty member at CPYB as well as with other ballet companies, including The Juilliard School, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Academy East, Kansas City Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Alabama Ballet and the Utah Regional Ballet. The ballet choreographer and dancer trained primarily in Dayton, Ohio with Dance Theatre Dayton and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Consumers Lose Even More Confidence  Jul 29, 2009
    Now that the Robinsons' daughter, Katharine, has been accepted at the Juilliard School, the prestigious performing arts institution, they will have an annual tuition of $40,000-plus to pay. To raise tuition money, the couple threw a July 27 benefit at which a comedian, juggler, magician, and singer all appeared free of charge. (BusinessWeek)

    Portland quadruple amputee dancer headed to Juilliard  Jul 28, 2009
    Now, her dream trip to the Juilliard School of Dance in New York is about to come true. "(Dance) touches me in a way I hope it can touch someone else," says Kiera. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    Former Plano teacher uses music to help heal children  Jul 25, 2009
    Punch, a south Dallas native and alumni of Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts, earned a bachelor of music from The Juilliard School and a master of music from Yale University School of Music. Punch taught private violin and viola lessons to PISD students for three years and currently is a violinist with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Man, 21, indicted in hotel slaying  Jul 24, 2009
    Dupree's obituary listed his occupation as phlebotomist and described him as a talented musician who studied at The Juilliard School in New York City. Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. 2009. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)

    Choreographer Bausch dies aged 68  Jul 2, 2009
    Born on 27 July, 1940 in Solingen, Germany, Bausch started her dance studies at the Folkwang School in Essen and trained at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Inspired generations. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    * Dance legend Pina Bausch dies  Jul 2, 2009
    Once there, she studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York under prestigious teachers such as Anthony Tudor, Jose Limon and Mary Hinkson. She danced for the Dance Company Paul Sanasardo and Donya Feuer, the New American Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera in New York before returning in 1962 to Germany, where she became a soloist in the newly formed Folkwang Ballett. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    GERMAN CHOREOGRAPHER PINA BAUSCH DIES  Jul 1, 2009
    Born on July 27, 1940 in Solingen, Germany, Bausch started her dance studies at the Folkwang School in Essen and trained at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. She danced at the New American Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera in New York before returning to Germany in 1962. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Pina Bausch, 68; iconoclast fused theater and absurdism into dance  Jul 1, 2009
    After graduating in 1958, she received a scholarship to continue her studies in the United States, working with Jose Limon, Antony Tudor, and others at the Juilliard School. She joined Tudor s company at the Metropolitan Opera and also worked with Paul Taylor. (Boston Globe)

    Click to read: Second Cup Cafe: David Garrett  Jun 28, 2009
    His good looks even helped him pay the bills by modeling while he was studying at the Juilliard School in New York. His self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Classical Crossover Chart and Current Classical Overall Chart. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    'The Soloist' and beyond  Jun 28, 2009
    Suffering from schizophrenia, Nathaniel withdrew from the Juilliard School of Music and his caring family and became a street person on L.A.'s Skid Row. NAMI Mercer applauds the filmmakers for raising public awareness about the 2 million Americans with schizophrenia and the plight of the homeless, one-third of whom suffer from mental illness. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Hylie Pappenheimer, 86, violin teacher in Cambridge  Jun 5, 2009
    Mrs. Pappenheimer attended Brearley, a private school in New York City, then graduated from Bennington College in Vermont before pursuing graduate studies at the Juilliard School of music in New York. In the late 1940s, one of her teachers from Bennington arranged for her to meet John Pappenheimer, when the two were in Western Massachusetts, attending Greenwood Music Camp in Cummington. (Boston Globe)

    OKM to feature 2 charter guests  Jun 4, 2009
    She later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School ... Sutherland studied with Rosina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School and with Paul Hersh at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

    Hytrek: USD professor lands big-time opera gig  May 30, 2009
    Starting Monday, Gesteland will be taking part in the 26th Horrower Opera Workshop in Atlanta, where she'll be working with directors and conductors from the famed Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Juilliard School. Her musical career has definitely taken a different path than the one she initially envisioned. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Dolores Salas Borgir  May 29, 2009
    She married Tharald Borgir, after which she studied at the Juilliard School in New York City. They came to Corvallis in 1967, and raised their children here. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Student wins college trip  May 26, 2009
    Today and Wednesday, he will visit The Juilliard School and Wagner College in New York City, a trip valued at $4,999. It's an adventure for Patrick, who had never ridden on a plane or traveled out of the region. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    The two Richards  May 23, 2009
    Rolwing is the first-prize winner of the Wagner Division of the Liederkranz Competition Award, among many others, and her singing has been described as "impeccable," "sympathetic," and "erotic." Arriola holds a doctorate of musical arts degree in piano from the Juilliard School. 8 p.m. $15, $10 students. (Boston Globe)

    2009 Beijing Modern Music Festival to dazzle goers  May 19, 2009
    A selection of contemporary symphonic works will be featured including Ye's Pipa Concerto, Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen's Phenomenon - the Mysterious and Unexplained - for Orchestra, and Evening Prayer by Robert Beaser, who is professor and chairman of the Composition Department at the Juilliard School of Music. A concert this Saturday night will showcase chamber works by contemporary Chinese and international composers, such as Wen Deqing's Ants Moving - for Four Pipas and Polish composer... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Chorus to perform Messe Solennelle de Ste. Cecile  May 15, 2009
    A recitalist in repertoire spanning the classical and popular music genres, Willett holds both bachelor and master of music degrees from the Juilliard School. He has appeared with the Chorus of Westerly on several occasions, including at classical concerts as well as its Summer and Christmas Pops. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Lincoln Center celebrates 50th anniversary  May 13, 2009
    Trumpet players from the Juilliard School of Music performed in front of the hall as hundreds of guests streamed inside. The center was built as the first major cultural complex in the United States and has become the world's largest performance center. (Xinhuanet, China)

    HAPPY 50TH, LINCOLN CENTER  May 11, 2009
    The home of such cultural giants as the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School, Lincoln Center is in the middle of a massive, 1. 2 billion upgrade that should make the complex even more of a world-class destination. (New York Post -- Opinions)

    The Soloist actually gets it right - to a point  May 8, 2009
    Mr. Ayers (played by Jamie Foxx ) is a gifted music student at the Juilliard School when he falls ill. Schizophrenia tends to strike in late adolescence or early adulthood and seems to target the brilliant. (Globe and Mail)

    Harwich Port church names music minister  May 5, 2009
    Busch is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. He is a composer, pianist, choral conductor and teacher. (Harwich Oracle, MA)

    Foxx' challenging role  May 2, 2009
    The man is Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a gifted bass and cello player who attended The Juilliard School before his mind betrayed him. Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, played in the film by Robert Downey Jr., discovered Ayers on the street, researched the homeless musician s past and published several columns about him. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Malibu's von Oeyen to perform with American Youth Symphony (3)  May 2, 2009
    " A graduate of Columbia University and The Juilliard School, Von Oeyen has played with major symphony orchestras in America, performed recitals at The Kennedy Center, appeared at international music festivals such as Spoleto and Ravinia, and soloed with international symphony orchestras in Singapore, Zagreb (Croatia) and France, among others.Von Oeyen, who looks like he would be just as at home on the cover of GQ magazine as in a concert hall, started playing at age four; but in fielding the... (Malibu Times, CA)

    Film lost in music, weak storyline  May 1, 2009
    The Soloist is the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a musical prodigy who attended the Juilliard School only to drop out and become homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. Journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) happens upon Ayers and decides to write a column about him. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Series ends with Triple Play’  Apr 28, 2009
    Robin earned her master s and doctorate from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Rudolf Firkusny ... She earned her master s degree from The Juilliard School, and her doctorate at the University of Michigan, where she studied with Theodore Lettvin and Gyorgy Sandor. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    LAUSD to Run Arts High School  Apr 28, 2009
    The debate has been pushed by Broad, who this month donated $425,000 to save a program for low-income minority students at the Juilliard School in New York. He said in a statement that he would provide similar funds for a Los Angeles school if it provided Juilliard-quality instruction. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Paying $10,000 Dwarfs a $28.5 Million Contract: Scott Soshnick  Apr 28, 2009
    They also visited Columbia University, the New School and the Juilliard School, which Brandon, a wannabe actress, had only seen on the Internet and TV.. Think back to your first Major League Baseball game. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)

    YouTube global orchestra plays Carnegie Hall  Apr 16, 2009
    The chosen 96 won a plane ticket and a three-day stay in New York to participate in various gatherings at The Juilliard School of music and in the Carnegie Hall concert. "This is at the same time a classical concert, a summit, a scout jamboree and a speed date," Tilson Thomas said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    YouTube gives Aussie musicians a break  Apr 16, 2009
    For Jiang, the 12-hour rehearsals at the Juilliard School were a tiring reminder of the sacrifices required to master an instrument he has played since he was 10. "My parents told me, "Practice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    WNET.ORG's 16th Annual Gala Salute to Honor Author and Civic Leader Meredith Brokaw, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman And CEO Jamie Dimon, and Academy Award-Winning Actor Kevin Kline  Apr 15, 2009
    After graduating from Indiana University in Bloomington, Kline studied at the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, hebecame afounding member of John Houseman's TheActing Company and performedclassic and contemporary plays in repertory in New York and on tour across the country. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    From YouTube to the stage at Carnegie  Apr 15, 2009
    More than 37 countries and territories are represented in the YTSO. Yesterday afternoon, during a break in rehearsal at the Juilliard School, we spoke with the ensemble's five Canadian musicians. A cameraman films the YouTube Symphony Orchestra rehearsing at the Juilliard School in New York. (Globe and Mail)

    Hard work pays off for opera tenor  Apr 3, 2009
    Rubardt was awarded a doctor of musical arts degree in orchestral conducting from the Juilliard School. A Fulbright Scholar in 1984, he studied piano and conducting at the Vienna Academy of Music. (Sioux City Journal)

    Jazz trumpeter Flagg named dean of Hartt music school  Mar 28, 2009
    The 39-year-old Flagg is executive director of the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains, N.Y., and has served on the faculty at the Juilliard School. He is the first black dean of the music school, part of the University of Hartford, and will start his new job June 30. (USA Today -- News)

    The comforts of community  Mar 28, 2009
    A few weeks ago, when the opportunity to interview Alexander McCall Smith came in over the transom, someone suggested we hang out in a music shop or maybe the Juilliard School of Music, where McCall Smith might noodle away on a borrowed bassoon. You see, in addition to being one of the most prolific English-language authors working today, McCall Smith is also the co-founder of the Really Terrible Orchestra, an Edinburgh-based amateur musical outfit that is, by most accounts and its own... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Philharmonic hosts renowned musician  Mar 27, 2009
    Wetzel attended The Juilliard School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and received her masters degree from the University of Michigan. She joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1987 and followed her husband, also a musician, to the LA Philharmonic in 1995. (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Singing troupe to perform in Sioux City  Mar 22, 2009
    But the graduate of the Juilliard School of Music was no stranger to living out of suitcase. "I started touring in 1958 with Harry Belafonte," he said in a phone conversation on the road in Belle Fourche, S.D. "I guess touring was just old hat for me.". (Sioux City Journal)

    • COLUMN: Do you remember Bill Fagerbakke? He's a star  Mar 20, 2009
    You wouldn't know it from Patrick or Dauber Dybinski, Fagerbakke's inert character on "Coach," but the actor has been acclaimed by the Juilliard School of Performing Arts for his roles as Shylock in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and as Torvald in Ibsen's "A Doll's House". You sure we're talking about the same Dauber. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Newly-rich Asomugha setting the pace for NFL on and off field  Mar 20, 2009
    " Asomugha will pay an estimated $15,000, with some assistance from sponsors, for 10 EOYD high schoolers to visit New York City institutions The Juilliard School, Columbia, New York University and Fordham. Asomugha has driven the van and played cards and sometimes piano in bonding with the kids on similar placement tours the last two years to Atlanta- and Boston-area colleges. "Nnamdi is magic walking," EOYD executive director Regina Jackson says. "He's not waiting 20 years to figure out what... (USA Today -- Sports)

    Built to thrill  Mar 19, 2009
    She studied at The Juilliard School and earned a degree in history at Columbia University. She has taught non-musicians music literature at the university and is passionate about bringing classical music to new audiences. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Dance program gets huge $20 million gift  Mar 18, 2009
    L.A. dance program gets $20 million donation. Gift from philanthropist Glorya Kaufman is one of largest of its kind. (MSNBC -- News)

    Music Center of Los Angeles County Announces $20 Million Gift From Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation  Mar 18, 2009
    The Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation has fueled the growth of numerous other dance programs, including UCLA, The Juilliard School and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. "Too often in tough economic times, the arts are the first area to suffer cuts in funding. In a city driven by its creative industries, this is simply not an option," said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Alisa Weilerstein brings passion and intensity to her BSO debut  Mar 15, 2009
    NEW YORK - Alisa Weilerstein is lugging her cello through the labyrinthine halls of the Juilliard School, totally lost and apologizing profusely. Her mother, pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, has just called from the practice room with bad news. (Boston Globe)

    Sibling Piano Prodigies Give 'Five'-Star Performance  Mar 13, 2009
    They were the first five siblings to attend the Juilliard School of Music simultaneously, according to the program. Each Brown began learning piano at age 3 and, as Gregory Brown told the audience, were practicing two hours a day by the time they were nine. (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Festival organizers hope to start tradition  Mar 10, 2009
    The festival grew from the 1996 bequest of Joye Cottage, a historical Aiken home, to the Juilliard School by owners Gregory White Smith and Steven Naifeh. Joseph Polisi, the president of the Juilliard School, said eventually he would like to see the home become a retreat where Juilliard students could hone their art and, by performing in outreach programs and concerts, their ability to work with a community. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Orpheum ready for Iowa Piano Competition  Mar 4, 2009
    Ms. Shi holds Bachelors and Masters Degree in Music from The Juilliard School ... Currently, she studies with Yoheved Kaplinsky at the Juilliard School where she is a recipient of the Susan Rose Piano Fellowship ... She entered the preparatory division of the Moscow Conservatory, and later was accepted to The Juilliard School Pre-College Division, as a pupil in the studio of Herbert Stessin. (Sioux City Journal)

    Lincoln Center's New Come-Hither Design  Feb 23, 2009
    Alice Tully Hall, which shares space with the Lincoln Center Film Society, the Juilliard School of Music and the School of American Ballet, spent the past 40 years locked inside a squat stretch of travertine that would have been perfect for an FBI fingerprint lab. Completed in 1969 in the design idiom called Brutalism, it ran more than half the length of a city block with hardly a grace note or welcoming gesture. (Time.com)

    NY's Alice Tully Hall Is Reopening After Makeover  Feb 20, 2009
    Alice Tully Hall is in a building that also houses the Juilliard School, the Lincoln Center Theater and the School of American Ballet. 2009 Associated Press. (Newsmax)

    Read Article »  Feb 20, 2009
    The building that houses Alice Tully Hall and the Juilliard School, the last of the center's structures to be completed, had a particularly brutal relationship to the street. Designed by Pietro Belluschi and Eduardo Catalano, its boxy white form was the modern equivalent of a medieval convent. (International Herald Tribune)

    Wisconsin Brass Quintet to perform Saturday  Feb 19, 2009
    The Quintet s educational programs and master classes have been presented at the Juilliard School and the Yale School of Music. They regularly perform radio broadcast concerts for Wisconsin Public Radio. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    HALL OF FAME HONORS AFRICAN-AMERICANS  Feb 15, 2009
    Hendricks, an opera star born in Stephens, received her musical training and Bachelor of Music at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. She made her American and European operatic debuts in 1974, and went on to appear at all major opera houses worldwide. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)

    Paul Goldberger: The new Alice Tully Hall bodes well for other Lincoln Center renovations.  Feb 8, 2009
    Alice Tully Hall, and the Juilliard School complex of which it is a part, were the last elements of Lincoln Center to be built, and when they opened, in 1969, they seemed like an ambitious attempt to bring cutting-edge brutalism to the place. That s probably why so many architecture critics liked them and so many other people didn t. Amid the tepid classicism of so much of Lincoln Center, Juilliard stood out as something totally nineteen-sixties, all cantilevers and boxy geometries. (New Yorker)

    American Piano Duo in Concert  Feb 8, 2009
    They both received degrees from Indiana University and The Juilliard School and now teach at two different universities in different states. "People are often surprised our ensemble is so together because we're not in the same place very frequently," Parkinson said. (The Daily Universe, UT)

    OSU band hails to the chiefs  Feb 7, 2009
    Stiers began his acting career with the California Shakespeare Festival and later went to New York for advanced studies with John Houseman at the Juilliard School. He is perhaps best known for his six-year stint on the hit television show M*A*S*H, in which he portrayed Major Winchester, a part which earned him two Emmy nominations. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Guest conductor takes NJSO to 'America and Beyond'  Feb 7, 2009
    A New Jersey resident, Sklar started studying violin at age 4 and in 1998 began studies at the Precollege division of the Juilliard School. While there, she won the 1999 Chamber Orches tra Violin Concerto Competition and the 2003 Precollege Violin Competition and proceeded to win additional competitions in New York and New Jersey. (NJ.com -- Times)


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