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A Tale of Two Chinas
by DAVID PRATT
In 1987, the Juilliard Orchestra became the first American conservatory orchestra to perform in mainland China. On May 26, the orchestra, its conductor James DePreist, a piano soloist, and several support personnel fly out of Newark Liberty Airport on Juilliard's second China tour. Writer David Pratt interviewed Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi about the upcoming tour—and about his memories of the visit some two decades ago. Today, as President Polisi explains, the Juilliard contingent will find things in that country much changed. More...
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| | 6 Honorary Doctorates to Be Awarded at Commencement
Six distinguished artists and cultural leaders will be honored by The Juilliard School at its 103rd Commencement Ceremony on May 23 in Avery Fisher Hall. Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo (photo) will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Music degree. Other honorary degree recipients include jazz pianist Hank Jones; dancer, choreographer, and actor, Carmen de Lavallade; philanthropist and software engineer, Charles Simonyi; playwright, writer, and actor, Anna Deavere Smith; and pianist Mitsuko Uchida. More...
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| A Double Dose of the Bard
by GEOFFREY MURPHY
The groundling benches are back, the balcony has been erected, and the wooden stage of the Globe fills Juilliard's Stephanie P. McClelland Drama Theater once again. The second installment of the Drama Division's annual Shakespeare repertory season gets underway this month, as the current third-year class take the stage with productions of two of the Bard's most popular plays, Julius Caesar, directed by Susan Fenichell, and As You Like It, directed by Mary Lou Rosato (photo). More...
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| | Looking Back on 2007-08
A wealth of performances, master classes, and other activities filled Juilliard's stages and classrooms nearly to bursting (and indeed, overflowed into nearby performance venues in the neighborhood), as the reconstruction project went on (and on…). From the N.Y. premiere of Ned Rorem's opera Our Town (photo) to a weeklong workshop in Baroque music led by the esteemed William Christie and his group Les Arts Florissants, the 2007-08 season was a special one; our annual Year-in-Review slide show captures the highlights. More...
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| Jazzin' It Up in a Virtual Concert
by LISA B. ROBINSON
Divergent time zones and musical styles came together on March 26 when jazz students from Juilliard and South Africa met for a virtual "Jazz Conversation." Taking place as part of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, the one-hour workshop brought together a five-piece combo of Juilliard musicians and an up-and-coming South African group, the Kyle Shepherd Quartet, in a compelling demonstration of emerging technology. More...
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