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Facing the Guillotine, Poulenc’s Nuns Explore the Nature of Faith
by BENJAMIN SOSLAND
Dialogues des Carmélites contains no scintillating love stories, cases of mistaken identities, or high-flying arias. Yet Poulenc’s opera, which centers on the martyrdom of 16 Carmelite nuns during the Reign of Terror, is unrelentingly dramatic, and not merely because of the famous final scene in which the title characters march to the scaffold intoning the “Salve Regina” above the bloodcurdling sound of the falling guillotine. This month, Juilliard Opera presents a new production directed by Fabrizio Melano and conducted by Anne Manson. More...
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| | N.J.E. Performs a Program of Premieres
by JOEL SACHS
In classical music there is new and then there is new. While some people consider anything after Debussy to be new, there will be no mistaking the newness of the works to be heard at the April 29 New Juilliard Ensemble concert. In all, four of the five compositions will have their world premieres, while the fifth—completed in the distant past (2002)—will have its Western Hemisphere premiere. More...
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| Jazz Students Take the Lead With Original Big Band Works
by KRIS BOWERS
Imagine being a young jazz composer, struck with inspiration. You’ve spent many sleepless nights orchestrating and arranging your masterpiece. Now, imagine assembling a 17-piece band of the best young musicians, and having them rehearse and perform the work in a packed theater—all for free! Seems like this would only be possible in your wildest dreams, right? This, however, is exactly what 10 student composers will experience as the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra prepares its April 8 concert. More...
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| | ARTreach Returns to New Orleans
For the fourth consecutive year, members of ARTreach spent the first week of spring break in New Orleans giving performances, teaching children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, and working with Habitat for Humanity in the still incomplete effort to rebuild the Crescent City. Composition student Evan Fein reports on their activities and a special slide show gives a sampling of their experiences. More...
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| Remembering David Soyer: A Beloved Friend and Colleague
by SAMUEL RHODES
The Juilliard community and the whole music world were greatly saddened to learn of by the tragic passing of David Soyer on February 25, 2010, one day after his 87th birthday. David was a beloved member of our cello faculty since 2003 and a founding member of the Guarneri String Quartet, for which he was, as he liked to put it, its “base and bass” for 37 years. More...
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