News Collection
Conservatory Alumni
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Aiming for the Orchestra
Hunter Gordon ’14 studies bassoon full-time at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, hoping to begin his career as a professional musician.
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ CME to Premiere Aaron Helgeson's Snow Requiem March 6
Inspired by tragic events during an 1888 blizzard, the piece will also be performed March 7 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Singer François Clemmons '67 Visits Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ for Residency and Concerts
Best known as Officer Clemmons from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ alumnus will perform American spirituals and a community children's concert.
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Progressive Quintet Punch Brothers Named Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Affiliate Scholars
Honor comes amid a two-year residency made possible by Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ alumnus Ed Helms ’96.
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TIMARA's Peter Swendsen Celebrates Release on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Music Label
Recording incorporates environmental sounds of Norway, features Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's Contemporary Music Ensemble and others.
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Gregory Walker Plays His Father's Work With Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Orchestra
Accomplished in a wide array of styles, Walker the younger helps the campus pay tribute to one of its most lauded composers.
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Moye Chen '12 Wins 2014 World Piano Competition
Former student of Angela Cheng earns grand prize of $20,000 in addition to a recital in New York City.
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Jeremy Denk Earns Avery Fisher Prize, Orchestra Appointment
Latest honors continue a remarkable run for the 1990 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ alumnus.
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Conservatory Unveils David H. Stull Hall
Perched atop Bibbins Hall, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's newest performance space offers a creative solution to the conservatory’s great demand for concert venues and pays tribute to the former dean who envisioned it.
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Alumna Wins Met National Council Auditions
Sydney Mancasola ’11 is the latest in a long line of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµians to succeed in the National Council Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera.
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ congratulates alums of eighth blackbird on third Grammy
The contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird, formed at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ by students in 1996, has recently won their third Grammy Award—Best Chamber Music Performance—for a piece written by composer Stephen Hartke, also a 2013 Grammy Award winner.
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Lyric tenor Alek Shrader '07 in recital at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Conservatory March 1
The Washington Post calls Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ alumnus and Met Opera singer Alek Shrader "a gifted young tenor." He will present a recital at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Conservatory on March 1, at 7 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall. The concert is free and no tickets are required.