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A Spate of Master Classes and Lectures Adds Spark to the Midwinter Calendar In January and February, Juilliard students (and in some cases faculty and staff members) were fortunate to spend time with several eminent visitors who came to share their expertise and insights. Here are reports on these visits, from a Buddhist lama and a master cellist to an eminent composer and a harpsichordist and Bach scholar.
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by Jeannette Fang
At a master class in Morse Hall, Bernard Greenhouse regaled students with stories from his life—a captivating one, filled with colorful anecdotes and romantic stories—and then moved on to the business at hand: Listening and offering helpful advice to the cello students who came to reap the benefits of this master musician's wisdom. More... |
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by Jessica Han
Draped in burgundy robes, Lama Pema Wangdak sat before his bustling audience of Juilliard students and faculty with a quiet demeanor and a smile on his face. As a hush settled over the audience, the lama began his presentation. "The highest form of art is not created with an instrument, but with the mind," he said. "The art of the mind is the greatest form of art." More... |
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by Raymond J. Lustig
Members of the Juilliard community came out in large numbers to meet Steve Reich and learn more about his music when he visited Juilliard on January 24. Reich, himself a Juilliard alumnus, listened to a concert presented by Juilliard percussion students, presented one of his new works, and spoke openly of his interests and influences to a diverse and sizeable Morse Hall audience. More... |
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by Tamar Halperin
In his recent Doctoral Forum, titled "Bach and the French," Davitt Moroney introduced several lesser-known facts and anecdotes about J.S. Bach, which presented the great German master in a more cosmopolitan light—exploring in particular the relationship between Bach, the French school of keyboard playing, and the French language. Then, at a master class a day later, the French style was explored in further detail. More... |
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