The following events in Juilliard's history occurred in October:

Above: William Schuman joins violinist Robert McDuffie following the performance of Schuman's Violin Concerto by the Juilliard Orchestra. (Photo by Susanne Faulkner Stevens) Below: William Schuman (center) in his apartment with Jorge Mester (seated), Robert McDuffie (standing), and McDuffie's teacher at Juilliard, Dorothy DeLay (right), looking over the score of Schuman's Violin Concerto prior to the Juilliard Orchestra'a Reunion Day concert. (Photo by Sandor Acs)

1926 October 28, The Juilliard School of Music, created through a merger of the Institute of Musical Art and the Juilliard Graduate School, received its charter from New York State. The two schools shared a common board of directors and president but retained their distinct identities until their complete merger as a single institution in 1946. William Schuman became president of the combined schools in 1945 and completed the amalgamation into one institution, The Juilliard School of Music.

1946 October 11, the Juilliard String Quartet made its debut in a private concert at Juilliard. The program consisted of Bartok's Quartet No. 1, Beethoven's Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and Piston's Quartet No. 1. Yehudi Menuhin and Zoltan Kodaly were in attendance. Founded by Juilliard President William Schuman with the aid of the Juilliard Musical Foundation, the Juilliard String Quartet was created to further the cause of chamber music through pedagogy and public performance. Original members were Robert Mann, Robert Koff, Raphael Hillyer, and Arthur Winograd; current personnel are Joel Smirnoff, Ronald Copes, Samuel Rhodes, and Joel Krosnick.

1984 October 12, Juilliard held its first alumni Reunion Day in the School's 79-year history. All departments participated in the full day of festivities, which began with a morning of class visits, workshops, organ and chamber music recitals, and library tours. An afternoon program in the Juilliard Theater featured José Limón's Missa Brevis performed by alumni and students of the Dance Division, highlights from the Drama Division's production of Eugène Ionescu's Rhinoceros (performed by Group 14), and a rehearsal of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi with commentary by American Opera Center director James Lucas. The reunion culminated with the season's opening Juilliard Orchestra performance, a gala concert in Avery Fisher Hall in celebration of Lincoln Center's 25th anniversary. Jorge Mester led the orchestra in a program of William Schuman's Violin Concerto with alumnus Robert McDuffie as soloist, Albéniz's Iberia (arranged for orchestra by E.F. Arbós), and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Peter S. Paine, chairman of the board of trustees, gave opening remarks and introduced newly appointed Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi. Members of the Reunion Day sponsoring committee included honorary chairman William Schuman, chairperson Leontyne Price, and co-chairs Van Cliburn, Patti LuPone, and Paul Taylor, along with more than 50 Juilliard graduates.

Jeni Dahmus is Juilliard's archivist.