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Three Distinguished Guests Visit Juilliard During the last several weeks, Juilliard students have been fortunate to have several a number of eminent visitors come to the School to share their insights. In a trio of articles, acting student Seth Numrich, organ major Bryan Lohr, and composition major Raymond Lustig report (respectively) on visits by actress and alumna Laura Linney; New York Times assistant managing editor, author, and organ expert Craig Whitney; and composer Stephen Hartke.
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By SETH NUMRICH
You could see the memories building up in Laura Linney’s eyes as she walked into Room 304 in the Drama Division on September 26. Drama students from Groups 32 through 36 all stood and applauded to greet the Group 19 alumna, a renowned stage and screen actress and 2002 Tony Award nominee who had come to share her wisdom with current students. There seemed to be something infectious about her smile as she and her interviewer, Michael Kahn (the director of the Drama Division) sat down and began the interview-discussion. More... |
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By RAYMOND LUSTIG
Juilliard was pleased to welcome Stephen Hartke when he visited the Composition Forum on September 22, as part of what composer and composition department chair Robert Beaser referred to as a “mini-festival” of Hartke’s music from September 18 through the 23. Himself a deft communicator, Hartke’s precise language and engaging manner reveal a man obsessed with meaning, an obsession borne out in every level in his work, from the clarity with which he sets text in vocal writing to the descriptive titles he chooses to invite the listener into his creative world. More... |
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By BRYAN LOHR
On October 16, the Juilliard organ department welcomed Craig R. Whitney, author of the book All the Stops: The Glorious Pipe Organ and Its American Masters, to its weekly performance class. After listening to students play works by Bach, Franck, Dupré, John Weaver, and a transcription of Rachmaninoff, Whitney said that the visit confirmed his impression that the quality of organ students has never been higher, and went on to speak about historical issues and various styles of organ building. More..
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