Celebrating John Adams: An American Master By TIM WHITELAW John Adams is perhaps the nearest thing to classical music’s modern vox Americana. To celebrate his long and varied career, Lincoln Center is mounting a festival, John Adams: An American Master. On Sunday, March 30, the composer conducts the Juilliard Orchestra and faculty member, pianist Emanuel Ax, in an all-Adams program. More...

James Conlon Revives a Musical Heritage By BRIAN WISE Juilliard musicians join forces with conductor James Conlon as he inaugurates a multi-year project incorporating concerts, symposia, and new recordings, all intended to raise public awareness of music from the time of the Holocaust. “The goal is that this music enters the repertory…,” Conlon says. “Somebody has to start.” More...

Women at Juilliard: A History in Pictures By JENI DAHMUS Throughout Juilliard’s almost 100-year history, women have made significant contributions in the fields of music, dance, and drama. In honor of Women’s History Month, Juilliard archivist Jeni Dahmus has compiled a slide show of some of the outstanding women who have left their marks on the School and in the arts. More...

From Page to Stage: Turning Literature Into Opera By ROGER OLIVER From its origins, theater—in both its dramatic and lyric forms—has drawn upon earlier works for adaptation and reconfiguration. Today, composers and librettists often find inspiration in the works of contemporary novelists. Roger Oliver explores the challenges of turning great books into an operas. More...

Beyond the Machine: To Boldly Go Where No Ensemble Has Gone Before By EDWARD BILOUS Collaboration at Juilliard reaches new heights with the debut of The Electric Ensemble, the School’s first performing group to include musicians, actors, and dancers. The ensemble bows at this year’s Beyond the Machine, a festival of electronic and interactive music remarkable not only because it features new technology, but regularly includes students, faculty, alumni, and guest artists on the same program. More...

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