Vol. XIX No. 2
October 2003


Juilliard Students Put the Arts Into Action at Summer Camp
By ABBY GERDTS
The group of civic-minded Juilliard students who founded ArtREACH have been dreaming big right from the start—and their biggest dream became a reality last June, when 10 of them launched a summer camp in Florida, in a community where the arts could make a big difference in the lives of underprivileged children. More...
A Man Under the Influence of Debussy
By BRUCE BRUBAKER
Pianist Emanuel Ax will perform with conductor Charles Dutoit and the Juilliard Orchestra on October 26 at Carnegie Hall as part of the pianist’s Perspectives series focusing on the music of Debussy. Fellow faculty member and pianist Bruce Brubaker talked with Ax about the project, Debussy’s music, and the role of the performer. More...
Paying Homage to a Pioneer of the Wild West (of Manhattan)
By LOREN SCHOENBERG
This month the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensembles are presenting events that spotlight the past, present, and future of jazz, with concerts focusing on music of the late Benny Carter; a contemporary composer/performer of the highest caliber, Donald Brown; and a salute to a record label that remains eminently contemporary after 60-plus years of existence, Blue Note Records. More...
Third-Year Actors Bring a 3,000-Year-Old Epic to Life
By JOSH JACOBSON
The third-year acting class’s production of The Odyssey is providing director Ruben Polendo a chance to elaborate on his vision of Homer’s 3,000-year-old epic, a story Polendo says changes and grows for him each time it is told. More...
American Brass Quintet Launches Season's Faculty Recital Series
By RAYMOND MASE
Throughout its history, the American Brass Quintet has made the advancement of serious brass chamber music a top priority. The ensemble’s Saidenberg Faculty recital on October 15 is proof, with a program featuring works written for the group by Andrew Thomas and Gilbert Amy, a piece by Brazilian composer Osvaldo Lacerda, and the quintet’s own editions of Renaissance music by William Brade, Thomas Simpson, and Giovanni Gabrieli. More...
Settling In, Juilliard Style
Honoring a Man of Movement
Juilliard Staff Softball Team Makes a Comeback
From Minneapolis to Cairo, a Quintet of Summer Activities
Crumb Quartet Captivates Public School Children
Got Visa?
Trumpet Faculty Member Melvyn Broiles Dies at 73
Improvisational Artistry and Resilience Reign as Juilliard Visits Wyoming
Welcome to New Staff Members
Musical Chairs
Three New Members Join Juilliard's Board of Trustees


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