Vol. XIX No. 5
February 2004


James Judd on Music, Politics, and the Future of Orchestras
By JONATHAN YATES
The current music director of the New Zealand Symphony, who will lead the Juilliard Orchestra this month in Tully Hall, has a clear vision of the direction in which classical music needs to move in order to survive. In a recent conversation with conducting student Jonathan Yates, Judd articulated his point of view. More...

Center Stage
Who says that every frontier has already been explored? The Journal's second annual Center Stage section, devoted to Juilliard alumni, presents several who prove that it's still possible to strike out into unknown territory. More...

In the Realm of Love and Language
By GILLIAN JACOBS
The faraway kingdom of Navarre comes to life this month as the fourth-year actors present Love’s Labour’s Lost, one of Shakespeare’s most verbally sophisticated comedies, one in which the playwright seems in love with his own power to dazzle, to create complicated puns and highly charming characters. More...

An Enduring Favorite Brims With Style, Wit, and Surprises
By BETANY DAHLBERG
The Juilliard Opera Theater offers two performances this month of Johann Strauss’s operetta Die Fledermaus, a work that challenges singers to uncover a certain edginess that is hidden under the lace and taffeta. More...

Juilliard Honors the Memory of Martin Luther King Jr. With Annual Celebration
By SABRINA TANBARA
"We cannot walk alone." These words resonated in Paul Hall as a recording of Dr. King was played at the start of the 16th annual M.L.K. Celebration. This year, participants were asked to dig deep within themselves and share their thoughts on this sentence through their art. On Monday, January 19, 2004, they did just that. More...

Music Advancement Program Hosts First Alumni Reunion
New Jazz Works Keep Things Current
Absorbing Lessons in Artistry From a Master
Jazz and Cuba Meet in Class Full of Insights
Yin Meets Yang in Theater Directors Program
Javanese Gamelan Comes to Juilliard
Real Actors, Real Issues, Real Answers
With a Rip and a Roar … Artists Get Inspired at Juilliard
Director Gerald Gutierrez Dies at 53
William D. Black, Pianist, Dies at 51


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