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Juilliard Dancers in High Gear for Spring Concerts
By SUSAN REITER
Choreographers make dances that reflect the times in which they are created—but the enduring ones speak just as eloquently, if somewhat differently, to audiences of another period. Juilliard’s dancers will explore the timelessness of Twyla Tharp’s insouciant 1973 Deuce Coupe and Kylian’s powerful 1980 Soldiers’ Mass on the Spring Dances program this month, which also includes a new work by Susan Marshall.
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Liberal Arts at Juilliard: A Conversation With Mitchell Aboulafia
By JEANETTE FANG
Newly appointed chair of Juilliard’s Liberal Arts Department, Mitchell Aboulafia is on a mission: to have the liberal arts seen “as something that really supports the mission of Juilliard, something through which students can deepen their experience as artists…” His experience heading departments at larger universities, along with a sensitivity to Juilliard’s special character, has already brought exciting changes to the Liberal Arts offerings here.
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Andrew Litton: American Conductor on the Rise
By MITCHELL CRAWFORD
One of the few American conductors to serve at the helm of an American orchestra (he spent 12 seasons as director of the Dallas Symphony), Andrew Litton’s remarkable ascendancy to prominence has been accompanied by stories of growth and renewal in every institution with which he has been associated. A Juilliard alumnus, Litton returns to the School to conduct the Juilliard Orchestra in a program of works that reflect some of his particular passions.
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People Will Say We're Alums
By JUDITH CLURMAN
Juilliard might be better known for its alumni who make their names in the classical music world, but three Juilliard alums have composed Broadway musicals that have shaped the course of the American musical theater. The Juilliard Choral Union’s director, Judith Clurman, reflects on the music of Richard Rodgers (photo), Marvin Hamlisch, and Stephen Schwartz—and what Hamlisch and Schwartz (both of whom she has worked with) drew from their Juilliard training.
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Salmona Appointed V.P. for Development and Public Affairs
Riccardo Salmona succeeds Anthony J. Newman as vice president for development and public affairs. Salmona (photo) comes to Juilliard from the World Monuments Fund, an organization dedicated to the preservation of architectural and cultural heritage sites around the world, and has also held top positions at the Lincoln Center Development Corporation and the American Folk Art Museum. He will oversee the Development, Communications, Concert, National Advancement and Alumni Relations, and Publications Offices.
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