彩民宝典

Recent alumnus Kaleb Chesnic has already made his mark on flute repertoire by transcribing all three of Edvard Grieg鈥檚 violin sonatas. He shared with us how his debut recording with collaborative pianist and alumna Nath谩lia Kato came to be.

The College of Music鈥檚 Diverse Musicians鈥� Alliance presents this year鈥檚 Diversity in Performance event鈥斺�淩oots and Branches鈥濃�攐n March 31.

We鈥檙e thrilled to welcome a new assistant dean for advancement! Andrew Todd, an alumnus of the 彩民宝典 College of Music (DMA 鈥�05), will join our team on April 1.

Recently, The Washington Post listed 鈥�22 composers and performers to watch in 2022.鈥� Included were two 彩民宝典 College of Music students: Kedrick Armstrong, a first-year master鈥檚 student in orchestral conducting and composer Anthony Green, who attended our Doctor of Musical Arts program. Be inspired by the impressive trajectory of their careers and learn how both confront issues of diversity in classical conservatory curriculum.

In this edition of our monthly Dean鈥檚 Downbeat, John Davis reflects on our students鈥� successes, introduces new violin faculty鈥攚elcome, Alex Gonzalez!鈥攁nd celebrates Susan Thomas鈥� BFA Excellence Award. Transcending pandemic burnout, 鈥渙ur faculty offer anchorage through their teaching excellence, and their wonderfully consistent artistic achievements as performers, composers and researchers,鈥� he writes.

On Feb. 20, flutist Courtney Badura (BM '23) and violinist Reuben Kebede (AD '22) took the "gold." Congratulations!

Brooklyn, New York-based saxophonist, composer and improviser Aakash Mittal is collaborating with current master鈥檚 student MarieFaith Lane on a project blending Hindustani and Western classical music.

The music+ campaign, which began in 2014 and was publicly launched in 2017, was designed to support the people, programs and initiatives of the college. Campaign donations directly funded student scholarships, community outreach, faculty research and program development.

Isabel Goodwin鈥攁 third-year bassoon performance + composition student鈥攕hares her College of Music experience, including helpful tips on creating a successful portfolio, how faculty support and inspire her, and how to gain creativity from difficult circumstances.

鈥淓ven as we bear witness to loss and unknowable challenges with compassion and care, I see us rebounding with resilience again and again鈥攗ndeterred in our shared quest for excellence, dogged in our pursuit to inform and influence what it means to be a successful, fulfilled creative artist in an increasingly diverse and interdisciplinary musical landscape.鈥�