Erica vonKleistPhoto by Nan Miller courtesy of The Juilliard School

Erica vonKleist (alto saxophone), from Connecticut, studied at the Manhattan School of Music. Earning honors in the 1999 and 2000 Down Beat Magazine’s Student …

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz: John Lewis (joining previous honorees Benny Carter, Ornette Coleman, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins)
Musician of the Year (achievement in sound recordings, live concert performances and overall presence, April 15, 2000 – April …

Rebeca MauleónPhoto by David Belove courtesy of Meet the Composer

MOLLY SHERIDAN: Why don’t you begin by talking briefly about your plans for the residency?
REBECA MAULEÓN: Well I think that the most important aspect …

Mary Ellen ChildsPhoto by Warwick Green courtesy of Meet the Composer

Mary Ellen Childs is known for creating both instrumental works and compositions that integrate music, dance, and theater. She will be working in …

Laurie Shulman

Where is the orchestra going in the twenty-first century? We’ve all read plenty of articles and heard numerous discussions on this subject dating back to a couple of years before Y2K. That …

Victor GoinesPhoto by Nan Miller, courtesy of The Juilliard School

Juilliard has announced the names of the first eighteen students admitted to the new Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, founded jointly by The Juilliard …

Moving the AMC LibraryPhotos by Lyn Liston

On June 29, 2001, the American Music Center (AMC) historic collection of more than 60,000 scores and recordings of works by American composers was transferred to The …

John Adams and Michael Tilson ThomasPhoto courtesy Shuman Associates

The San Francisco Symphony has announced a ten-year commissioning project with composer John Adams. The endeavor will result in the creation of four new …

Eastman Jazz EnsemblePhoto courtesy of the Eastman School of Music

The Eastman Jazz Ensemble and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) Jazz Ensemble I took top honors in the collegiate level jazz big …

William Grant StillPhoto courtesy Carl Fischer Music

The family of the late African-American composer William Grant Still is once again offering free recordings of his works to radio stations around the world. An ongoing …