The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor, written by Gustav Meier, director of Peabody's graduate conducting program, was published last month by Oxford University Press. The 512-page volume has 200 line illustrations and 500 music examples. Along with the text, the book includes a cross-indexed glossary of orchestral instruments in four languages, an illustrated description of string harmonics, and a comprehensive listing of voice categories showing their overlaps, dynamic ranges, and repertory. Meier will talk about and sign copies of the book on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 pm in Peabody's Arthur Friedheim Library. Attendees are invited to stay for the Conductors' Orchestra class that begins at 8:00 pm.
Peabody Events
On Thursday, September 10, at 12:00 pm, there will be an Artist Diploma Recital by violinists Katarzyna Bryla and Marie-Ève Poupart, who will be assisted by pianists Hui-Chuan Chen and Sheng-Yuan Kuan. The concert, in Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, is free.
Peabody’s 2009-2010 concert season begins on Wednesday, September 23, with a solo piano recital by faculty artist Benjamin Pasternack. The recital, at 8:00 pm in Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, is the first of ten concerts in the Sylvia Adalman Artist Recital Series. In addition to Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata, the program includes works by Haydn, Mozart, Copland, Bernstein, and Shapero. For the complete schedule, visit www.peabody.jhu.edu/events or become a fan of Peabody Institute Concerts on Facebook. Please note that the new direct telephone number for the Peabody Box Office is 410-234-4800.
Peabody People
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Carolee Stewart, dean of the Peabody Preparatory, has been chosen as one of two recipients of a Hall of Fame Alumni Award from the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theater & Dance. Past recipients have included William Bolcom, George Crumb, Jessye Norman, and Donald Sinta. Stewart, a specialist in Orff Schulwerk who earned her Ph.D. in music education from the University of Michigan, taught in the Peabody Conservatory's music education department for ten years prior to her appointment as Preparatory Dean in 2001. She will be inducted on September 25 during Michigan's Homecoming Weekend.
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Taylor Hanex (BM ’75, MM ’78, Piano), vice president in global wealth management at Merrill Lynch in New York, was recently elected to the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees, the first Peabody alumna to be elected to the board as a full trustee. She is also a member of the Peabody National Advisory Council. Her connection to Peabody began when she attended the Preparatory as a teenager.
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Prior to arriving in Baltimore last month with his family, Peabody’s new BSO/Peabody Conducting Fellow Ilyich Rivas led the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Pierre Ruhe of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote of the 16-year old Rivas conducting “a blockbuster by his namesake: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony” on August 15: “The conductor's presence was felt throughout, sometimes heavily, always thoughtfully; his pacing felt deliberate and manicured. Still, he had a rich, comprehensive overview of the symphony.”
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A performance of Beethoven sonatas last Thursday by Zuill Bailey (BM ’94, Violoncello) and pianist Simone Dinnerstein at the Greenwich Village club Le Poisson Rouge was reviewed in The New York Times. Vivien Schweitzer wrote: “Their ardent performance of the third sonata was the highlight of the evening. Mr. Bailey spun out the seductive opening melody with a rich tone, graciously complemented by Ms. Dinnerstein.”
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What's New @ Peabody is the Peabody Institute's new monthly newsletter. For more news and ways to stay connected visit www.peabody.jhu.edu/news.
New Name for Elderhostel Programs
For 27 years, Peabody has offered weekly, non-credit music history programs to adult visitors from around the country through its very popular Elderhostel program. Elderhostel is the oldest travel organization for adults, providing exciting and innovative life-long learning experiences all over the world. Participants in Peabody Elderhostel, one of the thousands of sites in the U.S. and abroad, stay in the Peabody Inn, eat in the Dining Hall, and attend concerts and recitals nightly. To attract those who do not perceive themselves as “elders,” and because “hostel” represents an inaccurate description of the accommodations, Elderhostel headquarters and its provider sites (including Peabody) will unveil a new name and logo for these programs. Look for the new logo on the Peabody homepage on October 1.
New CD
 Bernstein Mass
The Peabody Children's Chorus appears on the recently-released CD of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performing Leonard Bernstein's Mass. Conducted by BSO Music Director Marin Alsop, the performance also features Jubilant Sykes as the Celebrant and the Morgan State University Choir. In a Classics Today review, David Hurwitz wrote, “This is, handily, the best sung, best played, most intelligently interpreted recording of Mass currently available ... The children's choir sounds luminous in the Sanctus.”
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