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The Juilliard School is one of the world's premiere performing arts conservatories located in New York City. It is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in the fields of Dance, Drama, and Music. Now located at Lincoln Center, the school instructs about 800 undergraduates and graduate students.
HistoryThe school was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art; it was then located at Fifth Avenue and 12th Street. In its first year, the institute enrolled 500 students. It moved in 1910 to Claremont Avenue. In 1920, the Juilliard Foundation was created, named after textile merchant Augustus Juilliard who bequeathed a substantial amount for the advancement of music in the United States. Established in 1924, the foundation's Juilliard Graduate School merged with the Institute of Musical Art two years later. As of 1946, the combined schools were named The Juilliard School of Music. The president of the school at that time was William Schuman, the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music. In 1951, the school added a dance division.
William Schuman resigned his position as President of The Juilliard School after being elected President of Lincoln Center in 1962. Peter Mennin, another composer with directorial experience at the Peabody Conservatory, was elected as his successor. Mennin made significant changes to the L&M program--pulling out ear training and music history from the L&M umbrella and hiring the well known pedagogue Renee Longy to teach Solfege. Mennin hired John Houseman to lead a new Drama Division and oversaw Juilliard move from Claremont Avenue to Lincoln Center, effectively dealing with financial setbacks and delays. Dr. Joseph Polisi became President of Juilliard in 1984 after Peter Mennin passed away. Dr. Polisi's many accomplishments include philanthropic successes, broadening of the curriculum and establishment of dormatories for Juilliard's students. In 2001, the school established a jazz performance training program. In September 2005, Sir Colin Davis conducted an orchestra which combined students from the Juilliard and London's Royal Academy of Music at the BBC Proms. Divisions
Juilliard also offers a joint program degree with Columbia College, Columbia University.[1] Juilliard Manuscript Collection
AXIOM EnsembleFormed by student initiative in 2005, AXIOM, presented its debut performance in Avery Fisher Hall with James Conlon performing the music of Schoenberg and Debussy. This new ensemble, conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky, is dedicated to the performing the masterworks of the twentieth century composed for large chamber ensemble. The core members, all current Juilliard students and recent graduates, fulfill all organizational and administrative needs in addition to performing with the ensemble. Highlights from the 2005-2006 performance season include the performance of Luciano Berio's Folk Songs with soprano Sarah Wolfson in Alice Tully Hall as part of Juilliard's annual Alice Tully Vocal Arts Debut Recital and a debut recital featuring Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Trageodia, Toru Takemitsu's Treeline, Anton Webern's Concerto (Op. 20), and Steve Reich's City Life. Upcoming performances include March 28-April 1, 2007 when AXIOM will perform Bohuslav Martinu's Field Mass and David Lang's Increase in collaboration with the dance division on their Spring Dances at Juilliard series. The August/September issue of Strings magazine featured an interview with Music Director, Jeffrey Milarsky, who made the following statements regarding AXIOM: " To not experience these pieces is a crime, especially for young students about to graduate." He continues, "Playing this style of music is so important to string playing styles, It will stretch the boundaries of string playing that this music will absolutely call for. You can't play Birtwistle the way you play Tchaikovsky." Fred Kirshnit of the New York Sun described AXIOM in his review "Fun With Varese," saying: "In any case, the AXIOM Ensemble performed this sensuous delight magnificently." and also "Once again, the AXIOM players were superb." The Pre-College DivisionThe Pre-College Division teaches students enrolled in elementary, junior high, and high school. The Pre-College Division is held on every Saturday from September to May in The Juilliard Building at Lincoln Center. All students study solfege and music theory in addition to their primary instrument. Vocal majors also must study diction and vocal performance. Similarly, pianists must study piano performance. String, brass and woodwind players as well as percussionists also partake in orchestra. The Pre-College has three orchestras. Placement is by age. Students may study conducting, chorus, and chamber music as well. The Pre-College Division began as the "Preparatory Departemnt" within the Institute for Musical Art. Lincoln Center forced Juilliard to abandon the Preparatory Department as a condition of joining the Lincoln Center Campus, because it created the impression of sub-professional quality. The then-current President of Juilliard, Peter Mennin, resurected the Preparatory Department as the Pre-College Division, with Olegna Fuschi as its Director. The Fuschi/Mennin partnership allowed the Pre=-College Division to thrive, affording its graduates training at the highest artistic level (with many of the same teachers as the college division), as well as their own commencement ceremony and diplomas. Following Fuschi, directors of Juilliard's Pre-College Divsiion included Linda Granito and noted composer Dr. Andrew Thomas. The current Artistic Director of Juilliard's Pre-College Division is pianist Yoheved Kaplinsky. The Pre-College Division gives Juilliard an important role in training the most talented young musicians at the highest musical standards. Juilliard Pre-College's graduates are counted amongst professional musicians, educated concert goers and financial supporters of Classical Music. Notable faculty and alumniSee main article List of Juilliard School people FundraisingThe Juilliard Second Century Fund will raise $300 million to enable The Juilliard School to sustain its leadership position in performing arts education well into the School’s next century. Expanded and renamed on the occasion of Juilliard’s 100th anniversary, the fund supports six key components that will help Juilliard continue to recruit the world’s best young artists and faculty, offer educational programs that uphold the quality of a Juilliard education, and increase the size and functionality of Juilliard's physical plant. Fund raising specifically targeted to the Pre-College Division began in 2004 with a benefit concert given by The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. The event raised $90,000 to establish a Pre-College Parents Association Scholarship Fund. In 2005, Juilliard produced its own benefit concert for the Pre-College Division featuring its own students led by faculty member Itzhak Perlman to add to this fund. References"Juilliard--A History" by Andrea Olmstead
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