Blair School Of Music

There has been a change in the dates for precollege piano auditions for students with one or more years of previous study. These placement interviews are for students who plan to take private piano lessons at Vanderbilt’s Blair School during the fall 2015 semester. Read More

Carol Smith, director of the Blair School’s Suzuki strings program, has added an additional information session for families interested in Suzuki instruction for fall 2015. Read More

After-work summer Kindermusik for Families classes held on Tuesdays and Thursdays begin June 16. You are invited for a free trial class to experience the joy and benefit of making music with your family. Read More

Twenty-eight retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 8, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read More

Vanderbilt awarded Founder’s Medals to its top scholars at Commencement, May 8. Read More

Alice Randall, Robert Fry, Susan Kevra, Mat Britain and Mitchell Korn are Vanderbilt faculty teaching in Osher Lifelong Learning Institute classes for summer 2015. Read More

Join Pam Schneller, associate dean, Blair School of Music, for an inspirational walk and celebration of wellness on Wednesday, May 13, at 11:30 a.m. Read More

At 14, Nora Pertz began pestering her mother to let her study abroad. And ever since her high school piano teacher found the program in Vienna, Austria, in which Pertz studied piano the summer before starting Vanderbilt, she has never looked back. Read More

Jim Lovensheimer, associate professor of musicology, is the recipient of the 2015 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award. Read More

The Blair Big Band closes its concert season with Grammy-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin April 9. Read More

Vanderbilt University Theatre presents five short plays by esteemed American playwright Tennessee Williams April 2-5 at Neely Auditorium. Read More

Kelby Carlson serves as secretary for the Vanderbilt Disabilities Awareness Partnership, a student organization founded last year to raise awareness about disabilities and improve accessibility. Read More

As the Blair School of Music wrapped up its 50th anniversary celebrations, 2015 kicked off with several world premieres and a major national conference. Read More

On Feb. 26 the Blair School of Music gave the world premiere of American composer Michael Hersch’s Zwischen Leben Und Tod. Read More

Blair School of Music precollege students were the top three finalists at this year’s Nashville Symphony Curb Concerto Competition, which took place at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center March 14-15. Read More

The Vanderbilt Wind Symphony will premiere new works during the opening concerts of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) conference to be held at the Blair School of Music March 25-28. Read More

Several concerts at the Blair School of Music that were postponed last week due to severe winter weather have been rescheduled. Read More

The Blair School of Music is privileged to award a number of merit and need-based scholarships to precollege students. Applications for 2015-16 are now available and due to be completed by March 13. Read More

The 2015 Osher Lifelong Learning spring term at Vanderbilt, geared for those 50 and older, includes classes on religious beliefs and extraterrestrials, modern art, financial strategies, and diplomat Henry Kissinger. Read More

Fifteen faculty members hailing from a diverse cross section of disciplines have been selected as the first cohort of the Chancellor's Faculty Fellows program. Read More