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Blair School of Music’s Edgar Meyer and Dashon Burton claim new Grammy Awards
It was a big night for Blair School of Music as faculty members Edgar Meyer and Dashon Burton added to their Grammy Award collections at the 66th annual ceremonies in Los Angeles. Read MoreFeb 5, 2024
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A Joyful Noise
Some have said that singer Dashon Burton’s bass-baritone is enormous, capable of raising the dead or like looking directly into the sun. This year, the two-time Grammy winner is nominated once again with vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance category for their album Rough Magic (New Amsterdam Records, 2023). Read MoreFeb 2, 2024
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Candelaria to step down from Blair School of Music leadership role; Rose named new dean
Vanderbilt Blair School of Music Dean Lorenzo “Frank” Candelaria, who holds the Mark Wait Dean’s Chair at the school, will step down as Blair’s lead administrator, effective Dec. 31. Melissa Rose, senior associate dean of academic affairs and professor of piano, will assume the role of dean for a two-and-a-half-year term, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Read MoreDec 18, 2023
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V150: Musical Continuum
Blair Academy at Vanderbilt continues its outreach to the community through music. Read MoreJun 26, 2023
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Blair jazz program wins three ‘DownBeat’ awards
The Vanderbilt University jazz program has been awarded three DownBeat Student Music Awards. Founded in 1976 by the music industry’s preeminent jazz publication, the Student Music Awards are considered among the most prestigious honors in jazz. Read MoreMay 4, 2023
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Vanderbilt’s Curb Center and chatterbird collaborate for evening of new music featuring Blair composers
The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt and chatterbird, a Nashville-based chamber ensemble, are collaborating to spotlight four Blair School of Music composers and their new works on Wednesday, April 12. The performance will be at Saint Elle in the Wedgewood–Houston neighborhood. Read MoreMar 28, 2023
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Blair Big Band wins honors at Jack Rudin Jazz Championship
Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music’s Blair Big Band placed in the top four among elite college jazz orchestras from across the nation at the third annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship. The event was held Jan. 14 and 15 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Read MoreJan 19, 2023
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Kindermusik at Blair Academy begins Jan. 19
Register now for spring Kindermusik at Blair Academy, recognized by Kindermusik International as one of the top programs worldwide. Classes are designed for families with one or more children ages 6 months to 5 years. Read MoreJan 11, 2023
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Zohn Collective to perform at Blair School’s Ingram Hall Jan. 14
The Vanderbilt Blair School of Music presents “Zohn Collective: Songtree,” an evening of contemporary art music, on Saturday, Jan. 14. The performance is the culmination of a weeklong on-campus residency for the group, sponsored by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies. Read MoreJan 6, 2023
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Krystal Grant Folkestad, BMus’05: More Than Music
Blair alumna Krystal Grant Folkestad uses her musical skills to serve multiple audiences while focusing on how life affects art and art influences activism. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Vanderbilt Blair Big Band selected to participate in elite jazz competition at Lincoln Center
Vanderbilt Blair School of Music’s Blair Big Band is among 10 outstanding college jazz orchestras from across the nation invited to participate in the third annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship. The event, which will be Jan. 14 and 15 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, will include workshops, performances and a high-level collegiate competition. Read MoreNov 28, 2022
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‘The Musician’s Perspectives on Memory’ featuring Blair School’s Ji Hye Jung is Nov. 30
Join the Mind, Image, Body seminar for a talk on memory and music by Ji Hye Jung, associate professor of percussion. The event will be Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read MoreNov 21, 2022
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Artist and writer Dylan Robinson to serve as visiting Patterson Fellow
Vanderbilt will welcome xwélmexw (Stó:lō/Skwah) artist, curator and writer Dylan Robinson as a visiting Patterson Fellow the week of Nov. 7. Among other events, Robinson will participate in a conversation with University Distinguished Professor of Music Joy Calico on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Blair School of Music’s Choral Hall from 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. Read MoreNov 6, 2022
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Jennifer Janes, BMus’02: Veterinary Pathologist
When Jennifer Janes arrived at Vanderbilt Blair School of Music in 1998, she had two career paths in mind—veterinary medicine and teaching piano at the college level. Her abiding interest in horses and veterinary medicine eventually won out. Today, Dr. Janes is an associate professor of veterinary anatomic pathology at the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Read MoreOct 31, 2022
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Blair’s Dobson pipe organ to be featured in choral lecture concert
The Vanderbilt Chorale will perform three undisputed masterworks for chorus and organ, accompanied on the Dobson organ in Turner Hall by new organ professor Malcolm Matthews, on Friday, Oct. 28, beginning at 8 p.m. Read MoreOct 26, 2022
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‘Artistic Memorials’ to feature VU Orchestra performance, panel discussion, PrEP mobile clinic Sept. 24
Vanderbilt University Orchestra will present “Artistic Memorials” on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. at the Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts. A panel discussion on the history of HIV/AIDS in Nashville will precede the concert at 6:30 p.m., and Music City PrEP will host a mobile clinic earlier in the day. Read MoreSep 21, 2022
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Vanderbilt Wind Symphony presents ‘The Golden Years’ Sept. 23
Hear Vanderbilt's premier wind ensemble perform beloved works by distinguished composers Percy Grainger, William Grant Still and Vincent Persichetti on Friday, Sept. 23, in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read MoreSep 16, 2022
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Blair Community Scholars Program seeks to create pathways to higher education, expand music profession and build communities
The Vanderbilt Blair School of Music has secured $5 million in funding for the pilot phase of a comprehensive scholarship, the Blair Community Scholars Program, which will recruit highly talented students from underrepresented and vulnerable backgrounds. Read MoreSep 14, 2022
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Q&A: Blair professor recounts recording experience on Elvis Presley album
As the summer blockbuster Elvis hits movie theaters June 24, Vanderbilt professor Kathryn Plummer relives an early career opportunity to play with the legend—and discusses how her experiences recording with some of the music industry’s greats translate into a unique teaching tool in the classroom. Read MoreJun 23, 2022
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Take me to church: Blair School of Music students in U.K. learn how religious music pays the rent
Vanderbilt students who are part of the inaugural Vanderbilt Choral Scholars program spent a week in cathedrals in the United Kingdom to better understand the community impact of church music in Europe. Read MoreJun 17, 2022