Blair School Of Music

  • Vanderbilt Choral Scholars

    Blair Around the World: Vanderbilt Choral Scholars Perform in England

    The annual cohort of the Vanderbilt Choral Scholars is in Leeds and Liverpool from May 16-27, singing performances and services at Leeds Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. Led by Tucker Biddlecombe, these are Immersion Vanderbilt experiences in which students perform the choral concert repertory they study at the Blair… Read More

    May. 22, 2023

  • Eric Wong

    Blair School welcomes Eric Wong, Assistant Professor of Viola

    Eric Wong will join Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as Assistant Professor of Viola in fall 2023. Described as possessing a “tone like toasted caramel” and “amazing” (Musical Toronto), Wong has appeared on the world’s most iconic stages including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Museum of… Read More

    May. 21, 2023

  • Bethany Wiese

    Blair School welcomes Bethany Wiese

    Dr. Bethany Wiese will join Blair School of Music as Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium in fall 2023. A native of Davenport, Iowa, Dr. Wiese most recently served as Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Appalachian State University (Boone, North Carolina) and spent two years as a… Read More

    May. 8, 2023

  • Blair jazz program wins three DownBeat Awards

    Blair jazz program wins three DownBeat Awards

      The Vanderbilt University jazz program has been awarded three DownBeat Student Music Awards in an announcement released on May 4, 2023. The honors are for Undergraduate Large Ensemble and two individual awards going to Blair senior Kevin Shinskie, for Undergraduate Outstanding Composition (“Endeavors”) and Outstanding Soloist in a… Read More

    May. 4, 2023

  • Blair Around the World: Jeremy Wilson leads a student group in Austria

    Blair Around the World: Jeremy Wilson leads a student group in Austria

    Jeremy Wilson, Assoc. Professor of Trombone, is currently leading a group of Blair students on an unforgettable trip to Vienna, Austria. Wilson was formerly a member of the famed Vienna Philharmonic. Their week includes seeing several live performances and participating in masterclass sessions. Today’s update from Jeremy Wilson: On Sunday,… Read More

    May. 3, 2023

  • Ernesto Estigarribia

    Blair School of Music welcomes Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi

    Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi will join Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as Assistant Professor of Conducting in fall 2023. Hailed for his “expert direction” by Fanfare magazine, he is Music Director of the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra and the Mankato Symphony Orchestra; the first Paraguayan to become Music Director of a… Read More

    May. 3, 2023

  • Blair School of Music welcomes Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi

    Blair School of Music welcomes Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi

    Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi will join Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as Assistant Professor of Conducting in fall 2023. Hailed for his “expert direction” by Fanfare magazine, he is Music Director of the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra and the Mankato Symphony Orchestra; the first Paraguayan to become Music Director of a… Read More

    Apr. 28, 2023

  • Photos from War Requiem, April 14 & 15

    Photos from War Requiem, April 14 & 15

    Congratulations to the performers, directors, and crew who brought Benjamin Britten’s epic War Requiem to life April 14 & 15. 📷 Kenny Swartout Conductor Robin Fountain War Requiem                                 Soloist Lauren Urquhart     Soloist… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2023

  • Pascal Le Boeuf awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

    Pascal Le Boeuf awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

    Pascal Le Boeuf, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Music and Technology, and Contemporary Music Ensemble Director, has been awarded a prestigious 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship for Music Composition. Le Boeuf is among 171 fellows selected this year for excellence in scholarship and the arts. Described as “sleek, new” and “hyper-fluent”… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2023

  • Tyler Nelson performs with Atlanta Opera

    Tyler Nelson performs with Atlanta Opera

    Tyler Nelson, Associate Professor of Voice, recently performed with The Atlanta Opera in their production of the 1956 Leonard Bernstein operetta, Candide, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. Playing the role of Cacambo, Nelson was heralded by Broadway World as “one of America’s most promising young tenors” in their… Read More

    Apr. 4, 2023