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  • Alumni, planning a gift to Blair? Your gift can be matched!

    Alumni, planning a gift to Blair? Your gift can be matched!

    We are excited to announce our first Blair Alumni Match Challenge. For every dollar you contribute to the Blair general fund through June 30, 2014, a fellow Blair School alumnus will match your gift dollar for dollar — up to a total maximum of $10,000. The opportunity to have… Read More

    Jan. 30, 2014

  • Application deadline through DecisionDesk EXTENDED to Feb. 3

    Application deadline through DecisionDesk EXTENDED to Feb. 3

    The deadline to submit Blair School of Music applications through DecisionDesk has been extended. The new deadline for submission is Monday, February 3, at 5 p.m. EST. DecisionDesk applications are required for all Blair applicants. Special note for woodwind applicants: Woodwind applicants do not need to upload a pre-screening… Read More

    Jan. 30, 2014

  • Salon@615 series presents Anna Quindlen at Blair

    Salon@615 series presents Anna Quindlen at Blair

    Author Talk, Book Signing & Sale Author talk at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Ingram Hall Book signing to follow. Books will be available for purchase at the event via Parnassus Books. Ticket Information This is a ticketed event. A limited number of… Read More

    Jan. 29, 2014

  • Aetas Trio heads to MTNA national comptition

    Aetas Trio heads to MTNA national comptition

    The Aetas Trio, which consists of Blair School undergraduate students Matthew Lammers, violin, Ann Yeh, cello, and Marissa Uchimura, piano, won the regional Music Teachers National Association division competition, which was held at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., on January 18. The trio will go on to compete… Read More

    Jan. 23, 2014

  • The ArtSee — where Blair meets main campus!

    The ArtSee — where Blair meets main campus!

    Our undergraduate students are taking the music to main campus! On February 14, The ArtSee debuts at Rand Lounge in the Sarratt Student Center, in the center of Vanderbilt’s main campus. From 6-7 p.m., stop by for chamber music performed by Blair students! Get your Valentine’s Day… Read More

    Jan. 23, 2014

  • Call for young professional vocal coaches

    Call for young professional vocal coaches

    Roger Vignoles (photo by Ben Ealovega) Come be a part of the Blair School of Music’s inaugural mentoring program for young coaches! This is an intensive four-day program that allows coaches at or near the beginning of their professional careers (less than 10 years of experience) to… Read More

    Jan. 23, 2014

  • Lineup announced for Blair Student Showcase, Jan. 24

    Lineup announced for Blair Student Showcase, Jan. 24

    The Blair Student Showcase, one of our most popular annual events, takes place at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. Here’s the lineup: Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 39, by Frederic Chopin Thomas Ridgway, piano Recitativo and Scherzo, Op. 6, by Fritz Kreisler Adrian Evarkiou-Kaku, violin Concertino,… Read More

    Jan. 20, 2014

  • Concerto Competition winners announced

    Concerto Competition winners announced

    The results of the concerto competitions have been posted. Forty-eight students competed — the most ever — and the finals were held Jan. 19. The judges were very impressed by the performances, and the finals were a nice showcase for the school and students. The competition was judged by Jennifer… Read More

    Jan. 20, 2014

  • Precollege scholarship applications for 2014-15 due March 14

    Precollege scholarship applications for 2014-15 due March 14

    Applications are available now for scholarships for the Blair School’s precollege program for the 2014-15 academic year. Applications may be picked up in the Blair office or downloaded from the website. Applications are due March 14, 2014. Read More

    Jan. 17, 2014

  • Cal Turner Jr. and Laura Dugas donate new pipe organ to Blair School

    Cal Turner Jr. and Laura Dugas donate new pipe organ to Blair School

    Cal Turner Jr. at the piano. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University) Cal Turner Jr. loves organ music. And sure, lots of people enjoy listening to the organ. But how many of them have pipe organs in their own houses? “I have to be the only husband in America who,… Read More

    Jan. 6, 2014