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  • Applications now open for 2018-19 precollege scholarships

    Applications now open for 2018-19 precollege scholarships

    Applications are now open for scholarships to the Blair School’s precollege programs for the 2018-19 academic year. Merit- and need-based scholarships are available for private instruction and Suzuki violin and cello. Learn more about our scholarship programs and download the application. Read More

    Jan. 30, 2018

  • A conversation with violinist Alicia Enstrom, B.Mus. ’09

    A conversation with violinist Alicia Enstrom, B.Mus. ’09

    Name: Alicia Enstrom Blair Major/VU: Violin Performance/minor in HOD with emphasis in Leadership Year of Graduation: 2009 (She was slated to graduate in 2006, but took a break to pursue an opportunity to tour with international violin troupe Barrage.) Where you live now: Nashville What have… Read More

    Jan. 19, 2018

  • Summer music camp info session, Jan. 21

    Summer music camp info session, Jan. 21

    Is a summer music camp right for my young musician? A workshop for parents of young musicians will be held at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in Room 2190 at Blair. Violin instructor Carolyn Huebl, Suzuki program director Zachary Ebin and associate dean Pam Schneller will discuss the options, from Suzuki… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2018

  • ‘The Sound of Silent Voices’ sets children’s Holocaust poems to music

    ‘The Sound of Silent Voices’ sets children’s Holocaust poems to music

    The Silent Voices Project is a program through which very young contemporary composers write string quartets and trios based on poetry written by children who died in concentration camps during the Holocaust. The pieces have been performed in concerts in Canada and the U.S., and an album was released… Read More

    Dec. 12, 2017

  • Apply now for Spring 2018 Roger Vignoles Mentoring Program for Young Vocal Coaches

    Apply now for Spring 2018 Roger Vignoles Mentoring Program for Young Vocal Coaches

    Photo by Ben Ealovega Attention Vocal Coaches! The Blair School of Music will host the third biennial Roger Vignoles Mentoring Program for Young Vocal Coaches from May 26-29, 2018. This is an intensive four-day program for coaches at the beginning of their professional careers (less than 10 years of experience). Read More

    Dec. 12, 2017

  • A conversation with National Symphony clarinetist Peter Cain, B.Mus. ’07

    A conversation with National Symphony clarinetist Peter Cain, B.Mus. ’07

    Peter Cain (photo by Scott Suchman) Name: Peter Cain Blair Major/VU: Clarinet Performance Year of Graduation: 2007 Where you live now: Silver Spring, Md. (suburb of Washington D.C.) What does a typical day look like in your career with the National Symphony Orchestra? I’ll have four… Read More

    Nov. 16, 2017

  • Mitchell Korn’s ‘Great Music, Great Films’ starts Oct. 25

    Mitchell Korn’s ‘Great Music, Great Films’ starts Oct. 25

    Join Blair’s Mitchell Korn in a six-class series exploring the great symphonic composers who scored the best in cinema. Hugo Friedhofer’s The Best Years of Our Lives, Franz Waxman’s Sunset Boulevard, Dimitri Tiomkin’s High Noon, Alfred Newman’s Love is a Many-Splendored Thing, Malcolm Arnold’s The Bridge on the River… Read More

    Oct. 23, 2017

  • Nashville Symphony’s Day of Music, Oct. 21,  features Blair ensembles

    Nashville Symphony’s Day of Music, Oct. 21, features Blair ensembles

    Head downtown to Schermerhorn Symphony Center anytime between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, for Nashville Symphony’s annual Day of Music. More than 20 performers and groups will perform on three stages throughout the day. Blair performing groups and times are listed below: Noon: Blair Big… Read More

    Oct. 18, 2017

  • A Conversation with Blake-Anthony Johnson, B.Mus. ’12

    A Conversation with Blake-Anthony Johnson, B.Mus. ’12

    Name: Blake-Anthony Johnson Blair Major/VU: Cello Performance Year of Graduation: 2012 Where you live now: Miami Beach, Fla. What does a typical day look like in your career? That’s really hard to answer! Playing in Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra rehearsals three to five times a week,… Read More

    Sep. 29, 2017

  • CONCERT UPDATE: Sept. 29 Craig Nies recital postponed

    CONCERT UPDATE: Sept. 29 Craig Nies recital postponed

    The Craig Nies concert scheduled for September 29 has been postponed due to injury. The program will now be performed on April 6. We apologize for the inconvenience. Read More

    Sep. 20, 2017