Events

  • Blair practice organ

    Open house event celebrates Blair’s new practice organ

    Students, faculty, and deans gathered recently with Malcolm Matthews, adjunct artist teacher of organ and harpsichord, to celebrate the installation of Blair’s new practice organ, a 10-rank mechanical instrument built by Austrian builder Gregor Hradetzky. Originally constructed for a home in Arizona, the organ was later used as a liturgical… Read More

    Sep. 4, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Wilson Music Library unveils new Ingram Hall exhibits

    The Wilson Music Library has completed the installation of five exhibits in Ingram Hall that complement the upcoming immersive concert, Voices of Mississippi, on September 15. Three exhibit cases feature a newly acquired archival collection of Otha Turner, a Mississippi fife musician. Turner was one of the last well-known fife… Read More

    Aug. 28, 2023

  • Voices of Mississippi

    Voices of Mississippi coming to Blair September 15

    Voices of Mississippi   The Vanderbilt University Wilson Music library will present Voices of Mississippi on Friday, September 15, 7:30 p.m., in Blair School of Music’s Ingram Hall. Voices of Mississippi is an immersive multimedia concert event that celebrates the music, art, and storytelling traditions of the people of… Read More

    Jul. 26, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Photos from Banding Together, Havana, Cuba

    We’re excited to share photos from the groundbreaking Banding Together United States / Cuba collaborative orchestra festival in Cuba. Directed by Blair’s Thomas Verrier, the finale performance in Havana on July 21 featured a concert band comprised of 40 Cuban musicians from the Centro Nacional de la Musica de Concierto,… Read More

    Jul. 24, 2023

  • Dante Puleio, Artistic Director

    World-renowned Limón Dance Company coming to Blair School of Music for two-week residency

    Dante Puleio, Artistic Director(Photo: Kelly Puleio)Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music will host a two-week residency with the acclaimed Limón Dance Company, June 20 – July 1, 2023. The company is preparing for its upcoming production of Missa Brevis, to premiere for Limón’s 78th season, at the top of… Read More

    Jun. 13, 2023

  • Vanderbilt Wind Symphony to perform at 2023 CBDNA conference

    Vanderbilt Wind Symphony to perform at 2023 CBDNA conference

    The Vanderbilt Wind Symphony, directed by Thomas Verrier. The Vanderbilt University Wind Symphony, directed by Thomas Verrier, will perform at the national conference of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) February 16, in Athens, Georgia. This marks the second time the Blair ensemble has been invited to participate in… Read More

    Feb. 12, 2023

  • Concerto Competition winners announced

    Concerto Competition winners announced

    The final round of the 2022 Vanderbilt University Concerto Competition took place on January 29. Forty-five students competed over the past two weekends. The winners will perform as featured soloists with the Vanderbilt University Orchestra on April 9. Special thanks to our judges, Charlene Harb (piano, Nashville Symphony), Keith Sorrels… Read More

    Jan. 31, 2022

  • Welcome back to Blair concerts — our doors are open!

    Welcome back to Blair concerts — our doors are open!

    The Blair School of Music is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, we will once again welcome public audiences to attend most concert events in person. Some selected curricular events will only be open to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff with a valid Vanderbilt ID.  Please read all information about… Read More

    Jan. 26, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University Orchestra and Treble Choir present Holst’s ‘The Planets’ with KV 265 Science Through Art

    Vanderbilt University Orchestra and Treble Choir present Holst’s ‘The Planets’ with KV 265 Science Through Art

    Sep. 21, 2021

  • Event attendance policies for Fall 2021

    Event attendance policies for Fall 2021

    As COVID-19 continues to be a concern, the Blair Sch0ool of Music is implementing the following in-person attendance policies for concerts and events taking place this fall: All Vanderbilt community members (students, faculty and staff) are welcome to attend our events and recitals. No external participants from outside the Vanderbilt… Read More

    Aug. 16, 2021