Faculty

Giving Day 2025 is April 10, so get ready to show some ❤️ for Vanderbilt! The university thrives because of you, and we invite you to join other Commodores to amplify our collective impact by giving back to support students and programs across campus.   This year’s events… Read More

Russell Platt(Photo: Spencer Platt) A new work by Russell Platt, “Arizona Echoes: Sinfonia for Band,” will premiere at the Vanderbilt Wind Symphony’s Saturday, April 5 performance in Ingram Hall. Inspired by both the composer’s visit to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor and his personal experience of… Read More

Vanderbilt trombone professor Jeremy Wilson and the vibrant Nashville low brass community have teamed up to present an unforgettable evening of music, artistry, and connection on Monday, March 31 in Turner Recital Hall. The collaborative program, “Bonded in Brass,” brings together the next generation of trombone talent alongside seasoned professionals… Read More

Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University is proud to present the world premiere of Places of Unknowing, a new series of songs by Grammy-nominated English musician, soul singer, and music technologist Jamie Lidell. The concert will take place Thursday, March 27, 8:00 p.m., in Turner Hall, marking a… Read More

Molly Herron introduces “Stellar Atmospheres” at the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival. Blair professor Molly Herron was recently a featured composer at the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) in Washington. Her new arrangement of “Stellar Atmospheres,” a reworking of her previous composition of the same name, was performed by… Read More

Pascal Le Boeuf. (📷 Harrison McClary / Vanderbilt) The third time was indeed the charm for Blair music technology professor Pascal Le Boeuf, as he picked up the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition on Sunday, February 2, his third time to be nominated in the category. He won the… Read More

The Blair Big Band will showcase the immense talent of the Blair School of Music faculty with an ambitious collaborative concert event, “New Groove,” on Friday, February 7, 2025, in Ingram Hall. The program will feature guest performers from across Blair’s areas of study, including Dean Melissa Rose, piano; and… Read More

The Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra has released a new six-song album, Tenor Madness, on Ear Up Records. The set features an arsenal of stellar jazz players and has already generated glowing accolades from music writers around the world. Middagh is the director of jazz studies at Blair School of Music. Read More

The life of an operatic soloist can provide amazing international performance opportunities and Blair voice professor Hailey Clark recently enjoyed one of those experiences as she traveled to Ankara, Turkey, to perform with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1993 as an original art project, the orchestra is Turkey’s… Read More

  Percussionists from across the country and around the world will gather at Vanderbilt May 25-31, 2025, for Nashville Marimba Sessions, a debut program directed by Blair professor Ji Hye Jung. The weeklong experience will give young musicians the opportunity to work closely with world renowned faculty,… Read More