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From Left: John R. Schmidt, Shadle, Alex Ross, Riccardo Muti (Photo: Dennis Polkow)   Douglas Shadle (Associate Professor and Chair, Musicology) celebrated the publication of the book A Portrait in Four Movements: The Chicago Symphony under Barenboim, Boulez, Haitink, and Muti (U. of Chicago, 2019) at a panel… Read More

Name: Jonathan Chu Blair major: Violin performance, with second major in economics Year of graduation: 2003 Where you live now: St. Louis, Mo. Profession: Violist with the St. Louis Symphony What does a typical day look like in your career? I play in the St. Read More

Name: Ben Edquist Blair major: Vocal musical arts Year of graduation: 2013 Where you live now: Houston Profession: Currently a contract opera singer. (Ben works with an agent in New York that sets up auditions every November and December.) Previously in the Young Artist Program with… Read More

On February 2, the Schmidt Vocal Competition will be held at the Blair School. The prestigious singing competition is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school and awards cash prizes to more than 150 students annually. The one-day competition is held annually in 16 locations around the… Read More

Name: Charlotte Ulrich Blair major: Vocal Performance Year of graduation: 2015 Where you live now: Nashville Profession: IQ Talent Partners, a Nashville-based tech recruiting company founded by two Vanderbilt graduates (www.iqtalentpartners.com) What does a typical day look like in your career? I like what… Read More

Blair School trombone student Hiram Rodriguez was one of just seven musicians picked to perform as the SEC Student Music Ensemble during the SEC Football Championship weekend. The ensemble of musicians from across the SEC performed an improvisational jazz set before thousands of SEC administrators, staff and fans at the… Read More

The second annual Precollege Festival of Music will take place at the Blair School from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, with tons of musical family fun throughout the school! All events are free and open to the public. Here’s what’s happening when: 1-5 p.m. Musical instrument petting zoo, crafts, face… Read More

Name: Dana Kelley Blair major: Violin performance Year of graduation: 2012 Where you live now: New York, N.Y. Profession: violist in the Argus Quartet, and the newest member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for the 2018-19 season. What does a typical day look like in your… Read More

Some children excel at soccer. Others take to dance. Natalie Vlach, as a young girl, fell in love with her electronic keyboard. Unlike some childhood infatuations, however, Vlach’s passion for piano endured and deepened, leading eventually to her winning the Linde B. Wilson scholarship at the Blair School. Vlach was… Read More

Name: Evan Mack Blair Major/VU: Piano performance Year of Graduation : 2003 Where you live now: Albany, N.Y. Profession: Composer, librettist and pianist; teaching professor in piano, composition and music theory at Skidmore College (eight years) Currently: Named “2018 Top 30 Pros of the Year” by… Read More