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Precollege Halloween open house in the Music Library, 4-6 p.m. Oct. 25
Precollege families, get ready to get ghoulish! On Thursday, October 25, from 4-6 p.m., the Anne Potter Music Library will host its annual Halloween open house for our precollege students and their families. Go scavenger hunting to find music library resources and services Play Music Library mini-golf Play music bingo… Read MoreOct. 24, 2012
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Blair student composers in the spotlight
Brad Schmitt from The Tennessean took a preview look at a few of the student composers who will be featured on tonight’s Living Sounds concert: Shelby Flowers, Jon O’Hara and Riley Crabtree. Read the full story!… Read MoreOct. 17, 2012
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Blair faculty win six awards at Nashville Scene’s Best of Nashville
The Nashville Scene has released the winners of its annual Best of Nashville awards, and Blair faculty members brought home six Writers’ Choice awards. Best New Classical Recording: Carolyn Huebl, violin, and Mark Wait, piano, for their Naxos Records release, Stravinsky: Works for Violin and Piano. Best Chamber Music Performance:… Read MoreOct. 11, 2012
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Student chamber music recital, 2:10 p.m. Friday
Blair’s first student Chamber Music Recital of the 2012-13 season features works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, performed by some of Blair’s stellar student chamber ensembles. The recital takes place at 2:10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in Steve & Judy Turner Recital Hall, and is free… Read MoreOct. 11, 2012
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ArtsNash review: Huebl, Wait performance “will not soon be forgotten”
Carolyn Huebl and Mark Wait (photo: Jim McGuire) Music critic John Pitcher, of ArtsNash, posts his glowing review of violinist Carolyn Huebl and pianist Mark Wait’s October 2 recital at Blair. “The classics have seldom sounded so good,” he says. Read the… Read MoreOct. 3, 2012
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Blair grad Angela Mace solves a musical mystery
Pianist Angela Mace, a 2006 graduate of the Blair School of Music, made headlines this week with an important musical discovery. Duke University announced that Mace, now pursuing her Ph.D. in musicology at Duke under the advisement of R. Larry Todd, has proved the authorship of a mystery “lost sonata.”… Read MoreSep. 27, 2012
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Applying to college? Got questions? Mentors in Music has answers!
Mentors in Music Advice for high school music students and their families, from college students and parents who have been there! 2-4 p.m. Sunday, September 23, in Blair’s second-floor classrooms Panel discussions with Blair undergraduates How to pick a college for music… Read MoreSep. 13, 2012
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Sophomore Steven Fiske stars in Shakespeare in the Park
The Blair School of Music congratulates sophomore Steven Fiske (at far left in photo), who is starring as Claudio in Nashville Shakespeare Festival‘s current production of Much Ado About Nothing. The play runs Aug. 16-Sept. 16, Thursdays through Saturdays plus Labor… Read MoreSep. 5, 2012
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Blair welcomes four new faculty members
The Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University is pleased to announce four new faculty appointments beginning in the 2012-13 academic year, including highly prestigious appointments in trombone and bassoon, a new director of choral programs and a newly created position for a second vocal coach. “We are extremely fortunate… Read MoreSep. 5, 2012
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Blair String Quartet presents debut performances of Michael Hersch commission
After a successful world-premiere performance in Nashville in February, the Blair String Quartet continues its three-city tour to debut "Images from a Closed Ward," commissioned from and written for the ensemble by esteemed composer Michael Hersch. Read MoreMar. 2, 2012