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When we first played Strauss waltzes last year in a Vanderbilt Orchestra concert, Maestro (Robin) Fountain told us that often they were played and danced to at festive New Year’s celebrations in Vienna. I thought that would be a perfectly elegant way to spend that holiday —… Read More

Want to follow along as Vanderbilt Orchestra embarks on its holiday concert tour in China? You can read all about it in real time. Orchestra members Caitlin Quinlan, Lindsey Reymore and Sam Rhodes will be blogging their experiences on this historic trip. Watch this space for their updates! The orchestra… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s VUCast newscast profiles new trombone professor Jeremy Wilson, who comes to the Blair School of Music from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, where he was a member since 2007.  … Read More

Snowbird has come to Vanderbilt! Members of the Blair Choristers and the Nashville Boychoir can be seen this winter on Nashville’s WSMV-TV (Comcast channel 4), in a station advertisement promoting the Snowbird School Closings report. The Choristers and Boychoir are both part of the… Read More

The first round of this year’s Collegiate Concerto Competition will be held on Saturday, January 19, in the Instrumental Rehearsal Hall at the Blair School of Music, from 9 a.m. until finished. As many as 10 finalists will be selected to perform in the final round at 7 p.m. Sunday,… Read More

Craig King is bringing his wealth of experience and wisdom back to Blair on December 10 as part of the Blair Hit Songwriter Series in An Evening with Craig King and Friends. The class starts at 7 p.m. in Room 2192 at thr Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Ave. Read More

Registration opens Monday, December 3, for spring semester precollege and adult course offerings. Private lessons and a wide variety of classes are available – see the brochures for complete details and to register. Highlights for precollege students In order to make our ensemble courses available to the broadest possible… Read More

Stefan Jackiw, widely recognized as one of the best young violinists today, will conduct master classes with Blair students from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 3. While only Blair students will participate directly in the class, anybody may attend and observe, and the sessions are free and open to public. Read More

Due to Hurricane Sandy, the Vanderbilt Office of Undergraduate Admissions released this message to prospective students: “The Admissions Office at Vanderbilt understands that many of you on the East Coast are being impacted by Hurricane Sandy. We understand that you may have difficulty submitting the Common Application or acquiring required… Read More

Blair’s second afternoon chamber music recital of the 2012-13 season, which takes place 2:20-3:10 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, will be full of musical treats. This program is free and open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. Blair students who are registered… Read More