Blair School Of Music

  • Annika Hsu

    Annika Hsu performs at NIH Clinical Center

    Annika Hsu Rising Blair School of Music senior Annika Hsu recently performed at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for their Music in the Atrium Concert Series. Hsu is currently working as a summer intern at NIH, researching gene therapy with Dr. John F. Read More

    Jun. 26, 2023

  • Dr. Nathan Cheung

    Nathan Cheung to join Blair faculty as an Instructor of Collaboration

    Dr. Nathan Cheung Nathan Cheung will join the Blair School of Music as an instructor of collaboration in fall 2023. A native of the San Francisco Bay area, Cheung is known for his versatility as a soloist, collaborator, composer, and improviser. These roles are fueled by a life-long passion to… Read More

    Jun. 26, 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

  • Russell Platt

    Russell Platt awarded Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship

    Russell Platt(photo: Alejandro Otero)Russell Platt, Adjunct Associate Professor of Music, has been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship in composition from the Tennessee Arts Commission. “I am grateful to have been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship,” said Platt. “I have been living and composing in Tennessee and at Vanderbilt… Read More

    Jun. 11, 2023

  • Vanderbilt Choral Scholars

    Blair Around the World: Vanderbilt Choral Scholars Perform in England

    The annual cohort of the Vanderbilt Choral Scholars is in Leeds and Liverpool from May 16-27, singing performances and services at Leeds Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. Led by Tucker Biddlecombe, these are Immersion Vanderbilt experiences in which students perform the choral concert repertory they study at the Blair… Read More

    May. 22, 2023

  • Eric Wong

    Blair School welcomes Eric Wong, Assistant Professor of Viola

    Eric Wong will join Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as Assistant Professor of Viola in fall 2023. Described as possessing a “tone like toasted caramel” and “amazing” (Musical Toronto), Wong has appeared on the world’s most iconic stages including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Museum of… Read More

    May. 21, 2023

  • Blair Around the World: Jeremy Wilson leads a student group in Austria

    Blair Around the World: Jeremy Wilson leads a student group in Austria

    Jeremy Wilson, Assoc. Professor of Trombone, is currently leading a group of Blair students on an unforgettable trip to Vienna, Austria. Wilson was formerly a member of the famed Vienna Philharmonic. Their week includes seeing several live performances and participating in masterclass sessions. Today’s update from Jeremy Wilson: On Sunday,… Read More

    May. 3, 2023

  • Ernesto Estigarribia

    Blair School of Music welcomes Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi

    Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi will join Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as Assistant Professor of Conducting in fall 2023. Hailed for his “expert direction” by Fanfare magazine, he is Music Director of the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra and the Mankato Symphony Orchestra; the first Paraguayan to become Music Director of a… Read More

    May. 3, 2023

  • Blair School of Music welcomes Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi

    Blair School of Music welcomes Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi

    Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi will join Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as Assistant Professor of Conducting in fall 2023. Hailed for his “expert direction” by Fanfare magazine, he is Music Director of the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra and the Mankato Symphony Orchestra; the first Paraguayan to become Music Director of a… Read More

    Apr. 28, 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