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The Juilliard School
Location
Flag of the United States New York, NY
Information
President Joseph W. Polisi
Enrollment

Approximately 800
Type Private
Campus Urban
Established 1905
Homepage http://www.juilliard.edu

The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is one of the world's most prestigious performing arts conservatories. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Joseph Polisi is the president of the Juilliard School, a position he has held since 1984 which he assumed upon the death of his predecessor Peter Mennin. For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered The City of New York The performing arts are those forms of Art which differ from the Plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own Body, Face and presence A university school of music or college of music, or academy of music or conservatoire ( French, but used in British English) &mdash It is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in dance, drama, and music. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Now at Lincoln Center, the school instructs about 800 undergraduates and graduate students. It is rated by the U.S. News & World Report as the institution of higher education having the lowest acceptance rate (7%) in the United States, followed by Curtis Institute of Music, Yale University and Harvard University. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma Bachelor of Music [1]

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History

The school was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting It was formed on the premise that the United States did not have a premier music school and too many students were going to Europe to study music. [2] At its formation, the Institute was located at Fifth Avenue and 12th Street. In its first year, the institute enrolled 500 students. It moved in 1910 to Claremont Avenue. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In 1920, the Juilliard Foundation was created, named after textile merchant Augustus Juilliard who bequeathed a substantial amount for the advancement of music in the United States. Augustus D Juilliard ( April 19 1836 &ndash April 25 1919) was an American businessman whose philanthropy built the renowned conservatory Established in 1924, the foundation's Juilliard Graduate School merged with the Institute of Musical Art two years later. The Dean, and later President, of the school 1937-45 was the Australian pianist and composer Ernest Hutcheson. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Ernest Hutcheson ( 20 July 1871 - 9 February 1951) was an Australian Pianist, Composer and teacher As of 1946, the combined schools were named The Juilliard School of Music. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The president of the school at that time was William Schuman, the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music. William Howard Schuman ( August 4, 1910 – February 15, 1992) was an American The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943 Joseph Pulitzer did not call for such a prize in his will but had arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded In 1951, the school added a dance division. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic

William Schuman graduated from Columbia's Teachers College (BS-1935, MA-1937) and attended the Juilliard Summer School in 1932, 1933 and 1936. While attending Juilliard Summer School, he developed a personal distaste for traditional music theory and ear training curricula, finding little value in counterpoint and dictation. Shortly after being selected as President of The Juilliard School, William Schuman created a new curriculum called "The Literature and Materials of Music" (L&M) designed to be taught by composers. L&M was Schuman's reaction against more formal theory and ear training, and as a result did not contain a formal structure. The broad mandate was "to give the student an awareness of the dynamic nature of the materials of music. " The quality and depth of each student's education in harmony, music history or ear training was dependent on how each composer-teacher decided to interpret this mandate. Many questioned the quality of L&M as an approach to teach the fundamentals of music theory, ear training and history.

William Schuman resigned his position as President of The Juilliard School after being elected President of Lincoln Center in 1962. Peter Mennin, another composer with directorial experience at the Peabody Conservatory, was elected as his successor. The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a conservatory and preparatory school located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood Mennin made significant changes to the L&M program--pulling out ear training and music history and hiring the well known pedagogue Renee Longy to teach Solfege. In Music, solfège ('soʊlfɛʒ also called solfeggio, sol-fa, or solfa) is a Pedagogical Solmization technique for the Mennin hired John Houseman to lead a new Drama Division and oversaw Juilliard move from Claremont Avenue to Lincoln Center, effectively dealing with financial setbacks and delays. John Houseman ( September 22, 1902 — October 31, 1988) was an Oscar -winning American Actor

Dr. Joseph Polisi became President of Juilliard in 1984 after Peter Mennin died. Polisi's many accomplishments include philanthropic successes, broadening of the curriculum and establishment of dormitories for Juilliard's students. In 2001, the school established a jazz performance training program. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States In September 2005, Colin Davis conducted an orchestra which combined students from the Juilliard and London's Royal Academy of Music at the BBC Proms. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. For the former Formula One driver see Colin Davis (driver WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily Orchestral

Divisions

Juilliard also offers a joint program degree with Barnard and Columbia College of Columbia University. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. [1]

Juilliard Manuscript Collection

In 2006 Juilliard received a trove of precious music manuscripts from the billionaire collector and financier Bruce Kovner. Bruce Stanley Kovner (born 1945 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Businessman. The collection includes autograph scores, sketches, composer-emended proofs and first editions of major works by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Ravel, Stravinsky, Copland and other masters of the classical music canon. Many of the manuscripts had been unavailable for generations. Among the items are the printer's manuscript of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, complete with Beethoven's hand-written amendments, that was used for the first performance in Vienna in 1824; Mozart's autograph of the wind parts of the final scene of "The Marriage of Figaro"; Beethoven's arrangement of his monumental "Grosse Fuge" for piano four hands; Schumann's working draft of his Symphony Number 2; and manuscripts of Brahms's Symphony Number 2 and Piano Concerto Number 2.

Performing Ensembles at Juilliard

A performance space at the school.
A performance space at the school.

The Juilliard School provides significant performing experience to its students in a variety of ensembles, including Chamber Music, Jazz, Orchestras, and Vocal/Choral groups. Juilliard's orchestras include the Juilliard Orchestra, the New Juilliard Ensemble, the Juilliard Theater Orchestra and the Conductors' Orchestra. The Axiom Ensemble is a student run and managed group dedicated to larger 20th Century works.

In addition, several ensembles of Juilliard Faculty, called Resident Ensembles, perform frequently at the school. These groups include the Juilliard String Quartet, the American Brass Quintet and the New York Woodwind Quintet.

The Pre-College Division

The Pre-College Division teaches students enrolled in elementary, junior high, and high school. See also Primary education An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory education known as elementary Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution The Pre-College Division is held on every Saturday from September to May in The Juilliard Building at Lincoln Center.

All students study solfege and music theory in addition to their primary instrument. In Music, solfège ('soʊlfɛʒ also called solfeggio, sol-fa, or solfa) is a Pedagogical Solmization technique for the Music theory is the field of study that deals with the Mechanics of music and how Music works Vocal majors also must study diction and performance. Similarly, pianists must study piano performance. String, brass and woodwind players as well as percussionists also partake in orchestra. The Pre-College has three orchestras. Placement is by age. Those in eighth grade and below participate in the Pre-College Chamber Orchestra. Those in 9th and 10th grade participate in the Pre-College Symphony. 11th and 12th graders participate in the Pre-College Orchestra. Students may study conducting, chorus, and chamber music.

The Pre-College Division began as the "Preparatory Department" within the Institute for Musical Art. Lincoln Center forced Juilliard to abandon the Preparatory Department as a condition of joining the Lincoln Center Campus, because it created the impression of sub-professional quality. The then-current President of Juilliard, Peter Mennin, resurrected the Preparatory Department as the Pre-College Division, with Olegna Fuschi as its Director. The Fuschi/Mennin partnership allowed the Pre-College Division to thrive, affording its graduates training at the highest artistic level (with many of the same teachers as the college division), as well as their own commencement ceremony and diplomas. Following Fuschi, directors of Juilliard's Pre-College Division included Linda Granito and composer Dr. Andrew Thomas. The current Artistic Director of Juilliard's Pre-College Division is pianist Yoheved Kaplinsky.

The Pre-College Division gives Juilliard an important role in training the most talented young musicians at the highest musical standards. Juilliard Pre-College's graduates are counted amongst professional musicians, educated concert goers and financial supporters of Classical Music.

Fundraising

The Juilliard Second Century Fund aims to raise $300 million to enable The Juilliard School to sustain its leadership position in performing arts education well into the school’s next century. Expanded and renamed on the Juilliard’s 100th anniversary, the fund supports six key components that will help Juilliard continue to recruit the world’s best young artists and faculty, offer educational programs that uphold the quality of a Juilliard education, and increase the size and functionality of Juilliard's physical plant.

Fund raising specifically targeted to the Pre-College Division began in 2004 with a benefit concert given by The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony is cultural and philanthropic organization based in New York City. The event raised $90,000 to establish a Pre-College Parents Association Scholarship Fund. In 2005, Juilliard produced its own benefit concert for the Pre-College Division featuring its own students led by faculty member Itzhak Perlman and hosted by Bill Cosby to add to this fund. Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli American Violin Virtuoso, conductor, and Pedagogue William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist.

Notable alumni

See also

References

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  2. ^ The Juilliard School - A_Brief_History
  3. ^ Juilliard.edu Alumni News - Drama 1980s, retrieved 1/6/08

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