Events Desk

Charles Ives Concert Series Comes to New York

The Charles Ives Concert Series, featuring recent Juilliard graduates, will make its New York debut at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia on Monday, May 13th at 7:30 PM.

New York, NY – The Charles Ives Concert Series will make its New York debut at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia on Monday, May 13th at 7:30 PM.

The Series is presented by the Danbury Music Centre, an 84-year old community music organization based in Ives’s hometown of Danbury, CT. Founded in 2015, the Series brings some of the most exciting emerging solo and chamber musicians in the United States to the greater Danbury area to perform the music of Ives and related works of others, American composers, and music that transcends the traditional boundaries of classical music. The Series is led by artistic director Paul Frucht and associate artistic director, Jon Cziner, both of whom are composers and Juilliard graduates.

On May 13th, the Ives Series will, for the first time, present a concert in New York City, in an effort to bring Danbury’s iconic composer’s legacy further out into the tri-state area. The program, entitled ‘The Ives Series in NY: Charles Ives and His Living Legacy,’ will feature Ives Series Artist-Faculty performing works by Ives, the series two artistic directors – Frucht and Cziner, 2019 Composer-in-Residence Robert Paterson, and Nina C. Young and Justin Dello Joio, two previous composers-in-residence. The goal of the concert is to tell his incredible story from Danbury’s perspective to a broader audience, outside of the greater Danbury area. Artists featured on the program include pianist Marika Bournaki, violist Molly Goldman, cellist Mitch Lyon, violinist George Meyer, pianist Mika Sasaki, violist Jacob Shack, cellist Julian Schwarz, and violinist Chelsea Starbuck Smith.

Tickets to the concert can be purchased and more information can be found here: https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/charles-ives-concert-series

Funding for the Charles Ives Concert Series is generously provided in part by Connecticut Family Orthopedics and Orthoprompt, the Anna Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Foundation, Maron Hotel and Suites, Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury, Associated Chamber Music Players, a Juilliard School Project Grant, William Frucht and Candace Ovesey, Peg Heetmann, and Joan and Steve Howard – a donor-advised fund of the U.S. Charitable Gift Trust.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before – The Valentine’s Day Concert

Composition major Matthew Liu is BACK with a special Valentine’s Day salon recital!

This Valentine’s Day, Matthew Liu will be giving a story salon inspired by the Netflix original movie “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” An assortment of stories with some songs and scenes will be played out for all to enjoy on Thursday, February 14th at 7:30PM in Lounge 11. Refreshments will be provided by Juilliard Christian Fellowship. Check out the link below to see how you can be in on the salon!

https://www.facebook.com/events/275614310029161/?ti=icl

Matt Liu’s Big Blue Couch Concert!

Composition major Matt Liu is back for another Juilliard concert on Sunday, November 4th at 5 pm!

Just me, my voice, a piano, and a big blue couch – plus some friends to help me out! I’ve always LOVED sharing my stories and with this easy, breezy concert on an easy, breezy Sunday afternoon I’ll get to do just that. Join me for an (early) evening of my songs, anything from beloved Liu compositions to never-released treasures, to even sneak-peeks of my infant musicals (“Plush: A New Musical,” “Faun,” “Love That Happens,” “Two Boys on a Bus”). If you’re reading this – YOU ARE INVITED! Please feel free to join me and invite all you’d like. This is a family event! Doesn’t get any more “big blue couch” than that!

Big Blue Couch: The Songs and Stylings of Matt Liu
The Juilliard School, Room 309
Sunday, 11/4/18 at 5PM
Free admission

#CancelKavanaugh – Walk-Out THURSDAY at 4pm

On October 4th, there is a call for survivors of assault and their supporters to walk out of work, school, and housework at 4:00 pm. Juilliard is invited to participate.

Editors’ Note: This is not a Juilliard-sponsored event.

On October 4th, there is a call for survivors of assault and their supporters to walk out of work, school, and housework at 4:00 pm. Since it is labor that runs the world, when there are those who are denied dignity and safety, we have the power to stop the world from running.

Join us to show solidarity with survivors everywhere, raise our voices in protest, discuss how we can build a movement to block Kavanaugh, and fight the horrifying, misogynistic culture that exists in our society. This is the culture that future judges, politicians, CEOs, and presidents are steeped in, and as has been made apparent by the near constant revelations of the crimes of famed conductors, directors, actors, and pedagogues, this too is the culture of the arts. It is time to take the nature of power and sexual assault seriously and take action.

~ THURSDAY, October 4th 2018
– 4PM WALK-OUT
We will meet meet in Lincoln Center on the lawn to coordinate travel and make signs for…
– 5PM RALLY and SPEAK-OUT outside Trump Tower

Senior Recital Promotion – “What’s On Your Mind, Matt? ” The Matt Liu Show

Matt Liu’s Senior Recital is on April 10th at 8 pm in Paul Hall! Check out his special promo video!

Dear friend,

I’d like to invite you to my senior recital! It’s going to be a fun show akin to Ellen, Oprah, all the greats, so come have a great time. 34 performers – 21 musicians – 10 singers – 3 dancers – 9 original musical compositions – 1 stage – 1 Matt Liu.

Hope you can come! Tuesday, April 10 at Paul Hall, 8PM

All my best, Matt

Seeking Volunteer Painters for Juilliard’s Sing for Hope Piano!

The Sing for Hope Pianos places artist-designed pianos throughout NYC’s parks and public spaces for anyone and everyone to play. The OSA is looking for volunteer painters to help paint a Juilliard Sing for Hope piano over spring break!

The Sing for Hope Pianos places artist-designed pianos throughout NYC’s parks and public spaces for anyone and everyone to play. We are looking for volunteer painters to help paint a Juilliard Sing for Hope piano over spring break! The design was created by Juilliard students, Matthew Quigley and Avery Roth-Hawthorne.

If you would like to help sand, prime, or paint, sign up at https://goo.gl/forms/TuPG9tTU9xvXb4Wk1. Sign up for 1 hour or 5 hours! Up to you! We will be painting the piano Wednesday, February 28 to Sunday, March 4 from 2-7 pm each day at the paint studio downtown on Liberty St (just off the Wall Street stop on the 2/3 line). Visit Sing for Hope to learn more about this special organization and their piano project.

Juilliard Student Art Show

The Juilliard Student Council, in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs, is putting on Juilliard’s first student art gallery event!

The Juilliard Student Council, in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs, is putting on Juilliard’s first student art gallery event! The gallery will take place in the SMR on April 12th for a few hours and will be open to the Juilliard community. There will be snacks and light refreshments. This is an opportunity for Juilliard students to showcase their art and get more exposure, as we have many talented artists among us! If you choose to participate as an artist, there will be a time for you to speak about your work, but this is not required. We will attempt to display works of any media that the space allows. On a larger scale, this event is an effort to include more meaningful visual art in our everyday lives at Juilliard.

Juilliard Solidarity with the International Women’s Strike Meeting

The Juilliard Solidarity with the International Women’s Strike planning meeting will take place Wednesday March 21st at 1pm.

The following will be discussed:
1. Why is there a Women’s strike?
2. What is the Women’s strike trying to do?
3. What does Juilliard solidarity/participation look like?
4. Plans for Juilliard Solidarity March 8th

Location TBD

“Black is Beautiful, Black is Gold” — MLK Performance and Panel

Please join members of the Juilliard Black Student Union in celebrating black existence and contribution in a variety of performances ranging from dance, to song, and even original compositions by the members themselves! Immediately following will be a panel discussion on black contribution featuring leaders and members of the JBSU.

“Black is Beautiful, Black is Gold” — MLK Performance and Panel

Monday, January 15, 2018

6pm in Paul Recital Hall

Tickets are not required for this performance.

Arts Advocacy through Community Service — Get to Know ASTEP!

Learn more about ASTEP with Juilliard alumni, Alli Job (Double Bass BM ’09 and MM ’11), staff attorney at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Alejandro Rodriguez, (Drama BFA ’09, Group 38), actor and Director of the Artist as Citizen Conference with ASTEP. Please join Alli and Alejandro on Wednesday, January 17, at 7 pm in the SMR, Room 105. A light dinner will be served. Bring your friends!

Please join Alli and Alejandro on Wednesday, January 17, at 7 pm in the SMR, Room 105. A light dinner will be served. Bring your friends!

Did you know that President Obama declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day a day committed to service? Well, he did! Although we can’t host service projects on MLK Day due to classes, OSA did want to acknowledge the spirit of the day by introducing Juilliard students to ASTEP, Artists Striving to End Poverty, a not-for-profit community organization. ASTEP was born out of former Juilliard student group, ARTreach, and a former faculty member. ARTreach did everything from serving food at soup kitchens to running an arts camp in rural Florida to helping with recovery efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina (The NOLA Project). The NOLA Project made its mark at Juilliard by being one of the longest running student led service initiatives.

After the founders of ARTreach graduated from Juilliard, they collaborated with a faculty member and formed ASTEP. ASTEP was conceived “to transform the lives of youth using the most powerful tool they had: their art. Today, ASTEP connects performing and visual artists with underserved youth in the U.S. and around the world to awaken their imaginations, foster critical thinking, and help them break the cycle of poverty.” (quoted from the ASTEP website).

Learn more about ASTEP with Juilliard alumni, Alli Job (Double Bass BM ’09 and MM ’11), staff attorney at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Alejandro Rodriguez, (Drama BFA ’09, Group 38), actor and Director of the Artist as Citizen Conference with ASTEP. Alli and Alejandro will share with you all the amazing local and global opportunities that ASTEP offers and provide information about the Artist as Citizen Conference hosted here at Juilliard in June. Alli and Alejandro were members of The NOLA Project and can share their experiences with ARTreach and how it impacted their time at Juilliard and how it continues to impact them today.

Please join Alli and Alejandro on Wednesday, January 17, at 7 pm in the SMR, Room 105. A light dinner will be served. Bring your friends!