The Juilliard School is one of the world's premier performing arts conservatories, in New York City. It is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in dance, drama, and music. 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.^[1] For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... Urbanized area (or urban area) is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artists own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some... A music school or conservatoire (British English) — also known as a conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. ... Yale redirects here. ... Harvard redirects here. ...

History

The school was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art. 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. 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. Established in 1924, the foundation's Juilliard Graduate School merged with the Institute of Musical Art two years later. As of 1946, the combined schools were named The Juilliard School of Music. The president of the school at that time was William Schuman, the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music. In 1951, the school added a dance division. For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Augustus D. Juilliard (April 19, 1836 - April 25, 1919) was an American businessman whose philanthropy built the renowned conservatory of dance, music, and theatre in New York City that bears his name. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910–February 15, 1992) was an American composer and music administrator. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ...

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. 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. 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. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the Peabody Conservatory of Music (or just The Peabody) is one of the most prestigious musical institutions in the world, and also the first conservatory in America. ... Sol-fa redirects here. ... John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born actor and film producer. ...

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. 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. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat... For the former Formula One driver, see Colin Davis (driver) Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE (b. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the worlds leading music institutions. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ...

Divisions

• Drama Division
• Music Division
• Dance Division
• Pre-College Division
• Evening Division
• MAP Program

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Juilliard Manuscript Collection

In 2006 Juilliard received a trove of precious music manuscripts from the billionaire collector and financier Bruce Kovner. 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. Bruce Stanley Kovner (born 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American businessman. ...

Performing Ensembles at Juilliard

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. The Pre-College Division is held on every Saturday from September to May in The Juilliard Building at Lincoln Center. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Middle school and junior high school cover a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education and serve as a bridge between them. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ...

All students study solfege and music theory in addition to their primary instrument. Vocal majors also must study diction and vocal 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 eight 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 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 violinist, conductor, and pedagogue. ... William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ...

Notable alumni

• Lew Soloff, composer,actor Trumpter, 1970 Grammy Award for Album of the Year with Blood, Sweat & Tears
• Robin Williams, comedian, actor, Good Morning Vietnam
• Ahmir Thompson, musician, The Roots
• Eric Whitacre, composer
• David Bryan, musician, Bon Jovi
• Sara Davis Buechner, pianist, recording artist, Koch International
• Chick Corea, musician, Jazz Pianist
• Michael Urie, actor, "Ugly Betty"
• Marcia Cross, actress, Desperate Housewives
• Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter
• Eugene Drucker, musician, Emerson String Quartet
• Lawrence Dutton, musician, Emerson String Quartet
• David Finckel, musician, Emerson String Quartet
• Renée Fleming, soprano
• Herschel Burke Gilbert, composer of film and television theme songs
• Kelsey Grammer, actor, Cheers, Frasier
• Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
• Gregory Jbara, actor, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Grounded for Life ^[3]
• Nigel Kennedy, violinist and virtuoso
• Laura Linney, actress, The Truman Show, Man of the Year
• Patti Lupone, broadway actress, Evita, Anything Goes
• Johnoscar N Villa, musician, Piano
• Yo Yo Ma, musician, cello
• Wynton Marsalis, musician, trumpet
• Bebe Neuwirth, actress, Cheers
• Christopher Reeve, actor, Superman
• Jordan Rudess, musician, Dream Theater
• Veronica Salas, violist and broadway musician Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
• Philip Setzer, musician, Emerson String Quartet
• Kevin Spacey, actor, many films, including: American Beauty
• Katherine Thomas, musician, The Great Kat
• Tom Todoroff, actor, Hollywood Homicide
• Steve Reich, composer, Minimalism
• John Williams, Composer, "Star Wars", "Jurassic Park"
• Erin Howe, violinist and virtuoso
• Manny Laureano, Principal Trumpet Minnesota Orchestra
• Alan Tudyk, actor, Knocked Up
• David Garrett, violinist, "the David Beckham of the classical scene".

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See also

• List of Juilliard School people

// Eric Whitacre, Composer Miles Davis (did not complete his studies) Yo-Yo Ma, cello Jordan Rudess, piano/keyboardist for progressive metal band Dream Theater James Gaffigan, conductor of the San Francisco Symphony David Fein John Frusciante (senior), father of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante Itzhak Perlman, violin...

Notes

References

• "Juilliard--A History" by Andrea Olmstead^[vague]

External links

• The website of the Juilliard School.