Third-year composer Molly Joyce sits down with the composer and Juilliard alum to discuss his training, composition, and how to make it in the music industry.
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By HAJNAL PIVNICK
The Whiskey Collection’s first album (released yesterday) “Letters from an Old Trunk” brings beautiful, soulful bluegrass tunes by way of five Juilliard alums. Their shared Southern heritage brings an authentic feel, without becoming gimmicky or overloading you with twang. The result is something of a hybrid between bluegrass and folk rock. Read the full story »
Third-year composer Molly Joyce sits down with the composer and Juilliard alum to discuss his training, composition, and how to make it in the music industry.
Each month we will publish a new piece composed specifically for the The Yard, gradually compiling a Yard-Werke-Verzeichnis (YWV), “Catalogue of Yard Works.”
March’s piece was “Love Triangle for the Left Hand” by third-year composer Peng-Peng …
By PETER DUGAN
Debates over gun control have been fierce in the last several months. It’s a battle between powerful and diametrically opposed forces: the NRA versus billionaire Mike Bloomberg and Vice President Biden. However, these arguments …
By JACOB SNOW
The level of performance today is astounding. Forget about the Big Five Orchestras (Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Boston). Auditions for C-list orchestras around the country have become so competitive that even …
By ALANA MURPHY
Hi, I’m Alana and I’m a musicologist.
Wow. It feels weird to finally say that out loud—it makes it real, you know? And I was in denial for so long. But, like, the first step …
In sum, they represent the best and brightest of the concert-coughing, hearing-aid-buzzing, Asian-name-fudging, whisper-shouting characters that color Juilliard life. In partnership with Forbes, The Backyard is proud to present the top eighty of the crotchety, …
Gnome’s inbox has been inundated with hundreds of questions from prospective students about the audition experience at Juilliard. Rather than answer them each individually, Gnome has decided to compile a list of useful tips for …
By HAJNAL PIVNICK
Big city dwellers are drawn to public places where they can relax, meditate, concentrate, reflect, or to escape their cubicle, studio apartment, or crowded rush-hour commute. When the thaw of spring arrives and …
By BENJAMIN LAUDE
In late February, the Juilliard Student Council hosted an open discussion on the school’s global initiatives around the world. The Yard first reported on Juilliard’s global developments in September after it was announced that …