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Summer 2013 t h e n e w sl e t t e r o f t h e soci e t y o f p e abo d y al u m ni

Dear Fellow Peabody Alumni,

What a year! We filled the fall with concerts and master classes by our award winning alumni and then spent the spring focused on Homecomings and Reunions. On the other side of the world, our alumni chapter in Seoul, South Korea put together an alumni orchestra in December and hosted an event in June for current students and parents. Peabody alumni in Taiwan got together, formed a chapter and hosted their first event with special guests Peabody faculty member Leon Fleisher and Associate Dean Andrea Trisciuzzi. Meanwhile, Peabody launched its most ambitious campaign to date and Gerald Klickstein made huge strides in educating our students and alumni about launching their careers. Sadly, Preparatory Dean Carolee Stewart retired and Peabodys Director, Jeffrey Sharkey, announced that he would be stepping down at the end of his current term. But saddest of all was the passing of Lynn Hebden. Lynn, along with Mary Walker who died in December of 2011 at the age of 100 [!!!], was the solid backbone of this organization for many years. Personally, I will miss seeing Lynn at concerts, or running into her at Eddies in Roland Park. She was always so very supportive of everything that we, as alumni, did. She will be greatly missed. Some say Peabody is its own soap opera. You dont want to miss the next thrilling episode, so take a moment right now to make sure your mailing and email addresses are correct with Peabody. Theres a monthly e-newsletter and the next magazine should arrive in your mailbox in early September. Enjoy your summer and keep sharing your news and events with Peabody!

Homecoming 2013
Celebrating their 50th Reunion
Front row: (left to right) Beverly Diaz (BM 62, Music Education), Ellen Richardson (TC 61, BM 62, Piano), Frances Dawson; Karen Schwartzman (TC 63, BM 68, Piano), Wilda Heiss. Second row: Murry Sidlin (BM 62, Music Education; MM 68, Conducting), Chapman Gonzalez (TC 63, Piano; BM 69, Church Music), Thomas Griffin (TC 61 Organ; BM 62, MM 63 Church Music), Zoltan Szabo. Third row: John Spicknall (TC 63, Clarinet; BM 63, MM 65 Music Education), Nelson Heine (BM 63, MM 65, Music Education), Richard Snurr. Back row: Gerald Morninghoff (BM 62, Music Education), William Kendall (BM 63, French Horn), Jack Stites (BM 63, Music Education-Voice).

All the best, Paul Matlin, BM 70, MM 72, Viola; BS 81 JHU School of Business; MS 84, JHU School of Engineering President, The Society of Peabody Alumni

Reunion Chair, Wilda Heiss (TC 60, BM 62, AD 63, MM 64, Flute), with fellow 50th Reunion friends Richard Snurr (BM 62, Music Education) and Zoltan Szabo (BM 61, MM 63, Violin)

Beyond the 50th! Virginia Kent Russell (TC 45, French Horn; BM 45, Music Education), Sylvia Betts Dodd (TC 51, Piano) and Estelle Edwards Blanton (TC 56, BM 58, MM 59, Piano)

LOOKING BACK

Left: Peabody Institutes original art collection was displayed in this sculpture gallery which later became North Hall and is now Leith Symington Griswold Hall. Right: Reginald Stewart with students, 1945

Alumni/Student/Parent Events in Asia!

This spring there was a flurry of activity aimed at helping strengthen the ties between Peabody and its alumni, students and parents who live in South Korea and Taiwan. Debbie Kennison, Director of Constituent Engagement (which includes Alumni Relations) made a trip in early March to visit with some of the leaders of the well-established and very active Korean Chapter and a preliminary meeting of the Taiwan Chapter. In April, Director Jeffrey Sharkey, hosted two Teas one for current students from Korea and one for current students from Taiwan. At both events, there was great discussion and social time. Then in June, Associate Dean Andrea Trisciuzzi went to Asia for two very special events. The first was in Seoul where current students gave a little concert and then Andrea and current faculty member Yong Hi Moon brought news from Peabody to share with alumni, students and families. From there Andrea went on to Taipei for the first Official meeting of the Taiwan Alumni Chapter. This event also involved students and their families, and special guest Leon Fleisher! For more information about these two chapters, please contact the alumni office at PeabodyAlumni@jhu.edu.

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Top ten countries with the largest Peabody Alumni populations outside the USA
South Korea 197 Germany 24 Switzerland 18 Singapore 17 Spain 17 Poland 8 Taiwan 147 Japan 40 China 25 United Kingdom 24 The American Boy Choir performed the World Premiere of Vivian Adelberg Rudows (TC 57, BM 60, Piano; MM 79, Composition) A Universal Prayer For Peace And Reflection, in memory of all children who died too young at the Chapel, Princeton, NJ in June. Rudows Rebeccas Song in memory of Rebecca Blackwell will be performed by Stanley Wong, Piano, in Hong Kong Space Museum Lecture Hall, Hong Kong in July.
by Gerald Klickstein

Orchestras Contract, Opportunities Expand

Music has to be recognized as an agent of social development, in the highest sense because it transmits the highest valuessolidarity, harmony, mutual compassion. Jose Antonio Abreu, founder of El Sistema
American orchestras are contracting as budget deficits compel ensembles such as the Atlanta Symphony to shorten their seasons and cancel concerts. One impact of this crisis is that people who enjoy hearing classical music in Atlanta and other cities now have fewer concerts to attend.

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Korean Chapter, Society of Peabody Alumni
Scott Foglesong (74, Piano), chair of the San Francisco Conservatory of Musics Music Theory and Musicianship Department, performed in the Conservatorys Faculty Artist Series on Jan. 27. Ed Goldstein (BM 76, Music Education; MM 78, Tuba) coordinated the music for the series House of Cards. Several scenes from the movie were filmed at Peabody, which served as Georgetowns fictional Hotel Cotesworth.

I remember the dress rehearsal for Carmina Burana with Norman Johnson. We had just come back from the midrehearsal break and Mr. Johnson calmly approached the podium and advised all of us that we needed to evacuate the building as there was an electrical fire in the ceiling of the concert hall. He was so calm about the whole thing that I think it took all of us a few minutes before the seriousness of what he had just told us sunk in.
Paul Matlin (BM 70, MM 72, Viola)

An Opportune Time for Entrepreneurial Musicians

That reduction in concerts, as unfortunate as it is, creates opportunities for entrepreneurial musicians to reach out to classical music lovers and fill the concert gap. Here are 6 ways that soloists and chamber groups might do so. 1. Start Summer Concert Series Orchestras are reducing costs by eliminating summer concerts, which increases the viability of summertime performance series at venues such as churches and recital halls. 2. Target Vacated Dates Along with giving up on summer seasons, some orchestras are cutting performances during other time periods and on certain days of the week. Those vacated dates allow independent musicians to more readily fill halls. 3. Partner with Arts Organizations In pursuing performance innovations, musicians can partner with local agencies charged with adding vibrancy to their communities. For instance, classical musicians might perform at community festivals that havent previously featured classical music and thereby help ignite enthusiasm for classical music among new and estranged audiences. 4. Perform in Community Settings Throughout the year, musicians can present educational concerts at the likes of schools, retirement communities, and libraries. Performers might writegrantsto fund freeadmission performances and then offer listeners discounted tickets to attend their other shows. 5. Collaborate with Resource-Rich Organizations Private organizations such as country clubs enroll members who appreciate live music and are able to pay for it. Musicians can develop programs for those populations and then involve newly engaged audiences in supporting their other community initiatives. 6. Present Relevant Programs People are drawn to arts experiences that feel relevant to them. Musicians who offerrelevant concert programsare best positioned to attract diverse audiences and contribute to solidarity, harmony, and mutual compassion in their local communities and beyond. *Tricia Tunstall,Changing Lives: El Sistema, Gustavo Dudamel, and the Transformative Power of Music(Norton 2012), p.273 A version of this article first appeared on The Musicians Way Blog.

Pictures help tell the story of the wonderful event in June pictured left and center and the very successful tea for current students to the right. President Dai Uk Lee is pictured in the far right of the center photo. Visit the website for more photos and to learn about the upcoming alumni concert in Seoul this October!

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Mark Cudek (MM 82, Lute) and alumni in the Peabody Consortcountertenor Peter Lee (BM 06, MM 08, Voice), Andrew Arceci (BM 08, Double Bass), John Armato (BM 06, Guitar; MM 08, Lute) Yuan-Chih Chen (MM 10, MM 11, Recorder), Candy Chiu (BM 09, Percussion), Kevin Payne (BM 08, Guitar; MM 10, Lute)went on a holiday tour of Taiwan. They performed at Bei-lu Bay Concert Hall; Chi-mei Museum; and Taipei National University of the Arts, and gave a master class at the National Recital Hall, Taipei. Gregory Taboloff (BM 84, MM 85, Piano) performed a concert on June 9 at Lafayette Library Community Hall in Lafayette, CA. The program featured Beethovens Tempest Sonata, Liszts Paraphrase of Verdis Rigoletto and Transcription of Wagners Tristan and Isolde, as well as Taboloff s own fantasies on Bizets Carmen and Strauss Fledermaus.

In April Scott Penders (MM 85, Composition) solo piano piece Etudes was premiered by Scott Beard (BM 86, Piano) at Shepherd University; also in April a newly revised version of Suite for Woodwind Quintet was played on the Spring Concert of the Composers Society of Montgomery County. In May, Veil of Ignorance for string trio was played at George Washington University and Five Dances for 3 bassoons and contrabassoon was played at Peabody. Rosemary Tuck (MM 86, Piano) performed at the National Concert Hall in Dublin and in London with conductor Richard Bonynge and the South Bank Sinfonia to celebrate the Bicentennial of Irish composer William Vincent Wallace. Her latest release of Wallaces music on Naxos, Chopinesque, was a Critics Choice for 2012 in Gramophone Magazine. Her further releases for Naxos include Wallaces Operatic Fantasies and Paraphrases and Celtic Fantasies. Later this year she will record a concerto disc with Richard Bonynge and the English Chamber Orchestra. Beatrice Long (MM 88, AD 92, Piano) performed works by Mozart, Messiaen, Assai, Arensky, Liszt, and Robert Schumann selections of four-hand music in a NY piano duo concert with her sister Christina Long, presented by American Liszt Society NY/NJ Chapter and Yamaha Artist Services, on Jan. 11 at the Yamaha Piano Salon in New York. Continued on page 4

Taiwan Chapter, Society of Peabody Alumni

President Peter Lee, pictured above with Leon Fleisher, has worked hard all spring to bring alumni together and establish the Taiwan Chapter of the Society of Peabody Alumni. His frequent travel back and forth has helped connect the current students to the alumni community as well. For more information visit the Peabody Taiwan Facebook page or email PeabodyAlumni@jhu.edu

Left: Peabody Centennial Alumni Dinner with Lubov Keefer, Miriam Sachs, Lynn Taylor Hebden, Sarah Ziegler, Regina Shipley, Edna Clemmitt and Ruth Renneburg, 1957. Right: Leon Fleisher joins the Conservatory faculty, 1959

Left: WBAL Broadcast: Wind Quintet with Wilda Heiss, John Marvin, Bill Hamilton, Michael Popper-Von Sass, and Christopher Wolfe Right: Mrs. Malinda Newtons Counter

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Martin David Jones (MM 90, DMA 93, Piano) composed the Alma Mater and Fight Song for the newly formed Georgia Regents University, both of which were unveiled in the spring. This past season, Jones also conducted the world premiere of ASUHere and Now by Wycliffe Gordon, performed by the Augusta State University Music Department. In addition, Jones was a soloist with the Columbia County Orchestra, performing MacDowells Piano Concerto No. 2. Benita Slater (PC 91, Saxophone; BM 91, Music Education) recently received a patent for her Twist-n-Tune (TNT) for the saxophone. On March 4, Cello Concerto by Jonathan Leshnoff (BA 95, Anthropology; BM 95, MM 97, Composition) was performed by Nina Kotova and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, directed by Dirk Bross. Sergio Feferovich (DMA 97, Conducting) presented a talk at the 2012 TEDx Rio de la Plata, titled The Music of Ideas, on Oct. 24. Julian Gargiulo (MM 97, Piano) performed on Jan. 13, at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The program was a combination of classical repertoire, tango transcriptions, and original compositions. In January, Joseph Satava (BM 97, DMA 06, Piano) served as Distinguished Resident Artist in Piano at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music, teaching applied piano and giving weekly master classes.

Christopher Franklin (DMA 99, Conducting) conducted the premiere of Douglas Cuomos opera Doubt, at the Minnesota Opera in January and February. He also conducted the Hamlet production at Minnesota Opera in March. In addition, Franklins upcoming season includes concerts with the Philharmonique de Monte Carlo and a European tour with tenor Juan Diego Florez.

2013 Alumni Achievement Awards

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Audrey Babcock (BM 00, Voice) performed Sweeney Todd with Syracuse Opera in February. Sharada Rao (BM 01, Saxophone), an actuary in Washington, D.C., was featured in an article in the Society of Actuaries The Actuary Magazine. In the interview, she speaks about her continued involvement with music and how the skills she learned at Peabody translated into her current career. Tenor Israel Lozano (GPD 02, Opera) is featured in the lead role of Rodolfo in the independent movie The Bohemians, a contemporary adaptation of Puccinis opera La Bohme, released in May. Also performing and singing in the movie in the role of Colline is bass Thomas McNichols (MM 04, Voice). Soprano Arsenia Soto Brickley (MM 02, DMA 13,Voice), a student of Stanley Cornett, is quoted extensively in the February issue of Classical Singer magazine in a feature article entitled Wonder Women. The article addresses problems and solutions of juggling a career as a singer with family life and motherhood. William Martin (MM 03, Voice) plays Maurice in the NETworks Presentations national tour of Disneys Beauty and the Beast. The production played at the Hippodrome in Baltimore in January and February. Russell Kirk (BM 05, Jazz Saxophone) was featured for his teaching work in an article in the Baltimore Brew. A composition by Baris Perker (MM 05, DMA 11), Concerto for Alto Saxophone, was performed by saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky and the Boston University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of David Martins, in Febin Boston, Mass.

My best memories include entering (when nobody was looking) the organ rooms on the fourth floor to play Bachs Well Tempered Clavier and pulling out all the stops; lunch at the caf in Andre beauty salon; and playing the terrific jukebox in a deli on Charles near Preston (Dave Brubecks Take Five, Ray Charles Hit the Road Jack). Karen Schwartzman (TC 63, BM 68, Piano)

Society of Peabody Alumni President Paul Matlin, Peabody Faculty member Ray Sprenkle and Director Jeffrey Sharkey presented the Alumni Achievement Award Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Music in Maryland to Frances Motyca Dawson (TC 61, BM 62 Piano; MM 67 Choral Conducting) and John Barry Talley (MM 67, DMA 83, Choral Conducting). The citations read at the event can be found at www.peabody.jhu.edu/alumni.

received a $2,500 cash prize and a premiere performance during the ACC/GTM Annual Convention in Minneapolis from June 30July 4. Ruby Fulton (DMA 09, Composition) won a b-grant Prize of $1,000 by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund. She was also featured in b newspaper in a photo sessions Baltimore musicians living spaces. Jennifer Holbrook (MM 09, Voice; GPD 11, Opera) performed Violetta in La Traviata, May 2-5, and the lead role of Maren in a new opera Satans Bride: Maren of Vard, June 6-9, as young artist with the Center City Opera Theater in Philadelphia. Danya Katok (MM 09, Voice) performed with cellist Julia Biber at the Classical at Petes concert series at Petes Candy Store in Brooklyn in April. The concert featured John Taveners Akhmatova Songs, Lembit Beechers Three Songs of Remembered Love, and the world premiere of James Sprouls The End. A work by Frank Gulino (BM 10, Bass Trombone), Capriccio for trombone and wind ensemble, was performed by bass trombonist Gabe Langfur in March with the University of Rhode Island Wind Ensemble. Gulino also had his Kennedy Center premiere by the Clipper City Brass Quintet, who performed Legends of the Pacific, in March.

Jenni Bank, mezzo-soprano (BM 06, Voice) received the following review in Opera News magazine for her performance in David Henry Hwangs Alice in Wonderland with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Mezzo-soprano Jenni Bank was a standout as the Duchess, showing a luscious, dramatic voice and plenty of stage humor. Erin R. Freeman (DMA 06, Conducting), Richmond Symphonys associate conductor and choral chair held auditions at Peabody and chose four studentsMM candidate Janna Critz, senior Peter Drackley, and GPD candidate Jeff Gates and Melissa Wimbish (GPD 11, Voice) to be soloists with the Symphonys Mozart Requiem in Feb. Lane Harders (MM 07 Composition, Music Theory Pedagogy) marimba quartet, Africa Hocket, was commissioned by the Troy State University Percussion Ensemble for its premiere at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Austin in November 2012. His transcription of Eugne Ysaes Pome lgiaque, Op. 12 for chamber orchestra was premiered by the Catholic University of America Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. in November. He also served as a delegate from Texas Performing Arts to the 2012 International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress in Seoul, South Korea. Michael Summa (BM 08, Composition) was selected as the winner of the Guild of Temple Musicians Young Composers Award for 2013. Summa is a first year student in the rabbinic program at Hebrew Union College and

the University of Alaska Fairbanks New Music Festival in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Fourth Wall toured the mid-Atlantic in April including a residency at the University of Virginia and performances in Maryland and DC. The Dahlia Flute Duo (Mary Matthews, MM 10 Flute and Melissa Wertheimer, MM 10 Piccolo) reunited in Baltimore to compete in the 2013 Howard County Rising Star awards and were selected as one of three instrumental music finalists. Bass-baritone Peter Tomaszewski (MM 10, GPD 12, Opera) is currently a Young Artist at the Palm Beach Opera in Florida. Baritone Nathan Wyatt (BM 10, MM 12, Voice) was awarded a Tanglewood Music Festival Fellowship for the summer of 2013. Brandon Keith Brown (MM 11, Conducting) won third prize in the 2012 Georg Solti International Conductors Competition in Frankfurt, Germany. Over seven days, he competed against 22 candidates chosen from 405 applicants and 70 countries and received a cash prize of 5000 Euros. Viet Cuong (BM 11, MM 12, Composition) was a winner of the Dolce Suono Ensemble Young Composers Competition. His wind ensemble piece, Sound and Smoke, was selected as the winner of the 2012 Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize from Ithaca College. It was awarded $3,000 and received two performances in March by the Ithaca Wind Ensemble. Sound and Smoke was premiered last season by Harlan D. Parker and the Peabody Wind Ensemble; since then, it has been performed in the United States and Japan, and will receive additional performances throughout the US, Singapore, Estonia, Latvia,

and Lithuania in 2013. He was also awarded a $3,000 commissioning grant from the Atlantic Coast Conference of Band Directors to compose a new work for the 12 ACC bands to premiere in 2014. He has been given an artist residency at the Ucross Foundation in the spring to begin work on the piece. In August, William Davenport, tenor, (BM 11, Voice) substituted on very short notice as tenor soloist for renown Metropolitan Opera tenor Marcello Giordani in Verdis Requiem with the New Jersey State Opera. The review in the New Jersey Star-Ledger was entitled A stellar substitute performance and said in part, In Giordanis stead, the young tenor William Davenport made a stunning debut, elevating the overall performance. Not only did he jump into the formidable music with finesse that belied his substitute status . . . he implored with striking Italianate sound and elegant long phrases that built to fervent and satisfying full heights. Continued on page 6

Our favorite restaurant was the House of Welsh.We also frequented the Alcazar Hotel and the Owl Bar.
G. Nelson Heine (BM 63, MM 66, Music Education) and Mary Irwin Heine (BM 64, Music Education), married in 1962.

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The Fourth Wall, a trio featuring Greg Jukes (BM 10, Percussion), presented a benefit concert for the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colo., and were guest artists on

My favorite memory was singing the tenor solo in the performance of Bachs Magnificat with Ifor Jones (faculty member) conducting the Peabody Chorus and Orchestra.
Jack Stites (BM 63, Music Education-Voice)

Left: Can you identify the student on the left in the main Conservatory Office? Norma Auteri is in the middle and Chapman Gonzalez is on the right. Right: Alan Kefauver, Recording Arts

Left: Concert Hall under construction Right: The Miriam A. Friedberg Hall reopened after extensive renovations in 1984

In Memory of Lynn Taylor Hebden

Lynn Taylor Hebden (TC 51, AD 54, Voice) died February 3, 2013. A Baltimore-born soprano, Lynn headed the Peabody Preparatory Department for more than two decades, was a member of the Peabody Conservatory faculty and later was director of Peabody Conservatory Alumni Relations. During Homecoming and Reunion activities in April there was a special reception in memory of Lynn and of Mary Walker. Many toasts and memories were shared at that time. More memories are shared on the Peabody website. If you would like to share a story or your thoughts, please send them to the alumni office: PeabodyAlumni@jhu.edu or 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202.

A Beautiful Day for a Picnic!

The Homecoming dinner on April 16 brought out alumni from the 1960s to the 2010s. The Natty Boh and Peabody cupcakes made the event one to remember!

Right: Director Jeffrey Sharkey gave a toast to honor and remember Mary Walker and Lynn Hebden.

Above: Former Presidents of the Society of Peabody Alumni: Betty Ridgeway (BM 61, Music Education), Jan Webber (BM 70, Music Education) and Ruth Fisher (TC 53, Piano). Above: Karl Porter (Bassoon) with John Beyers (TC 60, BM 61, MM 63, Piano) Below: SPA Executive Committee members Tracey Pullo Schutty (MM 94, Flute) and Thomas Griffin (TC 61, BM 62, MM 63, Church Music)

Tatevik Khoja-Eynatyan (BM 11, GPD 12, Percussion; MM 11, Musicology) was one of 10 artists who performed on Dec. 1, to honor the 300th anniversary of the birth of Sayat Novaat, the celebrated Armenian bard, at Carnegie Halls Weill Recital Hall in New York. The sold-out performance raised over $50,000 for the Armenian General Benevolent Unions Performing Arts program. Emily Koh (MM 11, Composition) and Roger Zare (MM 09, Composition) are recipients of the 2012 ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. Elizabeth Merrill (MM 11, Voice) sang the role of Oronta in the North American premiere of Francesco Cavallis Artemisia with Helios Early Opera in Boston in January. Jake Runestad (MM 11, Composition) was awarded the 2013 Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Music from the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians for Nada Te Turbe. The Choral Arts (Seattle) performed I Will Lift Mine Eyes by Runestad during the national Chorus America conference in June. This piece was also performed by the Pennsylvania

Collegiate Choral Festival at Slippery Rock University, in Penn., in February and the University of South Florida Chamber Singers, under the GRAMMY-nominated conductor James Bass, in concert at Carnegie Hall with the National Festival Chorus on Feb. 25. Three of his commissioned works were performed by Seraphic Fire in December in Southern Florida. The renowned Virginia Arts Festival has joined the commission for Dreams of the FallenRunestads newest work for solo piano, chorus, and orchestra. Cantus, a mens vocal ensemble, premiered Runestads Fear Not, Dear Friend at the 50th anniversary celebration of the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota. Andre Thomas recently performed Runestads Nyon Nyon with the Florida State University Chamber Choir in Tallahassee. He has recently been commissioned by the American Choral Directors Associations of Minnesota and the Minnesota Music Educators Association for the 2014 All State Womens Choir. Mezzo-soprano Diana Cantrelle (MM 12, Voice, Pedagogy) performed the role of the Witch inHnsel und Gretelin June with Toronto Opera Works. In November, she will be singing the role of Adalgisa in Norma with Pittsburghs Undercroft Opera.

Soprano Kimberly Christie (MM 12, Voice) sang Heinrich Schtzs Musikalische Exequien with the Annapolis Chorale in March. She also completed her residency with the Long Island Choral Society in a performance of Mozarts motet Exsulate jubilate, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and the Mozart Requiem at the Adelphi University Performing Arts in Garden City, N.Y. Sejoon Park (BM 12, Piano) received the Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award, a special prize for performance of a work by a Russian composer winner at the Bsendorfer USASU International Piano Competition in Tempe, Ariz. Joseph Buono (BM 13, Trombone) won the 2012 Eastern Trombone Workshops National Solo Competition in Bass Trombone, Division 2. Tenor Halim Shon, (MM 13, Voice) won first place in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition in April. Shon has been admitted to the full-tuition Artist Diploma program at Yale University, where he will be attending in the fall. Send your pictures and memories to PeabodyAlumni@jhu.edu

Left: SPA Executive Committee member Jackie Capecci (BM 87, Viola) with Angela Revis Taylor (BM 93, Flute; BM 94, Recording Arts, MM 97, Electronic/Computer Music).

Right: SPA Executive Committee member Carol Cannon (BM 67, Voice) and Lindsay Gomes (MM 10, Oboe)

Send your ideas for a spring 2014 alumni event to PeabodyAlumni@jhu.edu !

Left: Composition Class, 1990 Right: A class in the 1990s in East Hall

Left: Help us identify these chamber musicians from the 1990s. We know Bryan Young and Tracey Pullo Schutty are among the players! Right: Alumni Orchestra at the 150th Anniversary Gala, 2008

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Message to the Class of 2013

Given by Paul Matlin, President, Society of Peabody Alumni
May 23, 2013

SPA President Paul Matlin with commencement speaker Pete Seeger and Pauls wife, Carol Matlin. Its hard to believe that over 40 years ago, I sat where you sit, receiving my degrees. Actually, thats not exactly true because in those days (and I have, to my chagrin, reached the age where I find myself saying in those days more and more) the graduates sat in the audience, front and center. Just ask Dean Morrisshe was there in those days. But whats even more amazing is that just 120 years ago, Asger Hamerick, then director of Peabody, addressed a group of recent graduates in this hall. That group went on to form the first version of Peabodys Alumni Association.

Over the years, we have taken on many forms and names, but there is one overriding purpose: to help form a strong and lasting bond between Peabody and our alumni. Whether you are moving to Peoria, Illinois and want to know where the best places are to shop; or to Laramie, Wyoming and want to know what the chamber music scene is like, we can put you in touch with someone who may be able to help answer your questions. Between us and Gerry Klicksteins Career Center, we want to give you as much help as we can now, as you start your careers, and throughout your careers. So, welcome to our little family and we wish you well and good luck. And like any family, we would love to hear from you every now and thenlet us know of your successes; let us help you over the humps. But most of all, please stay in touch and we will le t you know what is happening with your fellow alumni as well as back here, at Peabody, at home. Thank you.

Wed love to hear from YOU!! Send your news to PeabodyAlumni@jhu.edu.