Early Decision Deadline Approaches
November 1 is the application deadline for early decision to the Peabody Conservatory’s undergraduate degree programs. Introduced last year, the early decision option allows students who feel sure that Peabody is their first choice to receive their admission decision ahead of other applicants. Students who apply early decision – and are admitted – have a contract to enroll. Peabody welcomes recommendations from alumni and others; please consider sharing this information with a promising young artist you know, and contact the Office of Admissions for more information. The application deadline for regular decision is December 1.
From the Dean
It has been less than three years since the release of the Peabody Symphony Orchestra’s first CD on Naxos Records, a disc that featured the work of Pulitzer Prize winning composer and Peabody professor Kevin Puts. The disc, which received high praise, led directly to Peabody’s recently released second CD with Naxos featuring the music of another Pulitzer and Grammy winner, Aaron J. Kernis. The disc features the composer’s Flute Concerto, written for Peabody professor and renowned flautist Marina Piccinini, along with an arrangement for flute and orchestra of Kernis’ Air, with the recording rounded out by the composer’s remarkable Second Symphony, inspired by events surrounding the Gulf War.
 
In addition to the great artistry of Ms. Piccinini, the orchestra is led by Baltimore Symphony Music Director and Director of Peabody’s Graduate Conducting Program Marin Alsop, and Leonard Slatkin, who premiered the Flute Concerto with the Detroit Symphony. Suffice it to say that it would be a coup for any orchestra – professional or training – to have a recording with just one of these major American conductors, so it’s all the more amazing that our students are led by both of these renowned conductors on one recording! The music on this disc is so compelling as are the wonderful performances turned in by Peabody students. We are truly proud of the result and hope you will give it a listen.



Fred Bronstein, Dean
On Stage/Off Campus
Friday, October 25, Sunday, October 27, 7:00 pm

Professor Amit Peled, cello, will perform at the Lyre Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. Friday, he will perform with the Singolo Orchestra, conducted by Yaroslav Zaboyarkin, and Sunday, he will perform Beethoven works with Frederieke Saeijs, violin, and Miki Aoki, piano.

Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 pm

Professors Judith Ingolfsson, violin, and Alan Stepansky, cello, will perform with Vladimir Stoupel, piano, in the Mendelssohn-Remise in Berlin, Germany reprising a Sylvia Adalman Chamber Series concert at Peabody from earlier this month. They will perform Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50.

Thursday, October 31, 7:30 pm

The Occasional Symphony, led by Ryan Tani ( MM ’17, Conducting), will perform a concert called “Halloween: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” at Baltimore’s 2640 Space. The concert will feature works by James Young ( DMA ’14, Composition), Joshua Bornfield ( DMA ’13 Composition; MM ’14, Music Theory Pedagogy), Scott Lee ( MM ’13, Composition); Stephen Edwards ( MM ’15, Composition), and Haley Olson ( MM ’18, Composition). 

Sunday, November 3, 3:00 pm

Leo Wanenchak ( BM ’79, Music Education, Piano) will be the associate conductor and organist for the Baltimore Choral Arts Society’s “An American Suite: From Billings to Bernstein.” Exploring American choral music, from William Billings in the 18th century to Leonard Bernstein and beyond, the program will include the world premiere of Music Director Anthony Blake Clark’s new piece, Higher Ground. The performance, with a Choral Conversation lecture before, will take place at Shriver Hall on the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University.

Wednesday, November 6, 7:00 pm

Baritone Randall Scarlata, associate professor in voice, will perform with Gilbert Kalish at Stony Brook University in N.Y. The program will feature Schwanengesang, a work from Schubert’s final year, and celebrates the triumph and tragedy of Schubert’s life and music.

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Artistic Achievements
Chad R. Bowles
Chad R. Bowles ( MM ’05, GPD ’07, Piano), chair of the Preparatory’s Piano Department, will be inducted into Steinway & Sons’ Teacher Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place at the historic Steinway New York Factory where he will be honored for his dedication to teaching and inspiring students in their study of piano music. 
Bobby Ge
Master's candidate Bobby Ge, composition, received third place for his composition A Darkling Solstice Psaltery at the second annual International Music Competition of Harbin. The piece was premiered in concert by conductor Qiyuan Zhu and the Harbin Symphony Orchestra in August.
Ching-Yi Lin
Doctoral candidate Ching-Yi Lin ( MM ’18, Piano) won third prize in the fifth Marbella International Music Competition held in Malaga, Spain. He won the opportunity to perform a recital in Spain next year and a cash prize. Lin is in the studio of Alexander Shtarkman.
Jonathan Parrish
Jonathan Parrish ( MM ’92, French Horn) has been selected as the new executive director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in Hagerstown, Md. Parrish has served as the executive director of the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra since 2013.
Lan Zhang
Lan Zhang ( BM ’17, Viola) won a section position in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Zhang studied with Professor Victoria Chiang at both Peabody and the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he has spent the last three summers.
Recent Releases

Peter Folliard ( MM ’09, Conducting) recently had a book published by GIA Music. Accompanying the book, he wrote a blog post about the book’s origins. This first edition of The Bach Initiative contains 26 chorales.

Michael Stepniak ( MM ’98, GPD ’99, Viola) has had his book published by Routledge. The book explores the modern classical music scene and the challenges faced by recent graduates. It also tackles big questions about how higher education can and should prepare musicians for these new realities.