Peabody’s first Hip Hop majors—with specialties in beatboxing, rap, and production—each bring a unique artistic aesthetic.
Inside these walls, careers began, collaborations sparked, and lives intertwined—stories that endure as the building enters its next act.
With Friedberg Hall under renovation, Peabody students learned to adapt their sound, expand their reach, and embrace the rhythms of life on the move.
Guest conductor Hans Graf led the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest vocalist Mikhail Svetlov, through an all-Shostakovich program at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in February for the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Concert Series’ Annual Concert in Memory of Steven Muller.
Guest conductor Hans Graf led the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest vocalist Mikhail Svetlov, through an all-Shostakovich program at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in February for the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Concert Series’ Annual Concert in Memory of Steven Muller.
Grammy Award–winning conductor Michael Christie has been named the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Artistic Director of Ensembles at the Peabody Conservatory, leading the programming and direction of the Conservatory’s instrumental and vocal ensembles beginning in fall 2026.
Grammy Award–winning conductor Michael Christie has been named the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Artistic Director of Ensembles at the Peabody Conservatory, leading the programming and direction of the Conservatory’s instrumental and vocal ensembles beginning in fall 2026.
When baritone Ryan Alexander (MM ’24, Vocal Performance) began his graduate degree at Peabody, he brought a decade of experience in special education and advocating for individuals with disabilities.
When baritone Ryan Alexander (MM ’24, Vocal Performance) began his graduate degree at Peabody, he brought a decade of experience in special education and advocating for individuals with disabilities.
During the summer of 1980, while still an undergraduate at Dickinson College, Ginger Hildebrand (MM ’88, Guitar) and her future husband, David Hildebrand, spent their evenings playing music in local bars around Annapolis, Maryland.
During the summer of 1980, while still an undergraduate at Dickinson College, Ginger Hildebrand (MM ’88, Guitar) and her future husband, David Hildebrand, spent their evenings playing music in local bars around Annapolis, Maryland.
A frequent audience member at local jazz concerts, Sid Kaplan became connected to the Peabody Institute when he met renowned trumpeter Sean Jones, the Richard and Elizabeth Case Chair in Jazz Studies, during a performance at a small venue in Washington, D.C.
A frequent audience member at local jazz concerts, Sid Kaplan became connected to the Peabody Institute when he met renowned trumpeter Sean Jones, the Richard and Elizabeth Case Chair in Jazz Studies, during a performance at a small venue in Washington, D.C.
Ebban Dorsey, alto saxophonist and a senior in Jazz Studies, grew up in Baltimore surrounded by music. With her brother Ephraim Dorsey, also a Jazz Studies senior who plays tenor saxophone and is her number-one musical collaborator, she has been integral to the city’s jazz scene since they were both in elementary school.
Ebban Dorsey, alto saxophonist and a senior in Jazz Studies, grew up in Baltimore surrounded by music. With her brother Ephraim Dorsey, also a Jazz Studies senior who plays tenor saxophone and is her number-one musical collaborator, she has been integral to the city’s jazz scene since they were both in elementary school.
Internationally renowned flutist Marina Piccinini, who has been a star in the Peabody faculty firmament since 2001, makes connecting across time and space seem effortless.
Internationally renowned flutist Marina Piccinini, who has been a star in the Peabody faculty firmament since 2001, makes connecting across time and space seem effortless.
Carl DuPont has always enjoyed an audience. In elementary school, he couldn’t resist being the kid who raised his hand to answer a question the moment his teacher asked it.
Carl DuPont has always enjoyed an audience. In elementary school, he couldn’t resist being the kid who raised his hand to answer a question the moment his teacher asked it.
Cheng Jiayi Interviews Kevin Puts for Gan Lan
Current GPD student Cheng Jiayi (MM ’24, Cello) interviewed faculty artist Kevin Puts for a profile published in the Gan Lan (Olive) classical music magazine in China. Read the
Marjorie Liss (1943-2026)
Former Preparatory student, Conservatory alumnus, and longtime faculty artist and educator Marjorie Liss (Teaching Certificate ’64; BM ’66, Piano) passed away in January at 82.
Darin Atwater Releases “Let Freedom Swing” Album with Jazz at Lincoln Center, Featuring Acclaimed “Day of Affirmation”
Faculty artist Darin Atwater released “Day of Affirmation (Robert F. Kennedy),” a work with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis, as part of