Features
The seismic challenges facing the performing arts extend beyond a speedy vaccine rollout for COVID-19. Here’s what today’s artists must do to prepare for the “next normal.”
by Elizabeth Nonemaker
Spring 2021
The Peabody Preparatory, long a Baltimore hub of arts instruction for children and teens, is dramatically expanding its programming to reach adults from a variety of music and dance backgrounds.
by Lacey Ann Johnson
Spring 2021
Peabody’s new strategic plan positions the institute — and its students — for future economic and cultural uncertainties.
by Linell Smith
Fall 2020
What steps must we take to rectify systemic racism in the world of Classical music?
An Essay by Angela N. Carroll
Illustration by Erin Robinson
Fall 2020
Peabody entered the COVID-19 shutdown well ahead of most other American conservatories. Here’s how the learning continued.
by Rafael Alvarez
Fall 2020
Since arriving as dean five years ago, Fred Bronstein has made improving diversity — of faculty, students, and programs — a top priority at Peabody, and a variety of initiatives are beginning to bear fruit. In the wide-ranging interview that follows, Dean Bronstein tells why it’s so crucial to engage classical musicians from historically underrepresented communities, and he talks candidly about the successes and challenges of ongoing diversity efforts across the institute.
Interview by Sue De Pasquale
Spring 2020