The Peabody Post is your portal to news, videos, and social media connected to the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, one of the world’s most highly regarded arts schools.

Niloufar Nourbakhsh Featured in VAN Magazine
Niloufar Nourbakhsh, co-artistic director of the Peabody Laptop Orchestra, was featured in VAN magazine about her work as founding member/co-artistic director of the Iranian Female Composers Association and the

Maria Mathieson Appointed to Board of NIMAN
Director of the Preparatory Maria Mathieson has been appointed to a one-year term on the Board of NIMAN, the National Instrumentalist Mentoring + Advancement Network, which

Denyce Graves Launches ‘Shared Voices’
Through a partnership forged by the Denyce Graves Foundation, the Peabody Conservatory joins a consortium of conservatories, historically Black colleges and universities, and the Metropolitan

ChromaDuo Premieres Two New Works
ChromaDuo, comprised of Tracy Anne Smith (DMA ’12, Guitar) and Rob MacDonald (GPD ’03, MM ’04, Guitar), recently premiered two works written for the duo.

Oscar Bettison’s “La hija del neón” on 20 for 2020
Composition professor Oscar Bettison’s “La hija del neón” for cello, piano, and electric guitar appears on the EP 20 for 2020 Volume IV. It is the fourth

Jake Runestad Awarded 2022 Rocky Mountain EMMY
Jake Runestad (MM ’11, Composition) was awarded the 2022 Rocky Mountain EMMY in Musical Composition/Arrangement for his “Earth Symphony,” what he calls a “35-minute work for chorus and

First Edition of Baltimore International Guitar Competition
The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society and its artistic director Manuel Barrueco (BM ’75, Guitar), Peabody Professor of Guitar, successfully ran the first edition of the
The Peabody Post is your portal to news, videos, and social media connected to the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, one of the world’s most highly regarded arts schools.

Niloufar Nourbakhsh Featured in VAN Magazine
Niloufar Nourbakhsh, co-artistic director of the Peabody Laptop Orchestra, was featured in VAN magazine about her work as founding member/co-artistic director of the Iranian Female Composers Association and the

Maria Mathieson Appointed to Board of NIMAN
Director of the Preparatory Maria Mathieson has been appointed to a one-year term on the Board of NIMAN, the National Instrumentalist Mentoring + Advancement Network, which

Denyce Graves Launches ‘Shared Voices’
Through a partnership forged by the Denyce Graves Foundation, the Peabody Conservatory joins a consortium of conservatories, historically Black colleges and universities, and the Metropolitan

ChromaDuo Premieres Two New Works
ChromaDuo, comprised of Tracy Anne Smith (DMA ’12, Guitar) and Rob MacDonald (GPD ’03, MM ’04, Guitar), recently premiered two works written for the duo.

Oscar Bettison’s “La hija del neón” on 20 for 2020
Composition professor Oscar Bettison’s “La hija del neón” for cello, piano, and electric guitar appears on the EP 20 for 2020 Volume IV. It is the fourth

Jake Runestad Awarded 2022 Rocky Mountain EMMY
Jake Runestad (MM ’11, Composition) was awarded the 2022 Rocky Mountain EMMY in Musical Composition/Arrangement for his “Earth Symphony,” what he calls a “35-minute work for chorus and

First Edition of Baltimore International Guitar Competition
The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society and its artistic director Manuel Barrueco (BM ’75, Guitar), Peabody Professor of Guitar, successfully ran the first edition of the