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Alexa Rinn Named Copland House Cultivate Fellow
Alexa Rinn (DMA ’21, MM ’14, Composition) has been named a Copland House Cultivate 2026 Fellow. An intensive, weeklong, all-scholarship creative workshop and mentoring program,

Addison Ellis-Otovo Accepted into Carnegie Hall’s NY02 and Selected as American Viola Society Competition Finalist
Preparatory student Addison Ellis-Otovo has been selected as a finalist in the American Viola Society Festival’s junior solo competition scheduled for June 3. Ellis-Otovo has

Marianna Busching Releases Book of Poetry “From Earth’s Floor”
From Earth’s Floor: Small Poems by retired voice faculty artist Marianna Busching was published by Wipf and Stock Publishers in December, 2025. These short poems

Andrés Hidalgo Wins Tenure-Track Position at Universidad de los Andes
Andrés Hidalgo (BM ’94, MM ’98, Guitar) won a tenure-track academic position for Classical Guitar at the Universidad de los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela, in

Caitlin Vincent’s Libretto “Spacious Skies: A Choral Symphony” Commissioned by Madison Symphony Orchestra
Spacious Skies: A Choral Symphony, a work themed around America’s national parks and composed by Scott Gendel with a libretto by Caitlin Vincent (MM ’09,

Dan Trahey Leads Aspen Music Festival Collective Composition Workshop
Tuned-In founder Dan Trahey (BM ’00, Tuba, Music Education) will lead the Collective Composition Workshop at the Aspen Music Festival in April and July. The

Harlan Parker Serves as Guest Clinician for Tokyo KPASS Honor Band
Peabody faculty artist Dr. Harlan D. Parker, conductor of the Peabody Chamber Winds, served as guest clinician for the KPASS Honor Band in Tokyo from
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.

Alexa Rinn Named Copland House Cultivate Fellow
Alexa Rinn (DMA ’21, MM ’14, Composition) has been named a Copland House Cultivate 2026 Fellow. An intensive, weeklong, all-scholarship creative workshop and mentoring program,

Addison Ellis-Otovo Accepted into Carnegie Hall’s NY02 and Selected as American Viola Society Competition Finalist
Preparatory student Addison Ellis-Otovo has been selected as a finalist in the American Viola Society Festival’s junior solo competition scheduled for June 3. Ellis-Otovo has

Marianna Busching Releases Book of Poetry “From Earth’s Floor”
From Earth’s Floor: Small Poems by retired voice faculty artist Marianna Busching was published by Wipf and Stock Publishers in December, 2025. These short poems

Andrés Hidalgo Wins Tenure-Track Position at Universidad de los Andes
Andrés Hidalgo (BM ’94, MM ’98, Guitar) won a tenure-track academic position for Classical Guitar at the Universidad de los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela, in

Caitlin Vincent’s Libretto “Spacious Skies: A Choral Symphony” Commissioned by Madison Symphony Orchestra
Spacious Skies: A Choral Symphony, a work themed around America’s national parks and composed by Scott Gendel with a libretto by Caitlin Vincent (MM ’09,

Dan Trahey Leads Aspen Music Festival Collective Composition Workshop
Tuned-In founder Dan Trahey (BM ’00, Tuba, Music Education) will lead the Collective Composition Workshop at the Aspen Music Festival in April and July. The

Harlan Parker Serves as Guest Clinician for Tokyo KPASS Honor Band
Peabody faculty artist Dr. Harlan D. Parker, conductor of the Peabody Chamber Winds, served as guest clinician for the KPASS Honor Band in Tokyo from