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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

Jermaine Fryer Appointed Music Director of Rockville Brass Band
The Rockville Brass Band announced the appointment of Jermaine B. Fryer (MM ’20, Euphonium & Music Education) as Music Director. Band President Matthew Wlezien stated,

Zoë Johnstone Stewart Appointed Guitar Foundation of America Executive Director
Chair of the Preparatory Guitar Department, Zoë Johnstone Stewart (MM ’05, Guitar), has been appointed Executive Director of the Guitar Foundation of America.

Toni Marie Palmertree Makes Metropolitan Opera Stage Debut as Madama Butterfly
Toni Marie Palmertree (BM ’06, Vocal Studies) made her Metropolitan Opera Stage Debut singing the title role in Madama Butterfly on March 28th, 2026. She

Amy Carol Branum Receives OAKE Lifetime Achievement Award
Amy Carol Branum (BM ’76, Music Education) was the 2026 recipient of the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) Lifetime Achievement Award. OAKE describes this

Kendra Preston Leonard Awarded Yaddo Residency
Kendra Preston Leonard (BM ’96, Cello) has been awarded a residency at Yaddo to work on the libretto for Common Room, an opera with music
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.

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

Jermaine Fryer Appointed Music Director of Rockville Brass Band
The Rockville Brass Band announced the appointment of Jermaine B. Fryer (MM ’20, Euphonium & Music Education) as Music Director. Band President Matthew Wlezien stated,

Zoë Johnstone Stewart Appointed Guitar Foundation of America Executive Director
Chair of the Preparatory Guitar Department, Zoë Johnstone Stewart (MM ’05, Guitar), has been appointed Executive Director of the Guitar Foundation of America.

Toni Marie Palmertree Makes Metropolitan Opera Stage Debut as Madama Butterfly
Toni Marie Palmertree (BM ’06, Vocal Studies) made her Metropolitan Opera Stage Debut singing the title role in Madama Butterfly on March 28th, 2026. She

Amy Carol Branum Receives OAKE Lifetime Achievement Award
Amy Carol Branum (BM ’76, Music Education) was the 2026 recipient of the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) Lifetime Achievement Award. OAKE describes this

Kendra Preston Leonard Awarded Yaddo Residency
Kendra Preston Leonard (BM ’96, Cello) has been awarded a residency at Yaddo to work on the libretto for Common Room, an opera with music