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Sean Jones, Richard Johnson, Blake Meister, and Eric Kennedy Featured on ‘Live at the Korner’ CD
The Keystone Trumpet Project Live at the Korner, which spotlights trumpeters Dave Ballou, Rex Richardson, and faculty artist Sean Jones, backed by pianist and faculty

Devin Gray Releases ‘Hz of Gold’ Album
Devin Gray (BM ’06, Jazz Percussion) Releases Hz of Gold (Rataplan) on March 6, featuring Andrea Parkins and Frank Gratowski.

Melissa Wimbish, Carl DuPont, and Gayssie Lugo Star in ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Video Recording
INSeries Opera posted the video recording of its 2023 production, The Ordering of Moses, starring Melissa Wimbish (GPD ’11, Voice; GPD ’14, Chamber Music), Gayssie

Warren Wolf to Join BaRcoDe Ensemble’s European Tour
From March 11-17, Faculty artist Warren Wolf toured in saxophonist Ben Wendel’s BaRcoDe ensemble with stops in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Bobby Ge Wins Second Ending Ensemble’s Call for Scores Competition
Bobby Ge (MM ’20, Composition) was named the Winner of the inaugural Second Ending Ensemble’s 2026 Call for Scores competition, and his work will be

Gerda Lissner Foundation Concert Featuring Peabody Singers Hosted by The Greene Space at WQXR in New York
On March 22, The Gerda Lissner Foundation presented a program featuring outstanding young artists from the Peabody Conservatory, hosted by The Greene Space at WQXR.

Robert Kahn Named Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) and the Solti Foundation U.S. announced that Robert Kahn (BM ’15, Clarinet; KSAS BS ’15, Physics) has been named
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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

Lupe Fiasco Interviewed by Baltimore Banner
Faculty artist Lupe Fiasco was interviewed for a story in the Baltimore Banner. Fiasco, the 12-time Grammy nominee with more than 20 million records sold,

Alexander Hardan Receives Brown University’s Presidential Teaching Award
Alexander Hardan (BM ’16, Violin; MM’ 18, Violin & Musicology and Ethnomusicology), who recently defended his dissertation in Musicology & Ethnomusicology at Brown University, received

Micah Shapiro Appears in Romain Gavras-Directed Music Video
Gener8ion, the multimedia duo of French DJ/producer Surkin and filmmaker Romain Gavras, released a new music video for “STORM,” a single featuring Swedish rapper Yung

Jacqi Fan Selected as National Youth Orchestra Violinist
Preparatory violinist Jacqi Fan has been selected to train and perform this summer with the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. Following