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
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
Chair of the Preparatory Guitar Department, Zoë Johnstone Stewart (MM ’05, Guitar), has been appointed Executive Director of the Guitar Foundation of America.
“Intersection” a poem written by Preparatory dance faculty member Lisa Green-Cudek, was published in The Dancer-Citizen. Editor Julie B. Johnson notes: “In her poem, ‘Intersection,’
The Preparatory Voice department won the following Maryland/DC District NATS awards, and these students are elegible to compete in the Mid-Atlantic regional division in March.
Sanjeev Trichur, 15 years old, has been selected as a National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellow for 2025-26. Trichur studies piano with Dr. Hyun-Sook Park at
Preparatory alumnus Connor Chaikowsky has been appointed to the second violin section of the Detroit Symphony. A former student of Andréa Picard Boecker, Connor participated
Preparatory cellist Amelia Baisden, student of Daniel Levitov, spent the summer at New England Conservatory in Boston, MA as part of Morningside Music Bridge, an
Peabody Preparatory alumnus Brandon Woody performed at Montreal Jazz Fest on June 29 and performed with his band at the Hollywood Bowl.
The Howie Awards are presented annually by the Howard County Arts Council to celebrate those who create, teach, and support the arts in Howard County.