New Music on the Point June Festival Features Alumni and Faculty
December 2, 2025
New Music on the Point June Festival will occur from June 2nd to 14th, 2026, in Vermont and will feature the Bergamot Quartet—Ledah Finck (BM
Tag: Strings – Viola
Bergamot Quartet Featured on Ian Power’s Album “Brace”
November 28, 2025
Composer Ian Power’s recent album Brace includes his “Brace Each Other Dive” string quartet, performed by the Bergamot Quartet—Ledah Finck (BM ’16, MM ‘18, Violin);
Patrick LeStrange Appointed Adjunct Faculty in Viola at George Mason University
September 9, 2025
Patrick LeStrange (BM ’05, Viola) was appointed Applied Adjunct Faculty in Viola at George Mason University.
Chelsey Green Elected Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Recording Academy
June 28, 2025
Chelsey Green (MM ’09, Viola Performance) has been elected as Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Recording Academy. Green will be the first
Peabody Alumni to Teach at YOLA Summer 2025 Program
May 18, 2025
Select Peabody alumni will be teaching at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s YOLA Program this summer, 2025. The YOLA faculty members include Jessica Rivero Altarriba (MM
Bergamot Quartet Featured on PBS Songs About Buildings and Moods
January 15, 2025
Episode 1, Season 2, of the PBS program Songs about Buildings and Moods features Peabody Conservatory alumna composer Ledah Finck (BM ’16, MM ‘18, Violin)
The Ensemble Article Features Daniel Jacobs
October 25, 2024
The Ensemble: Connecting the World of Music for Social Change featured Daniel Jacobs’ (GPD ’17, Viola) collective composition work as a teaching artist and conductor
Faculty and Alumni Awarded Commissions Through Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation
August 17, 2024
The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to eight composers and the groups co-sponsoring their
Daniel Jacobs Named Firebird Fellow
July 28, 2024
Daniel Jacobs (MM ’15, GPD ’17, Viola) was named a 2023-24 Firebird Fellow at the Academy of Impact through Music. Firebird Fellowship is a 15-month
Megan Wei Joins San Diego Symphony
July 24, 2024
Current DMA candidate Megan Wei won a position in the viola section of the San Diego Symphony. Wei studied with Choong-Jin Chang and Victoria Chiang.