Studios for Safe Singing
Soprano Ah Young Hong can't gush enough about the Peabody Institute’s new low-latency music studios, created to improve the teaching and learning experience for vocalists during COVID-19.
A Plethora of Precautions for Campus Return
The new low-latency studios for voice lessons are just one of many extensive adaptations and updates undertaken to prepare for a spring semester of hybrid instruction at the Peabody Institute.
Reexamining the Narrative of Johns Hopkins
In mid-December, Johns Hopkins officials shared a difficult revelation with the Johns Hopkins community: newly discovered records showing that Johns Hopkins, the institution’s founder and namesake, held enslaved people in his home during the mid-1800s.
Making It to the Met: Cierra Byrd
When Cierra Byrd (MM ’20, Voice) was accepted last summer into the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, she had been to the Met only twice in her life.
Opera, Transformed: Timothy Nelson
When Timothy Nelson (BM ’04, Composition) was named artistic director of Washington, D.C.’s IN Series opera theatre in 2018, he was already celebrated for his innovative productions throughout Europe and the United States. Critics had dubbed him “the future of opera.”
A Momentous Gift for Tuned-In
Clarinetist Keyona Carrington, a high school senior, has been involved with Peabody’s Tuned-In program since she was 8 years old. Tuned-In, which uses music as a catalyst for social change and youth empowerment, provides a tuition-free Peabody Preparatory education to Baltimore City Public Schools students.
Cultivating the Seed of Gratefulness
As a new member of the Johns Hopkins University board of trustees, Ci-Ying Sun (BM ’92, MM ’94, Piano) brings a varied background in the arts and business that makes her a valued asset to the board.
‘When You’re a Jet...’: Ui-Seng François
In December 2018, Ui-Seng François had nearly completed her first semester as a dance major at Peabody when her aunt sent her a Playbill casting call for a newly imagined revival of the Broadway classic West Side Story.