
Garrett Groesbeck rehearses his composition Study No. 1 – Oil on Canvas with a quartet consisting of Mana Yamaguchi, violin; Melissa Woo and Tori Bates, harps; and Mira Chang, violoncello. The quartet played the piece at the Student Composers Forum in February.

Student Showcase winners this spring included (back row, left to right) Tierney Bamrick, Chris Lowry, Katie Heaton, Jacob Sievers, Andrew Villemez, (front row, left to right) Alicia Enstrom, Ben Detrick, Caroline Gilbert, Sarah Davis and Cecilia Fleming.

Composer Peter Schickele held a master class for Blair students and faculty in Turner Hall last March prior to the premiere of his piece A Year in the Catskills, composed for the Blair Woodwind Quintet.

The Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra performs in Ingram Hall in May. Sally McFadden is the director.

Internationally renowned soprano Renee Fleming presented a sold-out concert in Ingram Hall in April. A reception was held following the concert. Fleming, a star of the Metropolitan Opera, praised the acoustics and the audience at Ingram Hall.
© 2009 Vanderbilt University | Photo credit: Steve Green (1,2,3,5); Jenny Mandeville (4)