WELCOME, NEW ANDRETURNINGSTUDENTS!

CONVOCATIONTHE JUILLIARD SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

LINCOLN CENTER

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PERFORMANCESalute to 30 Years of MAPTRADITIONAL “Amazing Grace”arr. DAVE PRUDON Trinity Williamson, Violin (MAP ’23) Anthony McGill, Clarinet, Faculty, and Artistic Director, Music Advancement Program (MAP)

WELCOME Damian Woetzel, President

PERFORMANCESalute to 20 Years of Juilliard JazzCHICK COREA ('61, piano) “You’re Everything”arr. JACOB MELSHA Mar Vilaseca, Jazz Voice (MM ’22) (BM ’21, MM ’22, jazz studies) Kevin Oliver, Jazz Saxophone (BM ’22) David Sneider, Jazz Trumpet (MM ’23) Jacob Melsha, Jazz Trombone (BM ’21, MM ’22) Matthew Whitaker, Jazz Piano (BM ’23) Corentin Le Hir, Jazz Bass (MM ’21) Petros Anagnostakos, Jazz Drums (BM ’22)

CONVERSATION Adam Meyer, Provost (MM ’04, viola) and the Juilliard String Quartet: Areta Zhulla, Violin (Pre-College ’04; BM ’08, MM ’10; faculty 2018-present) Ronald Copes, Violin (faculty 1997-present) Roger Tapping, Viola (faculty 2013-present) Astrid Schween, Cello (Pre-College ’80; BM ’84, MM ’85; faculty 2016-present)

PERFORMANCESalute to 75 Years of the Juilliard String QuartetLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN From String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 IV. Allegro—Prestissimo Ulysses Quartet Christina Bouey, Violin (Artist Diploma ’22) Rhiannon Banerdt, Violin (Artist Diploma ’22) Colin Brookes, Viola (BM ’11, Artist Diploma ’22) Grace Ho, Cello (Artist Diploma ’22)

The Ulysses Quartet is Juilliard’s graduate resident string quartet; its members are Lisa Arnhold Fellows.

CONVERSATION Damian Woetzel, President, and David Serkin Ludwig (Graduate Diploma ’02, composition), Dean and Director, Music Division

Credits

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PERFORMANCEDAVID SERKIN LUDWIG Moto perpetuo (Graduate Diploma ’02, Valerie Kim, Violin (Pre-College ’16; BM ’20, composition) MM '22)

PERFORMANCEBRITTANY FISHER SAY IT(Artist Diploma ’22) Morgan Scott, Actor (BFA ’22) Britnie Narcisse, Actor (BFA ’22)

REMARKS Damian Woetzel, President

PERFORMANCESalute to 70 Years of Juilliard DanceCAILI QUAN Closing Spaces/TessellationsGABRIELLA SMITH Juilliard Dance Class of 2022

Si Eon Choi, Flute (MM ’22) Alec Manasse, Clarinet (Pre-College ’16; BM ’20, MM ’22) Wilson Childers, Trumpet (MM ’22) Shaleah Feinstein, Violin (MM ’22) Cameren Anai Williams, Viola (BM ’22) Eliana Yang, Cello (Pre-College ’18; BM ’22)

Directed by John Giampietro

This ceremony is being streamed at instagram.com/juilliardschool

Scott AutryErin BrothersJameson BurkeAaron ChoateMorgan CluneHolden ColeJoan Dwiartanto Graham FeenyJada GermanEllexis HatchCali Hollister

Harrison Knostman Lounes LandriNicole LeungEleni LovingRobert MasonTerrance Matthews Hugo PizanoJacalyn TatroCyrie TopeteKylie Toy

Credits

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Credits

Director: John Giampietro (faculty 2009-present)Lighting Designer: Brandon Stirling BakerProduction Stage Manager: Nicole MitchellStage Manager: Paulina Campbell*Assistant Stage Managers: Kirk Batzel**, Sam Benson**, Venessa Mings**, Cordelia Senie**, Josh-Andrew Wisdom***Alumna, Juilliard Professional Apprentice Program**Member, Juilliard Professional Apprentice Program

Tessellations by Gabriella Smith/MWMP Concert Works (BMI)

This event is generously supported by the Joseph W. Polisi Artist as Citizen President’s Fund.

Juilliard’s creative enterprise programming, including the Creative Associates program, is generously supported by Jody and John Arnhold.

Juilliard is committed to the diversity of our community and to fostering an environment that is inclusive, supportive, and welcoming to all. For information on our equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts, and to see Juilliard's land acknowledgment statement, please visit our website at juilliard.edu.

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Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration

Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal ArtsBrian Zeger, Artistic Director of the Ellen and James S. Marcus

Institute for Vocal ArtsEmily Wells, Director of AdministrationAndrew Gaines, Director of Opera Activities

Lila Acheson Wallace Library and Doctoral Fellows ProgramJane Gottlieb, Vice President for Library and Information Resources;

Director of the C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows ProgramJeni Dahmus Farah, Director, ArchivesAlan Klein, Director of Library Technical Services

Preparatory DivisionWeston Sprott, Dean of the Preparatory DivisionAnthony McGill, Artistic Director, Music Advancement ProgramRebecca Reuter, Administrative Director, Music Advancement ProgramEkaterina Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs,

Pre-CollegeAnna Royzman, Director of Performance Activities, Pre-College

Enrollment Management and Student DevelopmentJoan D. Warren, Vice President of Enrollment Management and

Student DevelopmentBarrett Hipes, Dean of Student DevelopmentKathleen Tesar, Associate Dean for Enrollment ManagementAlice Jones, Assistant Dean of Community Engagement and

Career ServicesSabrina Tanbara, Assistant Dean of Student AffairsVanessa Valenzuela, Assistant Dean, International Advisement and

Student Diversity InitiativesWilliam Buse, Director of Counseling ServicesRachel Christensen, Administrative Director, Alan D. Marks Center

for Career Services and EntrepreneurshipKatherine Gertson, RegistrarTina Gonzalez, Director of Financial AidCamille Pajor, Director of Bias Response and Title IX CoordinatorTodd Porter, Assistant Dean, Residence LifeHoward Rosenberg MD, Medical DirectorDan Stokes, Director of Academic Support and Disability ServicesBeth Techow, Administrative Director of Health and Counseling Services

DevelopmentAlexandra Wheeler, Vice President and Chief Advancement OfficerKatie Murtha, Director of Major GiftsLori Padua, Director of Planned GivingRebecca Vaccarelli, Director of Alumni RelationsKim Furano, Director of Institutional RelationsRobyn Calmann, Director of Special EventsToniya Katsarov, Director of Development Operations

Public AffairsRosalie Contreras, Vice President of Public AffairsBenedict Campbell, Website DirectorSusan Jackson, Editorial DirectorAnna Sayer, Design DirectorTamara Vallejos, Director of MarketingMara Vlatkovic, Director of Marketing, Community Relations

Office of the Chief Operating Officer and Corporate SecretaryLesley Rosenthal,Chief Operating Officer and Corporate SecretaryMark Shelton, Chief of Public SafetyAdam Gagan, Director of SecurityCameron Christensen, Associate Vice President, FacilitiesRichard Mannoia, Senior Director of Education and Strategy, K-12

Programs and InitiativesThom Widmann, Senior Director of ProductionNicholas Saunders, Director of Concert OperationsTina Matin, Director of Earned Revenue OperationsKevin Boutote, Director of Recording and Classroom Technology

FinanceCathy Nadeau, Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerMichael Kerstan, ControllerIrina Shteyn, Director of Financial Planning and AnalysisNicholas Mazzurco, Director of Student Accounts/Bursar

Administration and LawMaurice F. Edelson, Vice President for Administration and

General CounselCarl Young, Chief Information OfficerDmitriy Aminov, Director of IT EngineeringClara Perdiz, Director of Client Services, ITJeremy Pinquist, Director of Enterprise ApplicationsKatie Germana, Director of Human ResourcesJennifer Wilcox, Director of Apprentice Program

June Noble Larkin, Chair Emerita (in memoriam)

Mary Ellin BarrettKenneth S. DavidsonKeith R. Gollust

Sidney R. KnafelNancy A. MarksElizabeth McCormack,

(in memoriam)Katheryn C. Patterson

Joseph W. Polisi, President Emeritus

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Mitchell Nelson, Chair

JUILLIARD COUNCIL

Michelle Demus AuerbachBarbara BrandtEric J. FriedmanPeter L. KendYounghee Kim-WaitSophie LaffontJean-Hughes Monier

Terry MorgenthalerJohn G. PoppGrace E. RichardsonMary K. RiewJeremy T. SmithAlexander I. Tachmes

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATIONDamian Woetzel, President

Office of the PresidentCiaran Escoffery, Chief of StaffAra Guzelimian, Special AdvisorKathryn Kozlark, Artistic Producer and Director for Creative EnterpriseChristina Salgado, Director for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and

Belonging Initiatives

Office of the ProvostAdam Meyer, ProvostKirstin Ek, Associate ProvostJosé García-León, Dean of Academic Affairs and AssessmentAmy Evans, Assistant Dean for Academic AffairsJohn-Morgan Bush, Director of Lifelong Learning

Dance DivisionAlicia Graf Mack, Dean and Director of the Dance DivisionKatie Friis, Administrative DirectorMario Alberto Zambrano, Associate Director

Drama DivisionEvan Yionoulis, Richard Rodgers Dean and Director of the

Drama DivisionDerrick Sanders, Associate DirectorKatherine Hood, Managing DirectorLindsey Alexander, Director of Artistic and Curricular Planning

Music DivisionDavid Ludwig, Dean and Director of the Music DivisionBärli Nugent, Assistant Dean, Director of Chamber MusicA. Joseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral StudiesMario Igrec, Chief Piano TechnicianJoanna K. Trebelhorn, Director of Orchestral and Ensemble Operations

Historical PerformanceRobert Mealy, Director of Historical PerformanceKarin Brookes, Administrative Director

JazzWynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard JazzAaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Bruce Kovner, ChairJ. Christopher Kojima, Vice Chair

Joshua BlackJulie Anne ChoiKent A. ClarkBarbara G. FleischmanMary GrahamJoan W. HarrisMatt JacobsonEdward E. Johnson Jr.Philippe Khuong-HuuKaren M. LevyTeresa E. LindsayLaura LinneyVincent A. MaiEllen MarcusGreg Margolies

Stephanie Palmer McClellandChristina McInerneyLester S. Morse Jr.Rebecca MorseStephen A. NovickSusan W. RoseJeffrey SellerDeborah SimonSarah Billinghurst SolomonWilliam E. “Wes” Stricker, MDYael TaqquReginald Van LeeDamian WoetzelCamille Zamora

Cover photo: Chris Cooper