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Juilliard Orchestra
Background- Juilliard Orchestra has spread its fame far and wide with its young batch of musicians.
The Juilliard Orchestra has spread its fame at a number of places such as in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, France, and Bermuda. In the year 1992, it participated in the assemble of Evian Festival, where it was widely applauded for its performance. The Juilliard Orchestra is always undergoing the process of developing and it has resulted in a $150 million capital campaign that is dedicated to aid the student in financial matters as well as faculty compensation, and also the development of programs so that it will help and also prepare the students of Juilliard for the demands of the 21st century.
The Juilliard School, under the name of Institute of Musical Art came into being in the year 1905. The music academy was established by Dr. Frank Damrosch, who felt that the American musicians need not go to abroad for their training and will also stood in competition against the European conservatories. Damrosch and James Loeb, his financial backer started with100 students, and because of the high-quality musical training, the number of students increased. When in 1919, a wealthy textile merchant, Mr. Juilliard died, he left the major share of his wealth to the School for the advancement of music. The Juilliard Graduate School was established to help the worthy music students complete their education. In 1926, the Institute of Musical Art combined with the Graduate School and came to be known as the Billiard School of Music. The president was one the distinguished professor of Columbia University, John Erskine, but with separate deans and identities.
William Schuman who won the first Pulitzer Prize for music, became the president of the combined schools in 1945. He established the Dance Division along with Martha Hill as its first director. He later established the Juilliard String Quartet in 1946, the School's teaching as well as a performance quartet-in-residence. And in 1947 he introduced Literature and Materials of Music (known as L&M) which is a theory about the innovative music. This curriculum changed the manner in which music was taught throughout the United States.
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Artist Biography - Juilliard Orchestra
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 Schuman was succeeded by Dr. Peter Mennin, another well-known composer . In 1968 Mennin created a Drama Division along with John Houseman as its first director and Michel Saint-Denis as the consultant. The School changed its name to The Juilliard School. Then came the creation of the current Pre-College Division which was established to offer intensive musical instruction to talented youngsters from the age group of 8 to 18.
Dr. Joseph W. Polisi succeeded when Mennin died in the year 1983. He became the sixth and current president of the school. He established a new student services, alumni programs, a revised curriculum, a new emphasis on the humanities and liberal arts. He also opened the first residence hall - the Meredith Willson Residence Hall in the year 1990, and also started a jazz program - the Institute for Jazz Studies in collaboration with the The Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center. During this period there has been tremendous financial growth in support of student and faculty. An exchange program has also been created with Columbia University and Barnard College. Emphasis has also been made to reach the community as well as creation of new CD-ROM to teach music to children. Initiative has been taken throughout the school to develop interdisciplinary programs involving actors, dancers, and musicians. Under Polisi's tenure, the Juilliard Orchestra has performed at a number of shows, concerts and festivals.
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Juilliard Orchestra
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