Overtones: Spring 2023

In the latest issue of Overtones magazine, we explore how members of the Curtis community are utilizing state-of-the-art scientific advances to harness the healing powers of music in medicine. Our Q&A spotlights alumna Jennifer Koh (Violin ’02), newly appointed artistic director of the Kennedy Center’s Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. We delve into a discussion on gender inequity in orchestras, make a case for Curtis Opera Theatre’s recent staging of Ariodante, and highlight what to look for in a manager (and vice versa). We also share news about the Dover Quartet welcoming Julianne Lee (Violin ’05) as its new violist, salute the class of 2023, and more.

Not every visionary manages to realize her dream and establish that dream as a reality for future generations. Not every visionary dedicates herself to clearing a space for young artists to flourish. What a gift to us that Mrs. Bok was that visionary leader.

—Jeanne McGinn, Ph.D., Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Chair of Liberal Arts and Senior Associate Dean of Academics
Stories in This Issue
  1. Welcome Message from the Chair of Liberal Arts
  2. Cover Stories: Music in Medicine
  3. Feature Story: Orchestrating Gender Equity
  4. A Tempo: Dover Quartet, Orchestra Tour, Steinway Spirio
  5. Q&A with Jennifer Koh (Violin ʼ02)
  6. Sound Off: What to Look for in a Manager
  7. Staging Handel’s Ariodante
  8. Archive Spotlight: Rachmaninoff at Curtis
  9. Notations: Alumni, Faculty, and Student News
  10. The Class of 2023
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Welcome Message from the Chair of Liberal Arts

Curtis’s Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Chair of Liberal Arts and Senior Associate Dean of Academics praises the visionary leadership of Mrs. Bok.

Cover Stories: Music in Medicine

Three articles in the Spring 2023 issue of Overtones highlight how the Curtis community is exploring connections between music and medicine.

Feature Story: Orchestrating Gender Equity

New Curtis graduates are entering an orchestral field in which gender disparities have diminished but where pay gaps and instrument-based stereotypes persist.

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