Overtones: Spring 2025
In the Spring 2025 issue of Overtones, our cover story explores the impact of sports and exercise on music-making. Discover how Curtis musicians prepare for the demands of performance after lacing up their gym shoes or joining a local team.
Also in this issue, we consider the future of the concert experience. Will we still be sitting down and listening to classical music by itself in 50 years’ time? Or will visually enhanced formats and remote collaborations continue to reshape the field?
This month’s Q+A spotlights cello faculty member Yumi Kendall, who unpacks the Philly string sound. In Sound Off, musicians offer tips on how to navigate air travel with large or valuable instruments. Alumni and faculty give advice on being a better entrepreneur, violin faculty member Benjamin Beilman (’12) shares his recent cultural discoveries, and we look at the philanthropy of Rita E. Hauser, who recently gave $10 million towards Curtis’ conducting program.
Stories in This Issue
- Sound Off: How to Fly with an Instrument
- Q+A: Yumi Kendall
- Feature Story: Fit to Perform
- Feature Story: The Concert of the Future
- A Tempo: A Pivotal Donation, Organs, and Real Estate
- Orchestrating Opportunity: Entrepreneurship
- Photos: Centennial Celebrations
- Notations: Alumni, Faculty, and Student News
- Centennial Crossword
Meet the Editorial Team
Brian Wise
Editor
Patricia K. Johnson
Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs