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By Brian Wise
From styling to angles and approachability, five members of the Curtis community—from artists and alumni to a vocal faculty member—discuss what musicians should look for in professional headshots.
From the Fall 2023 Issue
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Curtis faculty member Yannick Nézet-Séguin served as the conducting consultant for the new biopic Maestro, a portrait of Leonard Bernstein’s (Conducting ‘41) life and marriage following his time here at Curtis, stars actor and director Bradley Cooper. Instead of launching into concert preparation this past September, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra spent four intensive, pedagogically focused sessions with conductor James Ross (Conducting’ 89).
In the Curtis Bookshelf, biographer Howard Pollack and faculty member Harvey Sachs make their cases for Samuel Barber (Composition ’34) and Arnold Schoenberg, respectively. Venerable publicist Mary Lou Falcone (Voice’ 66) also tells her poignant story in a new book, I Didn’t See it Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia.
From the Fall 2023 Issue
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By Jeremy Reynolds
Technological advancements like AI generators and improved synthesizers are shaping the careers of studio musicians around the country. Nathan Farrington (Bass ’06), conductor Sarah Hicks, violinist Timothy Fain, Gabriel Cabezas (Cello ’13), and James Nova (Trombone ’96) share their thoughts on the ever-shifting landscape of artificial intelligence and how it is affecting the music industry.
From the Fall 2023 Issue
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By Barbara Benedett
As Curtis’s centennial celebration gets underway, the cover story for the Fall 2024 issue of Overtones presents the first of multiple retrospectives highlighting specific moments that have shaped the school, its people, and its musical training. In this first installment, Curtis’s archivist, Barbara Benedett, shares twenty-five pivotal events and three Curtis trailblazers.
From the Fall 2023 Issue
The cover of the fall 2023 Overtones pays tribute to the people and events that shaped Curtis over the past 100 years.
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1. Mary Louise Curtis Bok
2. Jorge Bolet
3. Fred Cardin
4. Leonard Bernstein
5. Anna Moffo
6. Efrem Zimbalist
7. Edna Phillips
8. George Walker
9. Lang Lang
10. Eric Owens
11. Alfred Brown
12. Gian Carlo Menotti
13. Joseph Silverstein
14. Samuel Barber
15. Rudolf Serkin
16. Arnold Steinhardt
17. Roberto Díaz
18. Hilary Hahn
19. Thaddeus Rich
20. Leopold Stokowski
21. Benita Valente
22. Max Rabinovitsj
23. Juan Diego Flórez
24. Lynn Kahle
25. Yuja Wang
26. Vincent Persichetti
27. Samuel Barber, Gian Carlo Menotti, Gama Gilbert
28. Students gather on Rittenhouse Square for Hoagies in the Square, 1995
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