Vanderbilt Blair School of Music

🎶 Experience an evening of powerful musical storytelling as Blair School of Music presents Deep River: African American Spirituals – Reimagined, featuring Alchymy Viols and countertenor Michael Walker II. ✨ Monday 3/16, 7:30p ⭐ Tickets: blair.live/031626-tix @VanderbiltU

✍🏼 Blair professor of musicology Cynthia Cyrus has co-authored a new open-access article with Dr. Jennifer Carnell. Published in Notes & Queries, their research identifies a previously unrecognized German analogue to Chaucer’s Prioress’s Tale. ⭐ Read: vu.edu/cyrus-030626

📣 Standing Next to a Sound . . . Award-winning double bassist, composer and recording artist Edgar Meyer gives an exclusive preview of his upcoming concert with Chris Potter and shares the story behind a new album project. ⭐ Read more: vu.edu/meyer-022526 @VanderbiltU

📣 Hear the music of Steely Dan, Yes, Nirvana, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, and more reimagined by the Blair Big Band, Friday, Feb. 13 in Ingram Hall. The acclaimed jazz ensemble was named Best Big Band by readers of the @NashvilleScene. ⭐ Tix: blair.live/021326-tix #Jazz

📣 We congratulate Blair faculty members Jared Hauser, @DougShadle, and Eric Wong, along with Blair secondary appointment @RahelehFilsoofi, on being named to receive Vanderbilt Rapid-Advancement MicroGrant Program (RAMP) awards. ⭐ Story: vu.edu/25-Awards @VanderbiltU

💛 Flutist Rama Kumaran (BMus ’19) has built a thriving career in Nashville, with credits on video game soundtracks including 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝟤, 𝘈𝘱𝘦𝘹 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, & 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴. He returned to Blair to share his work and playing.

🎉 Congratulations to Iris Shepherd on being named the winner of the Southern Division Young Artist Performance Competition hosted by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Shepherd advances to the MTNA National Finals, where she will compete live. Bravo!

📣 In one week: We are thrilled to host industry leaders Jenn Chang and Kevin Kwan Loucks at Blair School for a panel discussion event, "From Stage to Society: Musicians Building a Better World." ⭐ Wed, Jan 14, 12:20-1:10p, Turner Hall - Free / RSVP: vu.edu/stage-to-socie…

📣 Blair musicology professor Douglas Shadle's lastest piece in the @nytimes recounts the life of George Frederick Bristow, a 19th-century American composer born 200 years ago this month. @DougShadle @VanderbiltU nytimes.com/2025/12/16/art…

📷 Concert Announcement . . . Join us February 19, 2026, for the guitar event of the year as Blair School of Music welcomes internationally acclaimed Brazilian brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad: Duo Assad. ⭐ Tickets: blair.live/021926-tix @VanderbiltU

Dave Sheinin produced a Washington Post multimedia piece on the "top 10 sports themes of all time." A voice major at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music, Dave has had a distinguished career as a sportswriter. He talks about bringing together sports & music: youtu.be/z3ynMTWEmnE?si…

📣 Blair students presented a donation of $2,581 to W.O. Smith Community Music School, which provides instruments and high-quality music lessons to families with limited financial resources. 🖤💛 ⭐ Read more: vu.edu/120825 @VanderbiltU

🎭 Step into the world behind the curtains with the Vanderbilt Opera Theater’s latest production, “Alice Tierney,” and discover the profound impact this program has on its students. 🖤💛 @VanderbiltU #blairschoolvu

🎶🎻 The faculty at Blair School of Music are not only talented, but deeply dedicated to each & every one of their students. Meet Stephen Miahky, Joseph Joachim Chair & associate professor of violin as he shares his work & what makes studying at Blair a unique experience.

✨ Photos from Friday's sold-out performance of Julia Wolfe's Fire in my mouth. A riveting and unforgettable production! @VanderbiltU #blairschoolvu

🎶 Meet Grace O'Duffy, a rising senior majoring in Music Education and Composition. Grace is a thoughtful creator with a talent for bringing heart and intention to every musical moment she’s part of. ✨Watch here: vu.edu/graceoduffy #studentspotlight #musiceducation

✨Join us in congratulating Heather Conner, Blair School of Music Chancellor’s Chair of Piano, on receiving the prestigious honor of being named to the Steinway & Sons Music Teacher Hall of Fame. 🎹💛 ⭐ Read more: vu.edu/conner-111025 @VanderbiltU

🎶 Music memories are forever! Blair School of Music alumni gathered at Vanderbilt for Reunion Weekend, November 6-9, to reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate their shared musical heritage. @VanderbiltU youtu.be/rZJfHPodVG8

📣 Pianist Elenora Pertz, BMus’15, has chased her musical dreams across continents, from the grand halls of Vienna to Berlin—and this past summer to Florence, Italy. ⭐ Read the full story from Amy Wolf in Vanderbilt Magazine. @VanderbiltU news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/10/31/ele…

🎷Meet Omar Adada and his saxophone, “Batman II.” A saxophone performance and pre-med major, Omar shares his gift of music with patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, blending art and healing. 🖤💛 @VanderbiltU @VUMChealth #blairschoolvu