Members of the Juilliard Orchestra Jeffrey Milarsky, Conductor
The Juilliard School presents Members of the Juilliard Orchestra Jeffrey Milarsky, Conductor
Recorded on Thursday, April 1, 2021 Judith Harris and Tony Woolfson Orchestral Studio
ARVO PÄRT Symphony No. 4, “Los Angeles” (2008) (b. 1935) Con sublimità Affannoso Deciso
Used by arrangement with European American Music Corporation on behalf of UE, publisher and copyright owner of the work
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1 Members of the Juilliard Orchestra
First Violin Cello Kevin Zhu, Concertmaster Elena Ariza, Principal Samuel Andonian Sebastian Stöger Njioma Chinyere Grevious Dale Jeong Ashley Lee Yoon Mizuki Hayakawa Sahana Shravan Roric Cunningham Dawn Kim Audrey Park Double Bass Logan May, Principal Second Violin Jonathan Luik Ariel Seunghyun Lee, Principal Sami Ahn Fanny Fheodoroff Joe Zhouyao Zhang Whitney Takata Sarah Ma Timpani Yutong Zhang Jake Borden
Viola Percussion Lynn Sue-A-Quan, Principal Omar El-Abidin, Principal Noémie Chemali Sean Edwards James Chanha Kang Kyle Rappe Joshua Kail Tanner Tanyeri James Preucil Harp Yun Chai Lee
2 Meet Jeffrey Milarsky
American conductor Jeffrey Milarsky (BM ’88, MM ’90, percussion) is the music director of AXIOM, dedicated to performing the masterworks of the 20th- and 21st-century repertoire. Known for his innovative programming, he has been hailed for his interpretation of a wide range of repertoire, which spans from Bach to Xenakis. In recent seasons he has worked with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, MET Chamber Ensemble, Bergen Philharmonic, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New World Symphony, and the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra. In the U.S. and abroad, he has premiered and recorded works by many groundbreaking contemporary composers in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, and IRCAM in Paris. Milarsky has a long history of premiering, recording, and performing American composers and in keeping with that, in 2013 was presented with the prestigious Ditson Conductor’s Award. His interest and dedication has brought forth collaborations with esteemed composers such as Adams, Babbitt, Cage, Carter, Corigliano, Crumb, Davidovsky, Druckman, Gordon, Lang, Mackey, Rouse, Shapey, Subotnick, Wuorinen, and an entire generation of emerging composers. A dedicated teacher, Milarsky serves on the conducting faculty at Juilliard and is a senior lecturer in music at Columbia University, where he is the music director and conductor of the Columbia University Orchestra. An in-demand timpanist and percussionist, Milarsky has been the principal timpanist for the Santa Fe Opera since 2005. In addition, he has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Pittsburgh Symphony. He has recorded extensively for Angel, Bridge, Teldec, Telarc, New World, CRI, MusicMasters, EMI, Koch, and London records. Milarsky received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Juilliard, where he was awarded the Peter Mennin Prize for outstanding leadership and achievement in the arts.
3 Juilliard Orchestra
Juilliard’s largest and most visible student performing ensemble, the Juilliard Orchestra is known for delivering polished and passionate performances of works spanning the repertoire. Comprising more than 350 students in the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, the orchestra appears throughout the season in concerts on the stages of Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, and Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater. The orchestra is a strong partner to Juilliard’s other divisions, appearing in opera and dance productions, as well as presenting an annual concert of world premieres by Juilliard student composers. The Juilliard Orchestra welcomes an impressive roster of world-renowned guest conductors as well as faculty members Jeffrey Milarsky and David Robertson. The Juilliard Orchestra has toured across the U.S. and throughout Europe, South America, and Asia, where it was the first Western conservatory ensemble allowed to visit and perform following the opening of the People’s Republic of China in 1987, returning two decades later, in 2008. Other ensembles under the Juilliard Orchestra umbrella include the conductor-less Juilliard Chamber Orchestra, Juilliard Wind Orchestra, and new-music groups AXIOM and New Juilliard Ensemble.
Orchestra Administration (as of April 01, 2021)
Benjamin Sosland, Interim Dean and Director of the Music Division Joseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral Studies Joanna K. Trebelhorn, Director of Orchestral and Ensemble Operations Matthew Wolford, Operations Manager and AXIOM Manager Daniel Pate, Percussion Coordinator Lisa Dempsey Kane, Principal Orchestra Librarian Michael McCoy, Orchestra Librarian Adarsh Kumar, Orchestra Personnel Manager Curtis Stewart, Chamber Music Manager and New Juilliard Ensemble Manager Michael Dwinell, Orchestral Studies Coordinator Alexandra Kapilian, Orchestra Management Apprentice
4 Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration
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