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CREATIVE ASSOCIATE SERIES

Friday, Words & December 4, Buried Meaning 1pm ET

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The presents

Words & Buried Meaning Creative Associate Nico Muhly in Conversation With Iestyn Davies Moderated by Creative Associate Nadia Sirota

This discussion between Creative Associate Nico Muhly (MM ’04, composition) and Iestyn Davies will explore their years-long collaborations, including a chamber work dealing with archaeology and the beauty of the lost past (Old Bones); a monodrama about Alan Turing (Sentences); of folk and John Dowland; and, most recently, a song created and recorded entirely during the COVID-19 lockdowns. The conversation will be moderated by Creative Associate Nadia Sirota (BM ’04, MM ’06, viola).

The program may include excerpts from the following works:

Sentences: Part III Iestyn Davies, Countertenor Nico Muhly,

The Bitter Withy (Traditional, arr. Muhly) Iestyn Davies, Countertenor Britten Sinfonia

New-Made Tongue Iestyn Davies, Countertenor Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Oliver Zeffman, Conductor Nico Muhly, Composer

Old Bones Iestyn Davies, Countertenor Thomas Dunford, Theorbo Nico Muhly, Composer

Time Stands Still (Dowland, arr. Muhly) Iestyn Davies, Countertenor Aurora Orchestra Nicholas Collon, Conductor

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Juilliard’s Creative Enterprise programming, including the Creative Associates program, is generously sponsored by

Jody and John Arnhold.

Special thanks to Kevin Anthenill, Olivia Fitzsimons, James Lemkin, Fritz Myers, Sue Spence, and the many members of the Juilliard community who helped bring this program to life.

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Nico Muhly

Creative Associate Nico Muhly (MM ’04, composition) is an American composer and sought-after collaborator whose influences range from American minimalism to the Anglican choral tradition. The recipient of commissions from the Metropolitan , Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles

Philharmonic, Tallis Scholars and St. John’s College, Cambridge, and others, Muhly has written more than 100 works for the concert stage, Photo: Heidi Solander including the 2017 opera , which premiered at the and was staged by the in fall 2018. Muhly is a frequent collaborator with choreographer and, as an arranger, has paired with , , and others. His work for stage and screen include music for the 2013 Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie and scores for including the Oscar-winning The Reader. Born in , Muhly studied composition at Juilliard before working as an editor and conductor for . He is part of the artist-run record label , which released his first two albums, Speaks Volumes (2006) and Mothertongue (2008). He lives in City.

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Iestyn Davies

After graduating from St John’s College, Cambridge, Iestyn Davies studied at the , . In 2017 he received an Olivier Award nomination for singing the role of in Farinelli and the King with , a Globe Theatre production which was revived in the West End and on Broadway. On the opera stage, he has appeared at the , Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Photo: Chris Sorensen Festival Opera, English National Opera, La Scala, Milan, Metropolitan Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago and in Munich, Vienna, and Zurich. Recent highlights include returning to the Bayerische Staatsoper, Royal Opera House, and Metropolitan Opera for Ottone () and singing Terry (Marnie) at the Metropolitan Opera and Polinesso (Ariodante) at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. This season, Davies makes his Santa Fe Opera debut as Oberon in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream conducted by . Celebrated on the concert platform, Davies has performed at La Scala (Milan), the Concertgebouw (), Tonhalle (Zurich), Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (), the Barbican (London) and . This season, he joins an all- star cast for concert performances at the Royal Opera House as Polinesso in Handel’s Ariodante, Handel's Messiah with Wiener Symphoniker/Andrea Marcon and the /Ricard Egarr, and Bach's B-Minor Mass with Sächsischen Staatskapelle/ Philippe Herreweghe at the Osterfestspiele Salzburg. A committed recitalist, with repertoire ranging from Dowland to Clapton, Davies is a regular guest at Carnegie Hall and has curated residencies at both Wigmore Hall and Saffron Hall in the U.K. He has twice been awarded the Gramophone recital award and, in 2017, won the Gramophone baroque vocal award for his Bach Cantatas disc with and Jonathan Cohen. In 2017, he was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his contributions to music.

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Nadia Sirota

Creative Associate Nadia Sirota (BM ’04, MM ’06, viola)—whose career spans performance, curation, and broadcasting—brings to a broader audience. Her singular sound and expressive execution have served as muse to including Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli,

Daníel Bjarnason, Marcos Balter, and . She has been a soloist with many orchestras and has released four solo albums of commissioned Photo: Shervin Lainez music: first things first (2009), Baroque (2013), Keep in Touch (2016), and Tessellatum (2017). Sirota is a member of Bedroom Community, a collective of musically diverse artists who work and collaborate at Reykjavík’s Greenhouse Studios. She has also lent her sound to recording and concert projects by the National, , John Legend, and Björk. Sirota is a member of the chamber sextet yMusic and since 2018 she has been the New York Philharmonic’s Marie-Josée Kravis creative partner, a position created for her. She is also artist in residence at UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance and a Creative Associate at Juilliard, where she studied with Heidi Castleman, Misha Amory, and Hsin-Yun Huang.

5 Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard Jazz Bruce Kovner, Chair Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director J. Christopher Kojima, Vice Chair Katheryn C. Patterson, Vice Chair Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts Brian Zeger, Artistic Director Joshua Black Ellen Marcus Emily Wells, Director of Administration Julie Anne Choi Greg Margolies Andrew Gaines, Director of Opera Activities Kent A. Clark Stephanie Palmer McClelland Barbara G. Fleischman Christina McInerney Lila Acheson Wallace Library and Doctoral Fellows Program Mary Graham Lester S. Morse Jr. Jane Gottlieb, Vice President for Library and Information Resources; Joan W. Harris Stephen A. Novick Director of the C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows Program Matt Jacobson Susan W. Rose Jeni Dahmus Farah, Director, Archives Edward E. Johnson Jr. Jeffrey Seller Alan Klein, Director of Library Technical Services Philippe Khuong-Huu Deborah Simon Nancy Walton Laurie Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Preparatory Division Karen M. Levy William E. "Wes" Stricker, MD Weston Sprott, Dean Teresa E. Lindsay Yael Taqqu Anthony McGill, Artistic Director, Music Advancement Program Laura Linney Reginald Van Lee Rebecca Reuter, Administrative Director, Music Advancement Program Michael Loeb Damian Woetzel Ekaterina Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs, Vincent A. Mai Camille Zamora Pre-College Anna Royzman, Director of Performance Activities, Pre-College TRUSTEES EMERITI Enrollment Management and Student Development June Noble Larkin, Chair Emerita Keith R. Gollust Joan D. Warren, Vice President (in memoriam) Sidney R. Knafel Barrett Hipes, Dean of Student Development Mary Ellin Barrett Nancy A. Marks Kathleen Tesar, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management Kenneth S. Davidson Elizabeth McCormack Sabrina Tanbara, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs William Buse, Director of Counseling Services Joseph W. Polisi, President Emeritus Rachel Christensen, Administrative Director, Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship JUILLIARD COUNCIL Katherine Gertson, Registrar Alice Jones, Assistant Dean of Community Engagement and Mitchell Nelson, Chair Career Services Camille Pajor, Title IX Coordinator and Bias Response Officer Michelle Demus Auerbach Terry Morgenthaler Todd Porter, Director of Residence Life Barbara Brandt John G. Popp Howard Rosenberg MD, Medical Director Brian J. Heidtke Grace E. Richardson Dan Stokes, Director of Academic Support and Disability Services Peter L. Kend Jeremy T. Smith Beth Techow, Administrative Director of Health and Counseling Services Younghee Kim-Wait Alexander I. Tachmes Sophie Laffont Anita Volpe Development Jean-Hughes Monier Alexandra Wheeler, Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer Katie Murtha, Director of Major Gifts EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Lori Padua, Director of Planned Giving AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION Rebecca Vaccarelli, Director of Alumni Relations Kim Furano, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations Damian Woetzel, President Robyn Calmann, Director of Special Events Toniya Katsarov, Director of Development Operations Office of the President Ciaran Escoffery, Chief of Staff Public Affairs Kathryn Kozlark, Artistic Producer and Director for Creative Enterprise Rosalie Contreras, Vice President of Public Affairs Christina Salgado, Director for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Benedict Campbell, Website Director Belonging Initiatives Susan Jackson, Editorial Director Anna Sayer, Design Director Office of the Provost Mara Vlatkovic, Director of Marketing, Community Relations Adam Meyer, Provost Kirstin Ek, Associate Provost Office of the Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary José García-León, Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment Lesley Rosenthal, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary Amy Evans, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Mark Shelton, Chief of Public Safety John-Morgan Bush, Director of Lifelong Learning Adam Gagan, Director of Secirity Christine Todd, Vice President and CFO Dance Division Cameron Christensen, Associate Vice President, Facilities Alicia Graf Mack, Dean and Director of the Dance Division Kent McKay, Associate Vice President for Production Katie Friis, Administrative Director Richard Mannoia, Senior Director of Education and Strategy, K-12 Mario Alberto Zambrano, Associate Director Programs and Initiatives Michael Kerstan, Controller Drama Division Irina Shteyn, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Evan Yionoulis, Dean and Director of the Nicholas Mazzurco, Director of Student Accounts/Bursar Drama Division Nicholas Saunders, Director of Concert Operations Richard Feldman, Associate Director Tina Matin, Director, Earned Revenue Operations Katherine Hood, Managing Director Kevin Boutote, Director of Recording and Classroom Technology

Music Division Administration and Law Ara Guzelimian, Interim Dean and Director of the Music Division Maurice F. Edelson, Vice President for Administration and Bärli Nugent, Assistant Dean, Director of Chamber Music General Counsel Joseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral Studies Carl Young, Chief Information Officer Mario Igrec, Chief Technician Dmitriy Aminov, Director of IT Engineering Joanna K. Trebelhorn, Director of Orchestral and Ensemble Operations Clara Perdiz, Director of Client Services, IT Jeremy Pinquist, Director of Enterprise Applications Historical Performance Katie Germana, Director of Human Resources Robert Mealy, Director Jennifer Wilcox, Director of Apprentice Program Benjamin D. Sosland, Administrative Director; Assistant Dean for the Kovner Fellowships 6