The Juilliard School’s 115th Commencement Transcript May 22, 2020 Pre-Show Slideshow: (Messages from the community display on screen over photos of Juilliard students while classical music plays) Welcome to Juilliard's 2020 Commencement! This year's graduating class is exceptionally gifted and motivated. Loren Schoenberg, Faculty From your first days at New Student Orientation to now, it has been our honor and privilege to get to know you and work with and for you. Go forth and do great things! The Office of Student Affairs This is a beginning, and we are so incredibly proud of what the future holds for you. We champion you, we celebrate you, and we support you in the action that you'll take in realizing your dreams. Congratulations. Mario Alberto Zambrano, Faculty/Staff Sending you all congratulations and great love. You are an extraordinary group of graduates. Jane Kosminsky, Faculty It has been a thrill to experience the depth and maturity of your playing. We shall keep listening as you keep telling the truth through the fine art of jazz. Daniel Block, Faculty I know you will in every way change the world. Wind your way through the travels ahead, embrace the journey... Let passion move you and accept the challenges as you always have accepted the challenges. My heart is with you wherever you may go. Terese Capucilli, Faculty Our innovators of tomorrow. Take on the world, change the world, "Play well with the world," and make dance a bigger world. Jamaii Miles Melvin, Student Thank you for blessing The Juilliard community with your immense talent, uniqueness, brilliance, and creativity. I can only imagine how the challenges of these past few months will inspire you in the years to come as creators and leaders. Kyle Blaha, Faculty Your class is full of visionaries. You all radiate beauty. Ellexis Hatch, Student You inspire me and all of The Juilliard community every day. Your perseverance and dedication through these extraordinary circumstances have been the most inspiring of all. Ashley De Peri, Staff You are all so inspiring. I can't wait to see all of your bright futures unfold. Jean Freebury, Faculty Be as kind to yourself as you are with each other. Megan Petersen, Staff Oh, how the world needs you. This is your time. Take your talent, your intelligence, and your heart... Be courageous and help bring the world to the place that you want to live, the place that you want to be an artist, the place that you want to create. Be brave. After all, look at what you have already accomplished. Risa Steinberg, Faculty You are the makers, the dreamers, the hustlers. You are the innovators, the creators, and the leaders that will keep us fresh and connected. Kaylen Giannini, Staff Your courage, strength and resilience have inspired me more than you know. Your fortitude, passion, talent and love for our art form will allow you to find your paths forward. We love you all and miss you already. Jeffrey Edwards, Faculty Keep singing, keep dancing! Thomas Cabaniss, Faculty Your talent and radical creativity are ready to explode into a world that needs you . Think bigger. Open up. Connect. You are loved and supported by an incredible community. Lori Schiff, Faculty This has been a difficult semester for you and clearly not how you had envisioned completing your formal education at Juilliard. Watching you cope—and often flourish—has been inspiring! Renee Baron, Faculty I'll never forget the first time I heard each of your voices, and realized that this was exactly the kind of artistry I was longing to witness when I applied to Juilliard. Thank you for inspiring me. Gracie Francis, Student Be brave, be compassionate, and, above all, be creative! Kathleen Tesar, Staff No matter what is to come in the future, you are making history. What you've accomplished is changing the world in ways we cannot yet see. Jerome Butler, Faculty Sending light and love to each of you. I look forward to hearing about all the amazing things you are bound to accomplish with your 2020 vision! Alexandra Tweedley, Staff Many congratulations on your fortitude and resourcefulness in this difficult time! Looking forward to enjoying your great achievements on the world stage! Howard Watkins, Faculty You are truly resilient and amazing. Your strength during this time will never be forgotten by Juilliard! Gianna Pannullo, Staff I'll miss you all so much. Y'all are absolutely beautiful inside and out! Cyrie Lin Topete, Student Congratulations to our wonderful work study students in the Orchestra Library! Lisa Dempsey Kane, Staff You are beautiful embodiments of humanity. Never give up on your true desires. Irene Dowd, Faculty This was an unimaginable spring, and you have risen to previously unimaginable heights! May you remain buoyant as you reinvent your new world! Keith Michael, Faculty/Staff Wishing you all poise, strength and depth as you share your amazing talents with the world. Drama Group 49, you are endlessly full of magical transformative energy—never stop tapping that! Christine Caleo, Faculty You are my heroes. David Paul, Faculty You are part of the most forward-thinking generation of jazz artists, and I'm looking forward to hearing about the beautiful contributions you will all make to this art form and music in general. Be good citizens as well as good artists! We need you! Elio Villafranca, Faculty Congratulations Class of 2020! You have answered adversity with artistry, and we are so proud of you! Cynthia Baker, Staff Congratulations for being the beautiful human beings and musicians you are! It has been an honor to share with you as you have learned, experimented and achieved! Laurie Smukler, Faculty You are talented, brave, and fearless and will bring SO much artistry to our world! Stephanie Gatton, Staff I look forward to cheering you on opening night and to seeing what life brings you! Badiene Magaziner, Faculty It's been an honor to watch your talents grow. We look forward to the art you will continue to create. The Costume Shop The kind of artist who perseveres in the face of immense adversity is the kind of artist our society needs. Thank you for being examples for those of us who will follow in your footsteps. Nick Marsella, Student Warmest wishes to The Juilliard class of 2020! Embrace your own path and fill yours and others' lives with art. Lydia Brown, Faculty Congratulations from Juilliard Physical Therapy! We're cheering for you as you move on and show the world your strength! Carol Holyoke and Katy Keller, Staff Thank you for shining your light on all of us on your graduation day! Elizabeth J. De Almeida, Staff You all can and will do anything you set your minds to! We are counting on you to change the world! Greta Berman, Faculty I wish you all the best of luck in your future. You can do this! I believe in you! Devan Manning, Staff Congratulations, Drama Group 49! Thank you for all of your love and light. I wish you nothing but success! Kat Meister, Staff This Juilliard education should take you a long way, and create great success for you all. Mark Sherman, Faculty You will never forget what it was to be the class of 2020. All of your artistry, dedication, and hard work are so very moving to me as I watch you collectively carry this beautiful art form forward. Amy Burton, Faculty Congratulations to all of you from all of us in the Library. We will miss you. PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH! Jane Gottlieb, Faculty/Staff Congratulations Jazz Studies Class of 2020! Your musicianship is a wonder to behold. Use all you have learned generously and know no matter the path ahead, this is just the beginning of your greatest accomplishments. May peace and joy follow you forward. Always keep swingin'! Anika Adilifu, Staff I would like to say how proud I am to the 2020 graduates of our Doctoral Program. We on the faculty expect great things from you in the future. Congratulations and all best wishes to you! Philip Lasser, Faculty I love each and every one of you. Bravo, brava, congrats, and all the best wishes for the artistic paths you will continue to carve out every day. Janis Brenner, Faculty It was an honor to have watched you all grow into profound, intellectual artists. I sincerely thank you for everything YOU have taught me. Linda Gelinas, Faculty Your tremendous spirit and power in the face of unprecedented challenges promises that the future is going to be incredibly bright. Ray Iwazumi, Faculty I know that you are going to give 'em hell out there in the Big World. I hope you know that I will be cheering for you every step of the way. Hilary Easton, Faculty/Staff It has been a great privilege to follow your journey at Juilliard. You are strong, vibrant, and I'm certain your voices will continue to inspire and enlighten us all in the future! Espen Giljane, Faculty We have explored learning to face new challenges and opportunities—always recall that we can connect and re-connect with each other in the present and in the future. Encore! Harold Slamovitz, Faculty I am so grateful for the time we have had together. Stay interested, ask questions, and always share! The work we do as artists is priceless... Always keep that in your heart...As you are in mine! Deborah Wingert, Faculty Congratulations on four years of hard work and discovery. Know yourself, be yourself, and love yourself.