Acclaimed stage, television, and film actress Lauren Ambrose (YAVP '94, '95) stars as the voice of KW in the movie, "Where the Wild Things Are", directed by Spike Jonze and presented by Warner Bros. Pictures.  The film opens nationwide this month.

Trombonist Amanda Stewart (Trombone Workshop, YAO '99) joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Trombone in September of 2009.  Before joining the New York Philharmonic, Ms. Stewart performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, and the North Carolina Symphony.  She was the principal trombonist of the San Antonio Symphony (2004-2009) and assistant principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of San Antonio (2005-2009). 

Composer Stephen Feigenbaum (YACP '05, '06, '07) was recently comissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra violist and Terezin Chamber Music Foundation (TCMF) founder Mark Ludwig to compose a choral work.  The piece, entitled "Songs of Sorrow and Hope", has already received accolades in Prague, Czech Republic, and in Vancouver, BC Canada where it was a finalist in the Vancouver Chamber Choir's 9th Biennial Young Composer's Competition.  The New England Conservatory Youth Chorale will give the Boston premier of the piece at the TCMF Gala at at the Higginson Ballroom, Symphony Hall, Boston on November 1st. 

 

 

 

Scott AuCoin (YACP '08) was featured in a recent Baltimore Sun Article highlighting four students from the Baltimore School for the Arts.  Scott's first commission, a five-minute concerto for orchestra entiteld "Light the Path", will be performed in December by the Howard County Reservoir High School Symphony.  "Light the Path" was inspired by Scott's experiences at BUTI. 

 

 

Cellist Julian Langford (YAO '08) appeared on the Emmy Award winning radio program From the Top this fall.  Julian performed as part of a piano quintet from the Heifetz Institute of Music. 

Percussionist Ted Babcock (Percussion Workshop, YAO '09), double bassist Xavier Foley (YAO '09), and baritone Sean Plumb (YAVP '09) are all performing this fall on the Emmy Award winning radio program, From the Top.

 

The following BUTI alumni were Fellows at the Tanglewood Music Center for the 2009 season:

 

Violin:

Laura Colgate, YAO '99

Kathryn Killian, YAO '03, '04

Joseph Maile, String Quartet Workshop, '03

Kaoro Suzuki, String Quartet Workshop, YAO '02

 

Cello:

The following 19 BUTI alumni and Boston University School of Music students will perform in the upcoming InCite Festival.  Conceived to showcase the dynamic artistic strengths and synergy of the College of Fine Arts' schools of Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, the festival will feature performances and exhibits at the Kennedy Center, the Olney Theatre, and the Phillips Collection in DC. Click on the InCite logo above for information about performances and tickets.

 

Violin: