Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music

08/31/2026

The fall semester is officially underway! Blair kicked off the new school year with its Friday Recital Class and a rousing student ensemble performance of Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man."

Here’s to a great semester of music, learning and making music together! 🎶

08/24/2026

08/21/2026

🎻 Exclusive preview! Go inside the rehearsal room with cellist Felix Wang and pianist Alexa Stier as they prepare for their Sept. 4 Blair Master Series recital.

Hear a preview of Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Cello Sonata and discover the unexpected Russian musical thread Wang traces through works by Stravinsky, Britten and Rachmaninoff.

🎥 Watch the exclusive rehearsal clip and read the concert preview below.

08/20/2026

🎶 From the concert hall to The Ingram Commons, Blair’s Tucker Biddlecombe is bringing a musician’s perspective to his newest leadership role at Vanderbilt.

Biddlecombe, professor of choral studies and former Blair associate dean, is now serving as senior associate provost for residential colleges and dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, where he sees a natural connection between conducting and helping students thrive.

Read more about Tucker and how he’s working to create harmony, community and opportunity for Vanderbilt’s newest students. 👇

08/17/2026

🎭 Blair alumnus Jack D. Coen, BMus'16, is making his mark on the national stage with his new work, I Became We, opening in New York in October. The show is his highest-profile theatrical production to date, building on a growing body of work that has already earned significant recognition.

Learn more about Coen’s creative journey, his work at Blair and the ambitious new production that marks the next chapter in his development as a composer.

✨ Read more: http://vu.edu/081726

08/17/2026

September sounds good at Blair. 🎶 Part II
There’s even more to hear at Blair this September! Swipe through to explore what’s coming up and make plans to join us!

08/12/2026

🎹 Four hands. 88 keys. One piano.

Blair piano professor Sun-A Park and her husband, pianist Ammon Perry Bratt, open Blair’s fall performance season Sept. 1 with a special piano four-hands recital, a musical partnership that requires more than great playing. It takes coordination, communication and even a little choreography.

Part of the Blair Master Series, the all-American program celebrates the nation’s 250th anniversary with music by Judith Lang Zaimont, Amy Beach, Samuel Barber and George Gershwin.

Read the story (link in comments) and discover how two accomplished solo pianists learned to share the same 88 keys.

🎶 Blair Master Series: Sun-A Park & Ammon Perry Bratt
📅 Tuesday, Sept. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
📍 Turner Recital Hall
🎟️ Tickets: $18.50
⭐ Read more + tickets: http://vu.edu/081226

08/09/2026

September sounds good at Blair! 🎶 The 2026–27 season begins soon. Swipe to explore what's coming up.

08/07/2026

Martha Rivers Ingram, chair emerita of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, philanthropist and arts patron, died on Aug. 6, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. She was 90.

“Martha Rivers Ingram’s impact on Vanderbilt is immeasurable,” said Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, who valued Ingram’s support as chair emerita of the Board of Trust. “Her unwavering leadership and extraordinary generosity helped shape the university we are today. From the undergraduate experience to groundbreaking research, her legacy can be seen across our campus and felt by generations of Commodores. Her dedication to Vanderbilt will continue to inspire our community for years to come.”

Martha Rivers Ingram, chair emerita of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, philanthropist and arts patron, died on Aug. 6, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. She was 90.

08/07/2026

📣 Out today . . . Blair School of Music percussion professor Ji Hye Jung has released a recording of Joseph Schwantner's acclaimed "Velocities," a work that has challenged and inspired generations of percussionists.

⭐ Read more: link in comments.