• Overtones: Spring 2025

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  • Curtis New Music Ensemble Launches 2025–26 Series with “We the Artists,” a Celebration of America’s Diverse Musical Voices

    In honor of America’s 250th year, Curtis’ cutting-edge new music ensemble showcases works by five visionary composers drawing inspiration from Indigenous, African American, and South American heritage.

  • James Vaughen ('23) Appointed Principal Trumpet of The Philadelphia Orchestra

    The recent Curtis alum won the coveted role following a series of auditions that concluded on November 1.

  • Congratulations to Curtis’ 2026 Grammy Nominees

    J'Nai Bridges (Opera ’12), Tania León, Benjamin Loeb (Accompanying ’92), Addison Maye-Saxon (Trombone ’19), Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gabriela Ortiz, and Yuja Wang (Piano ’08) are among this year's nominees

  • Curtis Students Channel Heartrending Emotion in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo

    Juliet Renée Rand and Henry Drangel reflect on what makes the opera so moving—and offer an inside look at their creative process.

  • Curtis Opera Theatre Launches 2025–26 Series with Monteverdi’s Landmark Opera L'Orfeo

    Director John Matsumoto Giampietro and conductor David Stern lead a cast of rising young opera stars and members of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Philadelphia Film Center’s Mainstage Theater.

  • Muxin Li Wins Second Prize at GFA’s International Concert Artist Competition

    One of the world’s leading classical guitar contests, the ICAC brings together top young guitarists from around the globe.