Dr. Joseph Polisi became President of Juilliard in 1984 after Peter Mennin passed away. Dr. Polisi's many accomplishments include philanthropic successes, broadening of the curriculum and establishment of dormitories for Juilliard's students. In 2001, the school established a jazz performance training program. In September 2005, Sir Colin Davis conducted an orchestra which combined students from the Juilliard and London's Royal Academy of Music at the BBC Proms.
Divisions
Drama Division
Music Division
Dance Division
Pre-College Division
Evening Division
MAP Program
Juilliard also offers a joint program degree with Barnard and Columbia College of Columbia University.
Juilliard Manuscript collection
In 2006 Juilliard received a trove of precious Music manuscripts from the billionaire collector and financier Bruce Kovner. The collection includes autograph scores, sketches, composer-emended proofs and first editions of major works by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Ravel, Stravinsky, Copland and other masters of the classical music canon. Many of the manuscripts had been unavailable for generations. Among the items are the printer's manuscript of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, complete with Beethoven's hand-written amendments, that was used for the first performance in Vienna in 1824; Mozart's autograph of the wind parts of the final scene of "The Marriage of Figaro"; Beethoven's arrangement of his monumental "Grosse Fuge" for piano four hands; Schumann's working draft of his Symphony Number 2; and manuscripts of Brahms's Symphony Number 2 and Piano Concerto Number 2.
Performing Ensembles at Juilliard
The Juilliard School provides significant performing experience to its students in a variety of ensembles, including Chamber Music, Jazz, Orchestras, and Vocal/Choral groups. Juilliard's orchestras include the Juilliard orchestra, the New Juilliard Ensemble, the Juilliard Theater Orchestra and the Conductors' Orchestra. The Axiom Ensemble is a student run and managed group dedicated to larger 20th Century works.
In addition, several ensembles comprised of Juilliard Faculty, called Resident Ensembles, perform frequently at the school. These groups include the Juilliard String Quartet, the American Brass Quintet and the New York Woodwind Quintet.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juilliard
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