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Thomas Dolby
CONCERT
Thomas Dolby and the frontier of music
Published Aug 3, 2018
As his summer tour winds down, Thomas Dolby talks performing, composing, and his 35-year career as a musical pioneer
Melissa Wimbish (left) and Britt Olsen-Ecker
This weekend
Peabody alums perform at Artscape
Published July 18, 2018
Outcalls frontwomen Britt Olsen-Ecker and Melissa Wimbish bring award-winning operatic vocals to electronic pop
The Johns Hopkins University Station North Stage at Artscape 2016
ART
Peabody performers light up the stage at Artscape
Published July 16, 2018
A roundup of Artscape performers who hail from Peabody
Rosa Ponselle in a dramatic beaded costume
Opera
The diva's diva
Published Summer 2018
Peabody brings to life the story of one of opera's greatest sopranos / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Julius Eastman
Music
Julius Eastman revival comes to Peabody
Published April 9, 2018
Peabody's new music ensemble, Now Hear This, collaborates with experimental quartet Horse Lords to produce concert of relatively unknown composer
Doodle of Peabody with children
History
George Peabody gets his own Google doodle
Published March 16, 2018
Peabody Institute founder, known as the father of modern philanthropy, remembered for lifetime of generosity
Sam Mungo
OPERA
The fat lady's dead
Published Spring 2018
Samuel Mungo, Peabody Opera's new director, wants to introduce more acting, movement, and dance options to undergrad and graduate students' training / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Byeong Woo Lee
Music
Scoring at the Olympics
Published Feb 9, 2018
Peabody alum Byeong Woo Lee composes music for PyeongChang Winter Olympics opening ceremony
A pile of timber and splintered construction
Music
Disaster relief that strikes a chord
Published Jan 18, 2018
Peabody alum enlists musicians from BSO, Lyric Brass Quintet for free concert to benefit island of Vieques
Molly Grace Young poses for the camera. She has a bald head, red lips, and bright blue eyes
Alumni
Chemo chameleon
Published Jan 10, 2018
Some people bring a book or a magazine to chemotherapy. Molly Grace Young brings costumes and a camera.