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DJ Babu
Arts+culture
Turntablist DJ Babu joins Peabody Conservatory
Published Sept 23, 2025
Renowned for his contributions as a performer and mentor, DJ Babu is poised to teach the next generation of hip-hop greats at Peabody
Photo of Lupe Fiasco
Q+A
Acclaimed rapper Lupe Fiasco joins Peabody faculty
Published Jan 7, 2025
The Grammy Award-winning artist will teach students in the Conservatory's new Hip Hop program beginning this fall
A black-and-white photo of African Americans dancing at a party in the early 1900s.
Black History
Billie Holiday Center hosts a rent party
Published April 16, 2024
The April 18 event will feature the music and dance of Black urban migrants in the early 1900s
Cropped images of the album covers for "Rachmaninoff & Gershwin: Transcriptions By Earl Wild," "40@40," and "STILLPOINT."
Listen up
Grammy-nominated music from Peabody faculty and alumni
Published Jan 24, 2024
Check out our playlist of Hopkins-affiliated nominees and contributors ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards
A closeup of a piece of sheet music, with handwritten text that reads: Ascribed to my wife, Mrs. Poe, E.A. Poe, 1835 Richmond, Virginia
The tell-tale A
Published Spring 2022
Sheet music signed "E.A. Poe" found in the Sheridan Libraries' Special Collections could change what we know about the famous poet. But is it a forgery? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Emily Joseph conducts the JHU pep band, which consists of trumpet players, saxophonists, and others in the stands at Homewood Field
JHU's pep band turns 100
Published Spring 2022
A look back at the persistently pesky music troupe / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Emily Joseph conducts the JHU pep band, which consists of trumpet players, saxophonists, and others in the stands at Homewood Field
STUDENT LIFE
JHU's pep band turns 100
Published April 21, 2022
A look at the persistently pesky (and quirky) music troupe that has been a thorn in the side of visiting teams for the past century
Violin
Music
Students organize Ukraine benefit concert
Published April 14, 2022
Four graduate students at the Peabody Conservatory organized an evening of music by Eastern European composers and will raise money to support Ukraine through the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health
A closeup of a piece of sheet music, with handwritten text that reads: Ascribed to my wife, Mrs. Poe, E.A. Poe, 1835 Richmond, Virginia
Special Collections
The Tell-Tale A
Published Feb 16, 2022
Sheet music signed "E.A. Poe" found in the Sheridan Libraries' Special Collections could change what we know about the famous poet. But is it a forgery?
A saxophone player plays while student record
Acoustics
The science of the sound of music
Published Dec 7, 2021
Engineering students teach acoustics course at Peabody, opening a new avenue for scientific and musical collaboration