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Mellasenah Morrisand Janet Jordan
Safe haven
Published Fall 2012
Mellasenah Morris and Janet Jordan met at Peabody in 1964 and have been close friends ever since / Johns Hopkins Magazine
ALL THAT JAZZ
The brain on bop
Published Aug 9, 2012
Dr. Charles Limb studies the neurological science behind jazz and hip-hop improvisation / JazzTimes
The science of creativity
Published July 25, 2012
Music-obsessed otolaryngologist Charles Limb believes his studies of the brain could lead to improved treatment for hearing loss
Innovation through improvisation
Published July 24, 2012
A remarkable thing about renowned jazz saxophonist Gary Thomas, founding faculty member and chair of the Jazz Studies Department at the Peabody Institute: he did not touch a saxophone until he was in high school.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Understanding the creative genius of Bach
Published July 16, 2012
Peabody Conservatory musicologist and cellist Andrew Talle, Ph.D., has spent a good part of the past decade grappling with the nature of Bach's creative mind. In order to better understand the circumstances that influenced Bach's work, Talle found an apartment in Leipzig and has conducted research in the former East German city for a total of five years since 2000.
HSO turns 30
Published June 15, 2012
For three decades, students, faculty, and alumni have been making beautiful music together / Johns Hopkins Arts & Sciences Magazine
Once Quiet on the Western Front
Published Summer 2012
Composer and Peabody faculty member Kevin Puts won a Pulitzer for his first opera, Silent Night. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Rockin' the viol
Published Summer 2012
Amy Domingues, indie rock's go-to cellist, takes on a new challenge—interpreting early music for the viola da gamba. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Put another dime in the jukebox, class
Published Spring 2012
Peabody professor David Smooke on why students should take pop music seriously. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lush life
Published Spring 2012
Jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron's posthumously published memoir, The Last Holiday, is an improvisational snapshot of a fascinating life. / Johns Hopkins Magazine