Baltimore-based musician, arts educator, and administrator Megan Livingston was intuitively interested in The Power of Music in Healthcare: Creative Considerations for Music Professionals, a weeklong workshop first offered at Peabody in June.

Two performers in play in a hospital room

Baltimore-based musician, arts educator, and administrator Megan Livingston was intuitively interested in The Power of Music in Healthcare: Creative Considerations for Music Professionals, a weeklong workshop first offered at Peabody in June.

The Peabody Institute’s new Building on the Breakthrough strategic plan outlines a course for Peabody’s continued leadership in performing arts education through five key areas of focus: Academic Programming, Financial Aid, Expanding Our Reach, People and Culture, and the Mount Vernon Campus.

A residence all with green grass and trees with flowers in front of it

The Peabody Institute’s new Building on the Breakthrough strategic plan outlines a course for Peabody’s continued leadership in performing arts education through five key areas of focus: Academic Programming, Financial Aid, Expanding Our Reach, People and Culture, and the Mount Vernon Campus.

The Peabody Institute Advisory Board (PIAB) is composed of university trustees, alumni, business and community leaders, and individuals throughout the country and the world who share a commitment to music and dance and the special role that Peabody plays in leading at the intersection of arts and education.

The Peabody Institute Advisory Board (PIAB) is composed of university trustees, alumni, business and community leaders, and individuals throughout the country and the world who share a commitment to music and dance and the special role that Peabody plays in leading at the intersection of arts and education.

The more than 29,000 members of the Recording Academy contribute to the organization by casting votes for the year’s GRAMMY Awards. But multi-instrumentalist Chelsey Green’s (MM ’09, Viola) new role affords her even more influence.

Chelsey Green

The more than 29,000 members of the Recording Academy contribute to the organization by casting votes for the year’s GRAMMY Awards. But multi-instrumentalist Chelsey Green’s (MM ’09, Viola) new role affords her even more influence.

The Sandra Levi Distinguished Chair of Dance was officially presented to the University in a May 13, 2025 ceremony honoring both Sandra Levi and danah bella, founder of the BFA Dance program and the inaugural recipient of the endowed chair.

Dean Bronstein, Sandra Levi, danah bella, and Mary Miller

The Sandra Levi Distinguished Chair of Dance was officially presented to the University in a May 13, 2025 ceremony honoring both Sandra Levi and danah bella, founder of the BFA Dance program and the inaugural recipient of the endowed chair.

In high school, guitar undergraduate Penelope Shvarts became interested in music advocacy and its power to drive social impact after joining the youth fellowship program NEXTGen Musician, run by Midori & Friends.

Penelope Shvarts headshot

In high school, guitar undergraduate Penelope Shvarts became interested in music advocacy and its power to drive social impact after joining the youth fellowship program NEXTGen Musician, run by Midori & Friends.

The pipe organ, with its considerable size, rich history, mechanical complexity, and power to reproduce and fill even the most massive venue with every sound in the orchestra, is one of the wonders of the musical world. And Daniel Aune delights in sharing his passion for the instrument.

Daniel Aune headshot

The pipe organ, with its considerable size, rich history, mechanical complexity, and power to reproduce and fill even the most massive venue with every sound in the orchestra, is one of the wonders of the musical world. And Daniel Aune delights in sharing his passion for the instrument.

Daniel Coit Gilman was inaugurated as the first president of a brand new Johns Hopkins University on February 22, 1876, and the university’s sesquicentennial celebrations of its founding are under way across its 11 divisions with hundreds of events leading up to a Commemoration Day Celebration in February 2026.

A black and white arial view of Gilman Hall

Daniel Coit Gilman was inaugurated as the first president of a brand new Johns Hopkins University on February 22, 1876, and the university’s sesquicentennial celebrations of its founding are under way across its 11 divisions with hundreds of events leading up to a Commemoration Day Celebration in February 2026.