During this week long event, Juilliard artists (faculty, students, and alumni) present public performances, chamber concerts, and master classes, as well outreach programs to schools allowing students in the Aiken area an opportunity to be exposed to masters in the areas of music, dance, and drama.
In 2009, America’s premier conservatory for Music, Dance, and Drama,
Juilliard, partnered with the city of Aiken to create an event to celebrate the advancement of the arts in our own back yard. There is no other community worldwide that The Juilliard School has chosen to partner with to create an event of such importance, making The Juilliard in Aiken Festival truly one of a kind.
It was in 1996 that the relationship between Juilliard and Aiken was forged when Aiken residents Gregory White Smith and Steven Naifeh, who authored the Pulitzer Prize winning biography of artist Jackson Pollock, gifted the use of their historic 60-room mansion,
Joye Cottage, to the school as a retreat for future generations of Juilliard students and faculty. Joye Cottage was once owned by New York millionaires, the Whitney family, and was designed by Carrere & Hastings, who also designed the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue. When Mr. Smith and Mr. Naifeh purchased the property in the early 1990’s, the mansion had been abandoned, but under their ownership, Joye Cottage underwent a 7-year rennovation which included New York architect Robert Rich, who designed the Vera Wang Bridal Salon on Madison Avenue in New York City.
This year’s Juilliard in Aiken Festival features over a dozen public performances by
Juilliard Artists (Students, Faculty, and Alumni). Some are free and open to the public, while others have paid admission with discounts for students.
Saturday, March 9th
Drama Division Juilliard Juniors
URS Center for the Performing Arts (Aiken) at 2pm
FREE and open to families with young children (Grades K-1st)
Sunday, March 10th
Pisticci String Trio & Yang Dugan Duo
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Aiken) at 2pm
FREE and open to the public
The Sublime Instrument (featuring Grammy winning Organist, Paul Jacobs)
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church (Aiken) at 6pm
FREE and open to the public
Monday March 11th
The Sublime Instrument (featuring Grammy winning Organist, Paul Jacobs)
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church (Aiken) at 1pm
FREE and open to the public
Drama Division Performance
URS Center for the Performing Arts (Aiken) at 8pm
Tickets: $30, $20, $10, Students FREE
Tuesday March 12th
Drama Division Performance
URS Center for the Performing Arts (Aiken) at 2pm
Tickets: $25, $15, $5, Students FREE
Triptych Percussion Ensemble
Second Baptist Church (Aiken) at 7pm
FREE and open to the public
Brandon Wilde: Chase Series (featuring Pre-College Artists)
Brandon Wilde Senior Living Center (Evans) at 7:30pm
Residents Only
Wednesday March 13th
Festival of Song with Daniel Fung: Tea on the Lawn
Green Boundary Club (Aiken) at 2pm
Tickets: $45
Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble (Concert under the Tent)
Green Boundary Club (Aiken) at 8pm
Tickets: $50, $45, $40, $35
Thursday March 14th
Midday Music at First Presbyterian Church
(Featuring Juilliard415 with Vocalists)
First Presbyterian Church (Aiken) at 12pm Noon
FREE and open to the public
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Greg Anderson & Elizabeth Joy Roe)
USCA Etherredge Center (Aiken) at 7pm
Tickets: $45, $35, $25, Students $5
Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble After Hours Show
The Wilcox (Aiken) at 9pm
FREE and open to the public
Friday March 15th
Fifth Year Anniversary Celebration Concert
(Featuring Anderson & Roe, Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble, Yang Dugan Duo, String Trio,
Pre-College Artists, Vocalists, and Juilliard415)
USCA Etherredge Center (Aiken) at 8pm
Tickets: $25, $35, $25, Students $5