Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Amadeus
Pages: 212
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Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-57467-486-6 • Hardback • April 2016 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
Joseph W. Polisi became the sixth president of the Juilliard School in September 1984. Previously, he was dean of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, dean of faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, and executive officer of the Yale University School of Music. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale, a degree in political science from the University of Connecticut, and one in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
As a bassoonist, Polisi has appeared throughout the United States in solo and chamber performances. He has written many scholarly and educational articles for professional journals, is a frequent speaker on arts and education issues, has produced several sound recordings, and has recorded a solo album of twentieth-century bassoon music for Crystal Records. He is also the author of American Muse: The Life and Times of William Schuman (Amadeus Press).
At Juilliard, Polisi has established new student services and alumni programs and revised the curriculum with an emphasis on the humanities and liberal arts. He has increased student financial aid and faculty compensation and developed programs to prepare Juilliard students for the changing demands of the twenty-first century. In 2014, he founded Juilliard Global Ventures, a major initiative to provide access to Juilliard education in new geographies and for a wide array of learners, through site-based and digital education.