Schwartz Artists in Residence

The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program at Emory seeks to increase substantially the depth, diversity, and profile of performing arts education in the Emory and greater-Atlanta communities by providing opportunities for meaningful contact with performing artists, composers, and art scholars from throughout the world.

2024–2025 Schwartz Artist-in-Residence Programs will be coming soon.

Schwartz Artist-in-Residence classes or performances open to the public will be listed on the calendar of events. Ticketed events will be available through the Schwartz Center Box Office.

 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Eighth Blackbird musicians on stage with musicians of the EUSO
Schwartz Artists in Residence Eighth Blackbird performing Viet Cuong's Vital Sines with Emory University Symphony Orchestra, March 2024
Bobby Broom, guitar
Bobby Broom, guitar
2024 Emory Jazz Fest | Past Event
The annual Emory Jazz Fest again brings world-class jazz to the community with master classes, artist demonstrations, and concerts featuring acclaimed guitarist Bobby Broom with pianist Gary Motley, bassist Kenny Davis, and drummer Kobie Watkins. Jazz Fest features a lecture demonstration on Thursday, Bobby Broom with the Gary Motley Trio on Friday, and a master class on Saturday with an evening Big Band concert.
EUSO with Eighth Blackbird
Eighth Blackbird
with Emory University Symphony Orchestra | Past Event
In this Schwartz-Artist-in-Residence Program, Grammy Award-Winning sextet, Eighth Blackbird, works with the Emory University Symphony Orchestra on the newly orchestrated Vital Sines by composer Viet Cuong. The EUSO will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in addition to Vital Sines with Eighth Blackbird. Tickets are required for the free concert on March 7.
Emory University Symphony Orchestra
2024 Composer Commission Project
Emory University Symphony Orchestra | April 26–27, 2024
This project—now in its third year—has developed as a collaboration between the Schwartz-Artist-in-Residence program, EUSO, and Emory composition faculty to bring to Emory’s campus emerging composers from backgrounds currently underrepresented within American classical music. The 2024 commission premieres at the free concert with EUSO and Emory Chorus on April 26 and April 27, 2024.