Nick Eanet, a co-concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has been named the new first violinist in the Juilliard String Quartet. He takes over the post from Joel Smirnoff, who recently became the president of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Eanet will begin his post in July 2009.

Due to ongoing construction at Juilliard, two annual summer programs that take place at the School have been canceled for 2009. Not being offered this summer are the Complete Choral Musician and the Dalcroze Institute. Other programs, including the Summer Dance Intensive, Summer Percussion Seminar, Interpreting for the Theater Institute, and the Juilliard String Quartet Seminar, will take place as scheduled. For information about our summer programs, visit the Summer Programs section on our Web site.