Samuel Sanders The Juilliard School Scholarship

In 1959, Samuel Sanders enrolled at the Juilliard School to study with Sergius Kagen, a pianist who had done considerable accompanying, mostly of singers. Mr. Sanders joined the school’s faculty after he completed his master’s degree.

When he joined the faculty of the Juilliard School, in 1963, he persuaded the school to establish a master’s degree program for accompanists, and he demanded that his name be listed in all advertisements for concerts in which he was to perform, a practice other accompanists quickly adopted.

He also campaigned to open the field to women at a time when virtually all accompanists were men.

Juilliard School runs an honorary scholarship in his memory.

In 1959, Samuel Sanders enrolled at the Juilliard School to study with Sergius Kagen, a pianist who had done considerable accompanying, mostly of singers. Mr. Sanders joined the school’s faculty after he completed his master’s degree.

When he joined the faculty of the Juilliard School, in 1963, he persuaded the school to establish a master’s degree program for accompanists, and he demanded that his name be listed in all advertisements for concerts in which he was to perform, a practice other accompanists quickly adopted.

He also campaigned to open the field to women at a time when virtually all accompanists were men.

Juilliard School runs an honorary scholarship in his memory.