New York’s s Juilliard School has placed a professor of music composition, Robert Beaser, 68, on leave following allegations of sexual misconduct.Prior to this, 500 musicians and classical music leaders signed an open letter calling for action over his alleged « decades-long abuse of women and power. » Beaser has been a member of the Juilliard faculty since 1993.
The allegations range from repeated sexual advances to sexual relationships with students between the late 1990s and 2000s.
