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Pressler, complete Beethoven string quartets highlight IU Jacobs School's Summer Music series

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As part of Indiana University's second annual Summer Festival of the Arts, the Jacobs School of Music has assembled a Summer Music series of more than 40 free and ticketed events from June 13 through July 27. In all, the series offers an array of world-class concerts featuring orchestra, chamber music, piano, band, percussion, opera, jazz and other special events. Highlights this year include legendary pianist Distinguished Professor Menahem Pressler, the performance of all 16 string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven by four internationally renowned string quartets, and three acclaimed guest conductors for the Festival Orchestra.

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News Releases

Project Jumpstart announces winners of the first annual Project Jumpstart Video Competition and Essay Contest

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Project Jumpstart, the music entrepreneurship and career development initiative at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, announced two music entrepreneurship competitions during spring semester 2012. The first annual Project Jumpstart Essay Contest and Video Competition were designed by the Project Jumpstart student team and were open to students at the Jacobs School enrolled during the 2012 spring semester.

Regional Emmy nominations

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Tyron Cooper, former director of the IU Soul Revue and a Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology in the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences, and Marietta Simpson, a voice professor at the IU Jacobs School of Music, have been nominated for regional Emmy Awards.

An Auspicious Occasion: Words by Booker T Jones

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Legendary soul musician Booker T Jones, a Jacobs School of Music alumnus, was a speaker at the 183rd Indiana University commencement ceremony, May 5, and received an honorary doctorate from the Jacobs School. The following are his remarks to the students who graduated this year. The entire event can be viewed here.

IU Auditorium 2012-13 season features Bill Maher, Straight No Chaser, Broadway hits, dance and world music

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Indiana University Auditorium has announced its 2012-13 season, which begins in September and continues through April 2013. From the comedic standup performance of provocative TV host Bill Maher to classical music from the world-renowned ensemble The Cleveland Orchestra to diverse musicals including "Peter Pan," Green Day's "American Idiot" and "Chicago," the new season will appeal to a wide range of tastes and interests.

Jacobs School Pre-College Ballet celebrates 25th anniversary with 'Swan Lake' performance

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On Saturday, April 28, the IU Jacobs School of Music Pre-College Ballet Program will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a set of collaborative performances with students in the IU String Academy, IU Pre-College Young Harpists, IU Young Pianists Program and the Fairview Elementary Violin Project. The free public event, starting at 3 p.m. in the Musical Arts Center, will culminate in a workshop performance of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake."

Sonneborn recipient, Provost Professors

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Richard B. Miller, a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at IU Bloomington, will receive the 2012 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award. Miller also has been named a Provost Professor along with Jerome Busemeyer in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Daniel Perantoni in the Jacobs School of Music.

Free events, family-friendly fun among highlights of IU's second annual Summer Festival of the Arts

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Free, family-friendly events abound in Bloomington this summer during Indiana University's second annual Summer Festival of the Arts. The festival offers 113 days of arts programming, beginning May 6 and continuing through Aug. 26. A complete list of activities can be found at artsfest.indiana.edu.

Jacobs School of Music acquires significant pipe organ for Alumni Hall

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Just two years following the installation of a major pipe organ in Auer Hall on Indiana University's Bloomington campus, the Jacobs School of Music has announced the acquisition of a second major instrument built by C.B. Fisk, America's leading organ builder.

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