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

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

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.

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

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.

An Auspicious Occasion: Words by Booker T Jones

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

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

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

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

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

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.

�Glory Without Love?� Lully opera selections performed in Baroque style

The delights of Jean-Baptiste Lully's magical dances, airs, recitatives and triumphant marches will be on display April 21 and 22 at 4 p.m. in Auer Hall as the Early Music Institute, Jacobs School Ballet Department and Pro Arte Singers combine forces to present "Lully: Glory Without Love?"

Composition Awards announced in the Jacobs School of Music

The faculty of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Composition Department is pleased to announce results for the 2012 Dean's Prize Composition Competition, the 2012 Georgina Joshi Composition Commission Award and the 2012 Mrs. Hong Pham Memorial Recognition Awards for New Music Performance.

2012-13 Jacobs School of Music Kuttner Quartet announced

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music is pleased to announce that the student Donatello String Quartet has been named the school's Kuttner Quartet for the 2012-13 academic year.

Jacobs School Lecture Committee presents two lectures by scholar Joel Lester

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Lecture Committee, in association with the Music Theory Department, is delighted to welcome Joel Lester, distinguished professor at Mannes College of Music and professor emeritus at the City College of New York (CCNY) and the Graduate Center, the City University of New York (CUNY). Lester will present two lectures, which are free and open to the public--April 25 and 26.

Georgina Joshi Graduate Fellowship awarded to soprano Jessica Beebe

Following the final round of performances by some of the top singers in the Jacobs School of Music, the 2012 Georgina Joshi Graduate Fellowship has been awarded to soprano Jessica Beebe, a graduate student of Costanza Cuccaro and Paul Elliott. The award is given to a Jacobs School graduate student to assist with full-time study.

La Caixa scholar

Paloma Friedhoff Bello is one of just 40 La Caixa Scholars studying in the U.S. this year. "I've always heard about Bloomington and the prestigious Jacobs School of Music. It's always been around in my family, and I was fortunate enough to come here," she said.

�Ballet at the BCT� to present new choreography from IU Ballet Department

As its final production of the season, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Ballet Department presents the annual "Ballet at the BCT: The Choreography Project" April 18-19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downtown Bloomington. Like many Jacobs School of Music events, the performances are free and open to the public.

Jacobs School of Music receives $1.9 million gift in support of Jazz Studies Department

A $1.9 million gift has been made to the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Jazz Studies Department by the estate of Anne and Paul Plummer. A tenor saxophonist, Paul Plummer was a close friend of Distinguished Professor David N. Baker.

JSoM student guitarist Stevan Jovic places 1st in 2012 IDEA Competition

On Friday, April 6, the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (IU Kelley School of Business) sponsored the 2012 IDEA Competition. Stevan Jovic, a Performer Diploma guitarist and student of Ernesto Bitetti, took first place in Friday's competition, claiming a $3,000 cash prize for his invention, Practice-Right.

Booker T Jones, U.S. Ambassador David L. Carden to serve as IU Bloomington commencement speakers

Legendary soul musician Booker T Jones and David L. Carden, the United States' first resident ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will be commencement speakers at IU Bloomington commencement ceremonies next month. Both Jones and Carden are IU alumni.

IU Opera and Ballet Theater announces 2012-13 season

Three new productions and a collection of classics, including a reprise of Mozart's "Don Giovanni," will take the stage at Bloomington's Musical Arts Center during the 2012-13 Indiana University Opera and Ballet Theater season.

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