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A composer's dream
How do you improve upon something that's already so perfect? That was the challenge Arri Simon confronted when, during his freshman year at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, his music composition master class was assigned to set a segment of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legendary "I Have a Dream" speech to music. In what would be a dream scenario for many composers, Simon's resulting piece, written to complement the magical nature of King's words, will be performed by two-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Sylvia McNair on Tuesday (Feb. 20) in Atlanta.
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'Extentions' concert showcases African American composers
The IU African American Arts Institute, in collaboration with the IU School of Music and the Archives of African American Music and Culture, will present the annual concert, "Extensions of the Tradition," on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in Auer Hall of the IU Jacobs School of Music.
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Windy City hosts early music performance from the Jacobs School
As part of its ongoing commitment to present performances in the region, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will deliver a concert of choral works at the St. James Cathedral in Chicago on Feb. 18 at 4 p.m.
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Strike the pose! IU Marching Hundred named top college band
The Indiana University Marching Hundred has been named the recipient of the 2007 Sudler Intercollegiate Marching Band Trophy, the nation's highest and most coveted award for college and university marching bands. The award is often called the "Heisman Trophy" for college marching bands.
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New survey notes IU research efforts in international studies, the humanities, science and medicine
The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index--a new survey which uses faculty research and scholarly activity from more than 350 universities as a measure--has recognized and ranked 14 programs at Indiana University Bloomington and two at the IU School of Medicine.
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Meet Edwin Penhorwood, composer of Too Many Sopranos
Meet composer and IU Jacobs School of Music faculty member Edwin Penhorwood whose work "Too Many Sopranos" will be produced by IU Opera Theater on February 2, 3, 9, and 10 in the Musical Arts Center.
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Next course? A “Philharmonic” feast (rioting not allowed!)
Indiana University's Moveable Feast of the Arts will present its next offering on Jan. 27 when the IU Philharmonic Orchestra travels to New Albany, Ind., for a performance featuring music -- now considered masterful, but once the cause of controversy -- of the great Russian composers Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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Lecture Notes
In this edition of Lecture Notes, find events that allow you to look at portraits by Joyce Wilson and war photos by James Nachtwey, confer with 'CSI' consultant Gary Telgenhoff and dedicate new artwork to the IU Art Museum.
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IU Jacobs School rules in D.C.
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music took center stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this past weekend with a trio of performances by two of its most high profile recent faculty appointees: world-renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin and pianist André Watts.
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IU Jacobs School leads Washington's musical life this weekend
Two world-class concerts will take place this evening in different venues in the nation's capital: the Kennedy Center's Hall of Nations and the Library of Congress. Both feature Indiana University Jacobs School of Music-related musicians.
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