A performance by international violin sensation and Indiana University alumnus Joshua Bell, the world premiere of a composition by acclaimed Scottish composer James MacMillan, the return of the Beaux Arts Trio and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and the debut of a new Festival Jazz Orchestra highlight a powerful lineup for Indiana University's 2006 Summer Music Festival. The festival, which features opera, orchestral, band, chamber and solo concerts, will be held from June 18 to Aug. 13 at the IU Jacobs School of Music.   Full Story

Congratulations to Jacobs School of Music musicologist J. Peter Burkholder, who was recently appointed to the rank of Indiana University Distinguished Professor.   Full Story

IU Opera and Ballet Theater formally announced its 2006-07 season today (April 8), giving regional music and dance patrons an opportunity to choose from a broad offering of blockbuster favorites, as well as a few works that stray from the well-trodden path. With seven operas and three ballets this season, IU Opera and Ballet Theater continues to lead the nation in the number of collegiate productions it produces.   Full Story

In its 30-year history, the New York Baroque Dance Company has been embraced by music and dance lovers worldwide and credited with the revival of 18th-century ballet. Its members have taken steps, literally, to ensure that future generations experience this influential style of dance. As part of that effort to reach out to future generations, Turocy and her troupe are now partnering with music and dance students at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. They are engaged in a two-week residency at the school, which will culminate with a performance with the IU Baroque Orchestra under the direction of IU violin professor Stanley Ritchie on April 2 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downtown Bloomington.   Full Story

Baroque dance, opera, ballet. In Bloomington, most people would associate these things with the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and they would be correct. However, this time there's a twist. Expanding its ongoing partnership with the community, the Jacobs School of Music is proud to present three world-class events at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downtown Bloomington in April 2006. All events are free and open to the public!   Full Story

Indiana University Ballet Theater will salute three patriarchs in the world of dance when it presents its annual Spring Ballet on March 24 and 25 at the Musical Arts Center. The evening of legendary ballets will feature ballets choreographed by Marius Petipa, the father of classical ballet who elevated Russian ballet to international fame; contemporary choreographer and American ballet founder George Balanchine; and August Bournonville, who led the Royal Danish Ballet during the height of the Danish Golden Age. Music for the concert will be performed by the IU University Orchestra, conducted by Ronald Zollman.   Full Story

With music as the centerpiece of a historic day in the life of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, a "Naming Concert" on Friday (Feb. 24) at 4 p.m. in Auer Hall on the Bloomington campus will mark the official moment at which the venerable institution takes on its new identity.   Full Story

Indiana University's thriving -- and ever-growing -- arts scene will be in full bloom during ArtsWeek, the annual campus-community arts festival in Bloomington, Ind., now celebrating its 22nd year. ArtsWeek 2006, which will be held from Thursday (Feb. 23) to March 5, will offer audiences a cornucopia of opportunities to experience the best and most exciting creative work on and around campus and the community. The festivities include the world premiere of Ned Rorem's opera Our Town, as well as performances by such touring headliners as the Urban Bush Women and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.   Full Story

Eight students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will perform on Feb. 14 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., for an audience of aspiring young artists and music connoisseurs. The performance is part of the center's Conservatory Project, a week-long concert series designed to showcase artists from America's leading music schools.   Full Story

Indiana University's "Moveable Feast of the Arts" will have even more of a celebratory flair next month when it heads north to offer two performances of one of Mozart's best-known choral works.   Full Story