Reinforcing his international eminence, Menahem Pressler, distinguished professor in the Indiana University School of Music, has been awarded the German President's Deutsche Bundesverdienstkreuz (Cross of Merit) First Class, Germany's highest honor.   Full Story

The Indiana University Ballet Theater will open its 2005-06 season Oct. 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in the Musical Arts Center. The performance will feature four striking pieces, highlighting the talents and artistry of the dancers and faculty in one of the country's leading programs. Scheduled are two pas de deux, both significant in the development of contemporary ballet, and two world premieres.   Full Story

The IU Digital Library Program today (Sept. 20) received a $768,747 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to extend its groundbreaking digital music library to college teachers and students across the country. The project will create an online learning and research tool, like the highly successful version already in place at IU, that can be easily deployed at a wide range of college and university libraries.   Full Story

Menahem Pressler, a distinguished professor in the Indiana University School of Music, was presented with the Commandeur in the Order of Arts and Letters award, France's highest cultural honor, by French Counsul General Richard Barbeyron in a special ceremony Saturday evening (Sept. 17).   Full Story

A few years into the new millinium, the stars seemingly are aligning themselves at IU once again in what might signal a new golden era for the School of Music .   Full Story

The Indiana University School of Music will host a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Musical Arts Center. "A Benefit for New Orleans: The Cradle of Jazz" will feature the IU Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Distinguished Professor of Music David Baker along with IU alumna and Grammy Award-winning soprano Sylvia McNair and Distinguished Professor of Music and renowned baritone Timothy Noble. All proceeds raised from the benefit concert will be given to the Red Cross in support of its efforts to assist New Orleans refugees.   Full Story

The Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra, the premier orchestral ensemble of the IU School of Music, begins a new tradition this month on the university's South Bend campus with a performance that features violin virtuoso Jaime Laredo. The Sept. 18 concert will serve as a pilot project for IU's Moveable Feast of the Arts initiative, which is designed to showcase the university's cultural resources to IU campuses and communities across the state.   Full Story

Seven faculty from four IU campuses have received awards from various Fulbright programs, a major source of federal funding, for the 2005-06 academic year.   Full Story

Through six editions and nearly half a century, A History of Western Music has defined the way music history has been taught. But it's the seventh edition of the book, which was revised and rewritten by Indiana University musicologist Peter Burkholder, that promises to significantly impact the way students listen to, learn and understand Western music.   Full Story

Indiana University President Adam W. Herbert announced that 19 IU graduate students -- six more than last year -- have received prestigious IIE-Fulbright or Fulbright-Hays grants, both funded through major federal grant programs, for the 2005-06 academic year. Founded in 1946 by the late Sen. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program for U.S. Students aims to increase understanding of American culture and values through scholarly exchanges of knowledge and skills.   Full Story