Four of this year's Guggenheim Fellows are professors at Indiana University Bloomington. The election of IUB biologists Lynda Delph and Jeffrey Palmer, composer Don Freund and historian Michael Grossberg brings IU's total of Guggenheim Fellows to 117.   Full Story

Congratulations to Professor of Music Lawrence Hurst, chair of the department of strings, and Distinguished Professor of Music Janos Starker on their receipt of distinguished awards from the American String Teachers Association (ASTA).   Full Story

Jordan Bisch, a 23-year-old student of Distinguished Professor Timothy Noble at the IU School of Music, was one of four grand prize winners in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions on Sunday (March 20). Bisch will receive $15,000. He is the School of Music's 33rd grand winner and fifth grand winner in the last five years.   Full Story

The Indiana University Ballet Theater will debut a world premiere production of Cinderella on March 25 and 26 at the Musical Arts Center, the largest university performance stage in North America. The performances will feature all-new choreography, sets and costumes to accompany Sergei Prokofiev's score performed by students of the IU School of Music.   Full Story

Two IU School of Music faculty members - Miriam Fried and Violette Verdy - and one doctoral student - Victoria L. Malawey - are recognized for their outstanding teaching and research at the annual Indiana University Founders Day celebration on March 6 at 1 p.m. in Bloomington's Assembly Hall.   Full Story

Violette Verdy is one of the premier ballet dancers of the twentieth century and has dedicated her post-performance life to training future generations of dancers. Her remarkable achievements as a dancer, teacher, and administrator in several of the world's foremost dance companies and ballet schools have garnered her international acclaim. Now, she is honored with IU's Distinguished Professor title.   Full Story

Certain words tend to recur in Victoria Malawey's end-of-semester evaluations. Enthusiastic. Dedicated. Organized. Inspirational. Or, as one student put it, "She works magic." Malawey is a recipient of IU's 2005 Lieber Memorial Teaching Associate Award.   Full Story

When Miriam Fried picks up her violin -- a 1718 Stradivarius -- people listen. A professor of violin at Indiana University Bloomington's School of Music since 1986, she has been honored with IU's Distinguished Professor title.   Full Story

A group of students from the IU School of Music will reveal their amazing talents later this month at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater in Washington, D.C., as they introduce the 2005 Conservatory Project, a concert series dedicated to showcasing the remarkable vitality and virtuosity being cultivated by America's top music programs.   Full Story

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 musical concert, "Extensions of the Tradition," on Sunday, Feb. 27. In celebration of the African American Arts Institute's 30th anniversary year, the concert will feature works by composers who have present or past involvement with it.   Full Story