The Indiana University School of Music joins the world in mourning the death of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller and will dedicate the final two performances of the opera A View from the Bridge to his memory this weekend. Miller died last night at his home in Roxbury, Conn., of congestive heart failure. He was 89.   Full Story

The organizers of Indiana University's annual ArtsWeek celebration have decided to get creative and try something new this year. ArtsWeek, which will be Feb. 10-20, will not only showcase and honor the best and most exciting work on campus and in the surrounding community, but also enable audiences to learn just how artists do their work.   Full Story

The University Singers, the top-rated choir from the IU School of Music, directed by Jan Harrington (Choral Department Chair), is set to embark on a tour of the West Coast with featured performances at the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) in Los Angeles and two full-length public concerts in Southern California.   Full Story

Following an extensive search to succeed long-time director and Wind Ensemble conductor Ray E. Cramer, Professor of Music Stephen W. Pratt has been named the new director of the Department of Bands. His appointment becomes effective in August 2005.   Full Story

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom will return to the Indiana University Opera Theater in February for the first collegiate production of A View from the Bridge, his full-scale opera adapted from the Arthur Miller tragedy. It's the second time Bolcom has awarded IU Opera the distinction of being the first collegiate program to produce one of his works. In 1996, IU Opera delivered a critically acclaimed performance of the composer's McTeague.   Full Story

Indiana University President Adam W. Herbert announced Wednesday that the Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the institution a $26 million grant as part of an initiative to expand intellectual capital at the state's colleges and universities.   Full Story

Rock 'n' roll historian Glenn Gass rings in the season with his thoughts on holiday music and Mary Goetze, who is recognized internationally for her work with children's choirs, shares her view on composing new holiday music.   Full Story

The Latin American Music Center and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies present an interdisciplinary colloquium and premiere performance of La ciudad celeste by composer Juan Orrego-Salas   Full Story

The following tip sheet provides information about music news and events happening at the Indiana University School of Music. This issue we feature an 85th birthday celebration in honor of Juan Orrego-Salas, founder of IU's Latin American Music Center and champion of Latin American classical music; the U.S. premiere by IU's New Music Ensemble of a composition by famed British composer Harrison Birtwistle; and a glimpse of a "not so ordinary" The Nutcracker as performed by students of IU's Ballet Theater.   Full Story

The following tip sheet provides information about music news and events happening at the Indiana University School of Music. This month we feature the release of a new memoir by Indiana University Distinguished Professor of Music Janos Starker, a visit by the great-grandson of German composer Richard Wagner, and appearances by the IU School of Music's finest performers at the Metropolitan Opera and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.   Full Story