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Celebrated jazzmen to reunite for pre-inaugural concert at IUB
Legendary jazz masters Vernice "Bunky" Green and David Baker, and Indiana University President Adam W. Herbert, haven't always traveled the same roads, and yet there is a strong bond that connects them. Each is, in his own right, a major player in educating and inspiring America's youth. Green and Baker will perform a free concert on Wednesday evening (April 14) to celebrate the next day's inauguration of Herbert as IU's 17th president.
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Renowned director to guide IU Opera's "Peter Grimes"
Colin Graham has directed a record 55 world premieres, including the premieres of the last eight operas written by the illustrious composer Benjamin Britten. So when he guest directs the IU Opera Theater production of Britten's Peter Grimes, one might expect he'd be in for smooth sailing. However, the 72-year-old Graham knows he is entering uncharted waters.
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Former music dean appointed to national commission
Indiana University School of Music Dean Emeritus Charles Webb has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to the new Department of State Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy.
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Israeli conductor Uriel Segal to join IU School of Music's orchestra program for the 2004-05 season
With the addition of Israeli-born conductor Uriel Segal to its ranks, the School of Music may have cemented its status as one of the world's elite destinations for orchestral study and performance.
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IU's David Baker and fellow jazz masters to revisit Indianapolis jazz scene of the 1930s and '40s
IU's David Baker and several of his fellow Indianapolis jazz masters will revisit Indiana Avenue, the heart of the Indianapolis jazz scene of the 1930s and '40s, in a Feb. 28 concert at the John Waldron Arts Center auditorium in Bloomington.
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IU's 20th Arts Weeks celebration to showcase best of creative expression
IU's 20th Arts Weeks celebration will be held from Feb. 6 to March 2, allowing audiences to experience the wide range of theatre, literature, music, dance and visual arts available at IU and in the surrounding community.
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Media Advisory: The Beatles are coming!
Indiana University Bloomington rock and roll historian Glenn Gass is available to discuss the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' invasion of America.
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Super-tenor Jose Cura to visit IU School of Music on Sunday
Argentinean opera star Jose Cura, one of the next generation of "super-tenors," will deliver a guest lecture at the Indiana University School of Music on Sunday (Jan. 18) at 8 p.m. in Auer Hall.
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Current and former students to pay tribute to Menahem Pressler at 80th birthday celebration concert
A concert celebrating Menahem Pressler's 80th birthday will be Dec. 18 in Auer Hall at the IU School of Music. It will feature performances by current and former students selected to represent the scope of Pressler's teaching career, which began at IU in 1955.
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Black History Month
Insights from faculty at Indiana University Bloomington
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