Jacobs School of Music

IU Philharmonic Orchestra to perform first concert of the spring semester

By Lauren Fischer · Thursday, Jan. 10,2019 4:22 p.m.

The orchestra will perform three pieces from prominent composers such as Richard Strauss.

US Army Field Band clarinetist performs at IU

By Lauren Fischer · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2019 8:52 p.m.

Clarinetist and IU student Erik Franklin performed his doctoral recital Tuesday.

Operas, a ballet and more to come to the Musical Arts Center this spring

By Lauren Fischer · Sunday, Jan. 6,2019 8:23 p.m.

This season will feature four different shows, including operas and a spring ballet.

Computer Music filled Auer Hall with abstract sounds

By Lauren Fazekas · Sunday, Dec. 2,2018 9:51 p.m.

The recital featured original compositions by 10 students of the Center for Electronic and Computer Music.

IU Ballet Department presents 'The Nutcracker' for its 55th year

By Madelyn Powers · Friday, Nov. 30,2018 5:40 p.m.

The show will be run through Dec. 2 at the Musical Arts Center.

Raffaella Stroik performs during rehearsals in 2016 at the Musical Arts Center. Stroik was found dead Wednesday morning in Monroe County, Missouri.

Former Jacobs School of Music student found dead in Missouri

By Matt Rasnic · Wednesday, Nov. 14,2018 3:43 p.m.

Raffaella Stroik was found over 115 miles from St. Louis.

Q&A: IU Jacobs’ Aida Huseynova talks cross-cultural collaboration

By Varda He · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2018 5:13 p.m.

Huseynova has worked with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and the Mark Morris Dance Group.

Opera and Ballet Theater to begin Connections Fall Ballet

By Hannah Reed · Wednesday, Sept. 26,2018 7:17 p.m.

The opening show will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28.

Thinking different: new production mixes Steve Jobs biopic with opera

By Robert Mack and David Brinson · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2018 3:56 p.m.

The opera will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 15, 21 and 22. Students can find tickets starting at $10.

Historical Performance Institute conference features scholars from around the world

By Robert Mack · Friday, May 18,2018 12:05 p.m.

The conference will focus on musical improvisation from the Middle Ages onward.

'West Side Story' takes the stage at Musical Arts Center

By Maura Johnson · Thursday, April 5,2018 5 a.m.

The 2018 production marks the 100th birthday of composer Leonard Bernstein.

Sophomore Libby Ryan wraps green thread around her reed. The thread binds the two pieces of reed together.

Oboists craft their voice through the instrument reeds they make

By Rose Bythrow · Thursday, March 8,2018 4 a.m.

Oboists spend 10 to 15 hours of their week making reeds.

Jacobs growing its roster of jazz faculty

By Robert Mack · Friday, Feb. 9,2018 6 a.m.

Jacobs School of Music has hired four new faculty members in the last two years.

Music Professor Glenn Gass discusses the music of 1968 and his top 5 albums

By Emily Abshire · Thursday, Feb. 8,2018 6 a.m.

The year 1968 killed '67's dreams of peace and love, Gass said.

Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster returns to IU as Wells visiting professor

By IDS staff · Friday, Feb. 2,2018 8 a.m.

Bendix-Balgley graduated from the Jacobs School of Music as a Wells scholar.

Sarah Wroth, a Jacobs School of Music alumna, joins the faculty as visiting associate professor of music in ballet. Wroth  took over this year as an associate chair of the ballet department.

Jacobs School of Music hires record number of new faculty

By Chris Forrester · Monday, Jan. 22,2018 1 a.m.

More than 10 percent of Jacobs’ 180-person faculty is new.

Jacobs School of Music offers wide range of programs, concerts

By Christine Fernando · Wednesday, Jan. 17,2018 1 a.m.

Programs include ChoralFest and a Black History Month Concert.

Emmy Award-Winning composer shares insight on new classes

By Lauren Fazekas · Monday, Dec. 11,2017 1 a.m.

Groupé answered questions about new courses he created at Jacobs School of Music.

Off stage

Thursday, Dec. 7,2017 11:02 p.m.

After the loss of three professors in four months in 2016, IU’s ballet department was left with just one senior faculty member. Almost two years after the implosion, here's how the department is trying to rebuild.

Cecilia Zanone, Reece Conrad and Jadyn Dahlberg dance as life-like dolls in "The Nutcracker." The ballet will run Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 2 and 3 at 2 p.m. at the Musical Arts Center.

'Nutcracker' dancers deliver artistry through growth

By Lydia Gerike · Saturday, Dec. 2,2017 6:48 p.m.

The production brought in audience members from across the country.

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