IU music students to perform in D.C.

Eight Jacobs School of Music students will perform for the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage Conservatory Project tonight at 6 p.m.. The event will be held in the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. \nPianist Ayako Toba, baritone Christopher Bolduc, soprano Jing Zhang, violinist Frederieke Saeijs and the Kuttner quartet, which includes violinists Sarah Kim and Robin Scott, violist Yoo-jin Cho and cellist Ana Kim, will showcase their skills.\nThe event is an initiative of the Performing Arts for Everyone project that schedules 365 free performances, one for every day of the year, for the Millennium Stage. The Conservatory Project gives college students a chance to perform in front of a large audience. The audience mostly comprises middle- and high school-aged students who are interested in pursuing music in college.\nThe performances give students the chance to see what different schools can offer and the benefits of continuing their musical studies. Sarah Kim said she hopes that her performance will inspire younger students.\nThe eight IU students left for Washington, D.C. Monday and they will return to campus Wednesday. They were very excited about the opportunity to perform and to take the trip, Scott said.\nThe performance can be viewed on a live Web stream. Visit www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/.