Jacobs School Of Music

Q&A with ‘Fall Ballet’ choreographer Christian Claessens

4 days ago

Claessens will present a world premiere piece set to music by Don Freund.

IU doctoral candidate Esther Tupper is pictured. She will conduct a concert band performance of “Danzó No. 2” by Arturo Márquez as part of a full repertoire at 8 p.m. Sept. 19 in Auer Hall.

Concert band performance to feature student conductor Esther Tupper

Sep 20, 2023 9:10 am

The orchestral performance will take place at 8 p.m. Sept. 19 in Auer Hall.

IU graduate student Jonathan Elmore rehearses as Count Danilo Danilovitsch for the Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater's production of "The Merry Widow" in a dress rehearsal Sept. 18, 2023. Performances will be held Sept. 22-23.

Jacobs School of Music to open fall opera season with ‘The Merry Widow’ Sept. 22

Sep 19, 2023 5:15 pm

Student tickets are available for $10 dollars on the Jacobs School of Music website.

Jacobs School of Music junior Kelly Gleason and sophomore Bryan Gregory, who both major in ballet theater, perform "Arabian Dance" from Sasha Janes' upcoming production of "The Nutcracker" during the MAC Gala on Sept. 16, 2023, in the Musical Arts Center lobby. The event highlighted not only the Jacobs School of Music, but also their extensive partnerships with the IU Cinema, Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance, the Eskenazi Museum of Art, the Kinsey Institute and the Lilly Library.

The 2023 MAC Gala celebrates the arts and the Jacobs School of Music

Sep 17, 2023 5:54 pm

The event supports The Society of the Friends of Music and scholarships for Jacobs students.

IU doctorate student Rachel Fitzgerald rehearses as Hanna for the Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater's production of "The Merry Widow" on Sept. 11, 2023. Performances will be held on Sept. 22-23.

Q&A with ‘The Merry Widow’ director Keturah Stickann

Sep 14, 2023 10:34 am

“The Merry Widow” opens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Musical Arts Center.

An audience watches a semi-staged performance of Act I from "The Mensch," a new in-progress opera by Lauren Bernofsky, at 8 p.m. Sept. 6 in Auer Hall. The opera told the story of Anton Schmid — an Austrian man who saved nearly 300 Jewish people during the Holocaust.

Jacobs School of Music premieres Act I of ‘The Mensch’

Sep 7, 2023 8:21 pm

'The Mensch’ is an in-progress opera originally presented at 8 p.m. Sept. 6 at Auer Hall.

Norman Krieger, professor of music and chair of the Piano Department at the Jacobs School of Music, is seen with his students the week of Aug. 21. Krieger held a master class at Mahidol University as an effort to strengthen ties to Thailand through education.

Jacobs School of Music shares music education with organizations in Thailand

Aug 31, 2023 1:45 pm

The delegation consisted of Jacobs music faculty who taught masterclasses at various academic institutions.

Jazz musician Evan Taylor is poses for a photo. Taylor will be performing Sept. 29 as a part of the Jacobs School of Music and WFIU Public Radio's Swing in September concert series starting Sept. 1, 2023.

Free concert series Swing in September to start Sept. 1

Aug 23, 2023 10:15 am

The outdoor concert series will start at 6:30 p.m. every Friday in Dunn Meadow.

Jacobs School of Music Ballet students rehearse a piece from "Spring Ballet" on March 20, 2023. "Spring Ballet"premiered on March 31, 2023, and ended on April 1, 2023, at the Musical Arts Center.

Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater to reach Bloomington community with ‘Twilight Turnout’

Jun 2, 2023 3:33 pm

The performance will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on June 3 at the Musical Arts Center

The Los Angeles skyline is seen on December 25, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. The Jacobs School of Music, with help from The Media School, will launch their Jacobs in LA study program in spring 2024.

Jacobs School of Music launches semester in LA program

Apr 25, 2023 6:06 pm

The program will begin in spring 2024.

Skullzbunniez owner Indiana Coté organizes her store's inventory on April 20, 2023. The storefront has been open on Kirkwood for almost a year — originally open strictly by appointment for a few months prior.

skullznbunniez: ballet, bras and business

Apr 25, 2023 2:04 pm

skullznbunniez is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater seniors Sarah Pfeiffer and Elaina da Fonte rehearse "Leaving Off Here," an originally choreographed piece by Jacobs Schooljunior Ruth Connelly on April 21, 2023, in a rehearsal studio. The piece will be performed during The Choreography Project at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on April 26, 2023, at the Musical Arts Center.

Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater gives students the lead in the Choreography Project

Apr 24, 2023 7:45 pm

The Project will be presented at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on April 26.

Jacobs professor of music Arthur Fagan is photographed. Fagan will conduct William Levi Dawson's "Negro Folk Symphony" at "The Souls of Black Folk" festival next year at IU.

Jacobs School of Music receives grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

Apr 23, 2023 4:25 pm

The grant is worth $400,000.

Brent Wallarab will present his new orchestral jazz arrangement at 7:30 p.m. April 29, 2023, at the Musical Arts Center. The Jazz Celebration will honor the 100-year anniversary of some of the most important jazz recordings ever made.

IU music professor Brent Wallarab to premiere new work April 29

Apr 19, 2023 8:15 pm

Student tickets are $5 and are available through the Jacobs School of Music website.

Rabbi Sue Silberberg moderates a panel discussing the Holocaust and the opera "Anne Frank" on March 7, 2023, at the Musical Arts Center in Bloomington. "Anne Frank" will be performed March 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Musical Arts Center.

Jacobs School of Music presents ‘How We Go On: Generations After the Holocaust’

Mar 8, 2023 5:38 pm

The Jacobs Health & Wellness committee led a panel on keeping memories of the Holocaust alive.

Doctoral student Anne Slovin performs as Anne Frank in a dress rehearsal for the new opera, "Anne Frank," on Feb. 28, 2023, at the Musical Arts Center. "Anne Frank" premieres on March 3, 2023.

‘Anne Frank’ premieres with Jacobs School of Music Friday

Mar 2, 2023 9:18 am

Student tickets for “Anne Frank” are available starting at $10.

Photo of the Count Basie Orchestra featuring director Scotty Barnhart and guest vocalist Carmen Bradford. The Count Basie Orchestra will be performing at 8 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

The Count Basie Orchestra to perform at Buskirk-Chumley Theater Feb. 9

Feb 7, 2023 2:01 pm

The Count Basie Orchestra will present a free public performance at 8 p.m.

Dancers from the Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater department rehearse choreography for the opera “Ainadamar.” Performances will be held Feb. 3-4 and Feb. 10-11, 2023.

Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater brings ‘Ainadamar’ to life through dance

Jan 26, 2023 6:25 pm

Dancers from the ballet department found a unique challenge in bringing dance to the story of “Ainadamar."

Director Jeffrey Bachman choreographs a number for the Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater's production of "Ainadamar" at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2023. Performances will be held Feb. 3-4 and Feb. 10-11.

Q&A with Jeffrey Buchman and Rosa Mercedes

Jan 24, 2023 10:52 am

Buchman and Mercedes work together to stage a production of the opera "Ainadamar."

Doctoral student Anne Slovin sings an excerpt from "Anne Frank" accompanied by P.D. student Julian Garvue at the Project School on Jan.17, 2023. “Having the opportunity to shape a role and bring it to life for the first time is really exhilarating for me,” Sloven said.

Jacobs School of Music presents the life of Anne Frank to the Project School

Jan 18, 2023 7:31 pm

Representatives of the Jacobs School of Music presented to students at the Project School on Jan. 17.