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5th annual Hamilton Lugar Music Festival brings global artists to Bloomington

By Ripra Gupta · Saturday, May 2 11:05 a.m.

The festival celebrated global music, dance and community at IU.

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‘The Choreography Project’ showcases ballet student creativity and choreography

By Addison Jacoby · Wednesday, April 29 2:34 p.m.

40 works in total will be shown April 28-29 at the Musical Arts Center.

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‘The Ordering of Moses’ reimagines the Exodus narrative into an opera

By Addison Jacoby · Thursday, April 23 9:26 a.m.

The performance was Wednesday night at the Musical Arts Center.

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‘Mooch the Magnificent’ creates access to opera by engaging with children

By Addison Jacoby · Wednesday, April 22 10:57 a.m.

The opera aimed to make theater and orchestra accessible to children.

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Magdalena Bay, Six Foot Blonde to perform at IU Auditorium on Wednesday

By Steven Leatherwood · Sunday, April 19 11:41 a.m.

The Union Board arranged the concert as a part of Little 500 week.

‘Oklahoma!’ to ride into the Musical Arts Center, premiering Friday

By Addison Jacoby · Wednesday, April 15 6:13 p.m.

The musical will perform four times in total, featuring two casts.

African American Arts Institute’s spring concert season to inspire hope

By Sophie Albert · Wednesday, April 15 12:53 p.m.

The concerts will display what students have learned this year, celebrating community and hope.

WIUX hosts Culture Shock music festival's 40th anniversary in Dunn Meadow

By Stella Klaus · Sunday, April 12 2:18 p.m.

Culture Shock hosted several musicians who performed for the Bloomington community.

Vojislav Ivanović’s music honored with concert featuring Jacobs faculty, students

By Addison Jacoby · Thursday, April 9 12:48 p.m.

The concert was held 8 p.m. Wednesday at Auer Hall.

IU jazz chair Tom Walsh directs jazz ensemble at Musical Arts Center

By Joseph Ellis · Tuesday, April 7 12:06 p.m.

Tom Walsh's jazz ensemble brought international talent to the stage.

‘Beetlejuice’ musical to perform four shows at IU Auditorium

By Sophie Albert · Monday, April 6 11:06 a.m.

The national tour of “Beetlejuice” will bring horror and fun to IU April 10-12.

COLUMN: Jacobs Spring Ballet showcases array of color, music

By Elia Crisan · Sunday, April 5 12:48 p.m.

All three acts were a powerful end to the 2025-26 Jacobs Ballet season.

Jacobs Spring Ballet to premiere Friday at the Musical Arts Center

By Addison Jacoby · Tuesday, March 31 11:34 a.m.

The Jacobs Opera and Ballet Theater's Spring Ballet will have three shows.

WIUX’s Poddy Mouth showcases Bloomington’s growing podcast and music community

By Gracie Johnson · Sunday, March 29 12:21 p.m.

The event mixed podcast trivia and live performances from a variety of genres.

Ballet Folklórico de IU hosts ‘Dance at the Museum’

By Joseph Ellis · Friday, March 13 6:05 p.m.

"Dance at the Museum" showcased dances from multiple regions of Mexico March 12.

3 Jacobs bands perform Spring Showcase at Musical Arts Center

By Addison Jacoby · Friday, March 13 11:05 a.m.

Each band performed three to four songs.

COLUMN: Silkroad Ensemble shows the power of communal music at IU performance

By Sophie Albert · Friday, March 13 7 a.m.

Silkroad brought the audience into the performance, showing the importance of community through music.

IU Chamber Orchestra performs with guest conductor Jeffery Kahane

By Addison Jacoby · Thursday, March 12 2:29 p.m.

The performance began at 8 p.m. at the Musical Arts Center.

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra blends traditional Japanese music with western composers

By Stella Klaus · Monday, March 9 8:53 p.m.

The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra brought cross-cultural music to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Silkroad Ensemble featuring Rhiannon Giddens to bring global music to IU

By Sophie Albert · Sunday, March 8 12:50 p.m.

Silkroad's newest flagship program highlights how communal music creates human connection.

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