Fanfare

As the newly appointed chair of the Jacobs School Ballet Department, Michael Vernon has been charged with carrying on the tradition of excellence and high professional standards that have become synonymous with ballet in Bloomington, while also putting his own "stamp" on the ballet department. It's a mission, he says, that he looks forward to leading. Click for more >>

At the turn of the decade, IU’s renowned School of Music was struggling financially. A budget deficit of close to $2 million threatened to overpower the model established by former IU President Herman B Wells and former deans Wilfred Bain and Charles Webb. Gwyn Richards took over as interim dean following the departure of David Woods in December 1999 and was appointed dean on a permanent basis in July 2001. Five years later, in an interview with Indiana Alumni Magazine editor Mike Wright, Richards reflected on the current status of the school and its future. Click for more >>

The IU Summer Music Festival is in full swing! You still have two more chances to enjoy the Festival Orchestra after their electrifying performance with Joshua Bell in June. Michael Stern will conduct music by Glinka, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky on July 20, and Leonard Slatkin will lead the orchestra on Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra and Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben on August 3. Other showcase events include the Sequenza Trio, the choral world premiere of Sun-Dogs, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, beginning July 28.

• FREE concerts including the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cliff Colnot!
• Festival Orchestra Series, with Stern (July 20) and Slatkin (August 3)
• Chamber Music Series, continuing with the Sequenza Trio and others
• Jazz Concerts, with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, August 12
• IU Opera Theater 's production of The Mikado

This issue of Fanfare celebrates the accomplishments of the Latin American Music Center, Don Freund, Paul Kiesgen, Philip Mann, Betsy Uschkrat, Thomas Baldner, John Phillip Rush, and others!

Read reviews of the Festival Orchestra with Joshua Bell and the Festival Jazz Orchestra with David Baker, as well as all the coverage of the new Miss Indiana, soprano Betsy Uschkrat. We keep track of these articles and many more from around the state and country for your information and convenience.

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