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Featuring graduate student conductor Ally Capone

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Join University Collections on February 13th for a night of trivia!

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Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via LIVE@jacobs! Repertoire Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96 (1954)Milhaud: Concerto for marimba, vibraphone, and orchestra, Op. 278 ...Read more

University Student Organization

“English Landscapes”

A special performance by students of the Voice Department in recognition of Black History Month

“The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn: The Blanton-Webster Era (1940-1942)”

“Made in the USA”

Visit the Organ Department blog for more information about Choral Compline by Candlelight. About the Director Jeffrey Smith is professor of practice in organ and sacred music at the Indiana Uni...Read more

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“A Musical Offering” | Featuring the Pacifica Quartet and faculty and students of the Historical Performance, Strings, and Chamber and Collaborative Music Departments

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Made possible by The Georgina Joshi Handelian Series | Jacobs Mainstage Series

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Jacobs Mainstage Season

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“Bach Meets Freund”

A concert of sacred choral and organ music performed by students of the Organ Department | University Student Organization

Made possible by The Georgina Joshi Handelian Series | Jacobs Mainstage Series

RepertoireMichael Schneider: Rhapsody (2001)Anne Victorino d’Almeida: Trombone Sonata, Op. 41 (2016)Yuza: Ruri-MuscariJames David: Secure. Contain. Protect. (2019) About the Artists A winner of ...Read more

Jacobs Mainstage Season

Giovanni Zanovello, “The Friars of Cafaggio: A Lecture Under the Porch”

Repertoire Saint-Saëns: Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 167 (1921)C. Schumann: Drei Romanzen, Op. 22 (1853)Reger: Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 49 No. 1 (1900)Reger: Tarantella in G Minor, WoO II/12 (c.1...Read more

Repertoire Hannah Kendall: Verdala (2018)Christopher Trapani: Unfeeling (2021, U.S. premiere) Frederick Fox: Dreamcatcher (1994) P. Q. Phan: Concerto for violin and sinfonietta (2024, world prem...Read more

Please join us for a presentation and performance by Sylvester Makobi (tenor), who will be joined virtually by Lawrence Barasa (tenor), and by Professor Kimberly Carballo (piano). 

Students! Sign up here > Join us and get to know JSoM alumna Elizabeth Hainen, who is principal harp of the Philadelphia Orchestra! 

Repertoire Adam Schoenberg: Finding Rothko (2006)J. Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Major, Hob.VIIb:2Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (1808) About the Conductor Jeffery Meyer has capti...Read more

Presented by the USA International Harp Competition

Students! Sign up here > Join us for a meaningful discussion with composer Christopher Trapani. Christopher synthesizes disparate influences, weaving American and European stylistic strands into...Read more

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Sponsored by the Harp Department

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About the Artist Violinist Eszter Haffner was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1969. She studied for 13 years in the Gifted Musician Class at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc Music Academy with Andras Kiss...Read more

Visit the Organ Department blog for more information about Choral Compline by Candlelight. About the Director Jeffrey Smith is professor of practice in organ and sacred music at the Indiana Uni...Read more

Repertoire will be announced from the stage. About the Artists A versatile trumpeter based in New Orleans, Ashlin Parker is sought after for soloing, section work, and community building. He...Read more

Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via LIVE@jacobs! Repertoire Fauré: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120 (1923) Lau: Under a Veil of Stars (2022) About the Artists Inst...Read more

J. S. Bach: “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177”

About the Artist A versatile trumpeter based in New Orleans, Ashlin Parker is sought after for soloing, section work, and community building. He has played with ensembles at music festivals, club...Read more

Layne Anspach, horn; Matt Williamson, trombone; Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano; with Solomon Abang, trumpet

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Works by Frescobaldi, Gibbons, Gibbons, Froberger, and J. S. Bach About the Artist Jonathan Oddie is professor of practice in historical performance (historical keyboards) at the Indiana Uni...Read more

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University Government Organization

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Guest Lecture – Pheaross Graham (Stanford University), “The Nightclub as Concert Hall: Don Shirley, Discriminating Listening, and Green Book Pianism”

Repertoire and additional performers to be announced About the Artists Deanne Meek is visiting associate professor of music (voice) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A native...Read more

A Collaboration with the Audio Engineering Society Students! Sign up here >

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RepertoireSaint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61 (1880)Bruckner/Novak: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major (1874/80) (“Romantic”) About the Conductor Arthur Fagen has been profes...Read more

Repertoire J. S. Bach/Busoni: ‘Ciaccona’ from “Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004”Franck: Prelude, Fugue, and Variation, Op. 18 (1862)J. S. Bach/Busoni: Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659J. S...Read more

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Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive! Repertoire Eastman: The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc (1981) Takemitsu: Rainspell (1982) Honstein: Patter (2009/10)...Read more

On the 40th anniversary of the night of John Lennon’s untimely death, IU Auditorium will host Remembering John Lennon 40 Years Later with Glenn Gass.

An encore broadcast of a 2019 performance by the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater

Sponsored by the Jacobs Flute Academy

Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive! Repertoire Kurtág: A kis csáva (The Small Snag) Op. 15b Pärt: Fratres (1977; version for string quartet, 1989)Farkas...Read more

“Where Are We and How Do We Move Forward from Here?: A Look at the State of Art Music and Music Academics Through the Lens of Black Musicians”

Music Theory Colloquium Series | Five Friends Master Class Series – Honoring Robert Samels

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We are pleased to invite you to a spend an exclusive evening with Associate Professor Jamie Tagg and Jacobs School alumnus and professional recording engineer Drew Vandenberg as they demonstrate how t...Read more

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Presented by the Historical Performance Institute

Selections from Mark Adamo’s Little Women and Gioacchino Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia

Music Theory Colloquium Series | Five Friends Master Class Series – Honoring Robert Samels

Joseph S. C. Lam (University of Michigan), “Chinese Theories and Practices of Guyue (Ancient Music): An Interpretive Overview”

Sonia Lee, “‘We Cannot Separate Our Pain from Our Resistance’: Trauma and Political Activism in the Black and Brown Freedom Movements”

Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive! Wayne Wallace is professor of practice in jazz studies and jazz trombone at the IU Jacobs School of Music. A seven-t...Read more

“A Concert in Observance of the Quatrocentenary of the Birth of Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704)”

Community Engagement Summit Keynote 3

Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive! Repertoire Sehrwald: The other side of disassociation (2020, premiere) Dozza: Isolation (2020, premiere) Godfrey: O...Read more

Community Engagement Summit Keynote 2

Join members of the Fifth House Ensemble for a fun Zoom-Jam!

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

Community Engagement Summit Keynote 1 With welcome by Alain Barker & Ed Comentale

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language.

Presented by the Latin American Music Center Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive! About the Director Joe Galvin is a multi-instrumentalist who earne...Read more

Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive! Repertoire Pagán-Pérez: Justice Fanfare (2020, consortium premiere) Lenthe: Freedom Ring Beautiful (1998) J. Miller/...Read more

Joseph S. C. Lam (University of Michigan), “Songs Confucius Sang: Sounds, Memories, and Performances”

Javier León, talk and virtual film screening of Afro-Peruvian experimental play Karibú

About the Director Greg Ward is assistant professor of music in jazz studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A saxophonist and composer born in Peoria, Illinois, Ward has perfor...Read more

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Simulcast from Scholes Street Studio in New York City

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Composer Ryn Jorgensen and IU Jacobs School of Music Associate Professor Larry Groupé are scheduled to be present for a virtual conversation and interactive Q&A moderated by IU Cinema Assistant D...Read more

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Live from the Georgina Joshi Recording Studio

IU Auditorium is proud to present the Trombones of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra live at Prebys Amphitheater. This free performance is open to IU students, faculty, and staff.

Philippe Canguillhem (University of Toulouse), “The story and contents of a precious manuscript written by ‘the first published black composer’: Vicente Lusitano’s Expertise in Oral Counterpoi...Read more

With LA Phil principal horn Andrew Bain and business strategist Rupal Bain

“Sanguine and Celestial Fantasias for a Halloween Night”

Featuring Tehvon Fowler-Chapman, Katie McGuiness, and Nina Zhou!

Beatrice Capote, “Iya la panza, panza, Iya”

Speakers Lissa May, associate dean for instruction, Jacobs School of Music Frank Diaz, associate professor of music in music education, Jacobs School of Music DeeDee Dayhoff, assistant dean for ...Read more

Ruben Valenzuela (artistic director, Bach Collegium San Diego), “Music at Mexico City Cathedral, 1650-1750”

Judith Rodríguez: “Im/positions: Nominalizing the Black Aesthetic in Puerto Rico”

Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive! John Raymond is assistant professor of music in jazz studies (trumpet) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. ...Read more

Elizabeth Weinfield (The Juilliard School), “Finding ‘Voice’ as a Scholar-Performer”

This summer, the IU Jacobs School of Music introduced Jeremy Allen as David Henry Jacobs Bicentennial Dean (Interim), succeeding Gwyn Richards, who has returned to the Choral Conducting faculty after ...Read more

“The Music of Ludwig Senfl (c.1486-1543): Songs, Marian Motets and Instrumental Music from the German Reformation”

***NOTE NEW START TIME***

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language.

Originally performed at the Musical Arts Center by the Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater on October 18, 2014

Ayana Smith, “Creating Real Change: Race, Representation, and Early Music Pedagogy”

Featuring performances by Jacobs School of Music students from the Guitar, Historical Performance, Orchestral Studies, Piano, Voice, and Woodwinds departments

A roundtable examining “Whose Renaissance?” in relation to questions of “heritage,” lineage and belonging in light of the current context of a wider reckoning with the past.

Livestream Q&A with four-time Tony Award-winning producer and IU alumna Harriet Leve on Facebook and Zoom.

Join JSoM alums, along with representatives of the DC Chapter of the IU Alumni Association, for an info session and panel discussion on strategies for early career success in our nation’s cultural c...Read more

Music has always been a tool for storytelling and uniting. Artists and activists alike use music as a vehicle to shed light on social realities. From soul to jazz to hip-hop, musicians in Chicago have...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language.

Featuring performances by Jacobs School of Music students from the Ballet, Organ, Piano, and Strings departments

“What creates a sense of ‘welcome’ in our classroom and community?”

Featuring performances by Roger Roe (English horn), The Singing Hoosiers (Chris Albanese, director), and students of the IU Jacobs School of Music

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign langua...Read more

The Music First Year Language Exam (MFYLE) in French, German, Italian and Spanish is offered throughout the year for Music Performance majors who need to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language.