Straight No Chaser returns to IU Auditorium with seasonal songs and a new album
Straight No Chaser will be home for the holidays. On Dec. 14, the group will return to Indiana University Auditorium and the campus where it all began 20 years ago. “Being from here originally, I love playing at the auditorium,” said Charlie Mechling, one of the founding members. “It’s just such a great venue. It’s […]
Meet Tal Samuel, conductor of IU Fall Ballet and Jacobs School doctoral student
Post courtesy of IU newsroom intern Sheila Raghavendran: Like a skilled puppeteer, she gracefully infuses the orchestra with life, color and movement. With each sharp, smooth and affectionate gesture, she pulls the strings that run the show. Tal Samuel is a doctoral student at the Jacobs School of Music and serves as assistant conductor at […]
Distinguished director helps IU Opera Theater give voice to ‘Madama Butterfly’
Post by IU Newsroom intern Amanda N. Marino: When Lesley Koenig was invited to direct “Madama Butterfly” for the Indiana University Opera Theater, she could not turn it down. “It’s my go-to cry opera,” she said. Koenig has built an impressive resume with more than 30 years in management at the Metropolitan Opera, San Diego Opera […]
New ‘Basically Baker’ recording project will celebrate jazz legend, fund scholarships
David Baker left an enormous legacy in jazz. The performer, composer and distinguished professor who founded the jazz studies program at Indiana University died in March at the age of 84. Now, a new recording of Baker’s big band music will add to his rich legacy, thanks to the efforts of fellow musicians, friends and […]
Association for Recorded Sound Collections returns to roots with Bloomington conference
When the Association for Recorded Sound Collections held its first conference in Bloomington back in 1967, audiocassettes were new technology. The association is now celebrating its 50th anniversary at a conference that began May 11 here at Indiana University. While media formats have changed over the years, the nonprofit organization has the same mission: It […]
IU professor Hildegard Keller brings voices in history to life through multimedia experiences
Post courtesy of newsroom intern Amanda N. Marino: A dance costume hangs inside a section of tables in the Lilly Library. It is a wood sprite from the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, worn during funeral ceremonies, and professor Hildegard Keller chose to hang it there when designing her portion of the “Performative Book” exhibition. […]
IU Cinema to screen silent film with world premiere orchestral score by Ari Barack Fisher
Saturday night at the movies often means seeing a new film. But on Feb. 20, the Indiana University Cinema audience will be hearing an old film in a new way. “The Return of Draw Egan” will be a one-night film event featuring the world premiere of a full musical score composed by Ari Barack Fisher, […]
Perfect evening in Brown County: ‘Utopia’ pairs writers with The Liberation Music Collective
In a perfect world, the finest musicians might not have to think about new ways to bring their art to the public. And that’s the point of “Utopia: 21st Century Reflections on the Pursuit of Perfection.” Even with the best of intentions, utopia is a concept. And in the real world, Indiana University’s music students […]
Jacobs School graduate Laura Sisk takes home Grammy for work on Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’
Update: Post reflects winners at the Grammy Awards When the Grammy Award for Album of the Year was announced Feb. 15 in Los Angeles, a certain Indiana University alumna might have been holding her breath. Laura Sisk, a 2010 graduate of the Jacobs School of Music, was nominated for her engineering work on Taylor Swift’s smash pop release […]
IU Cinema to host Neil Brand at U.S. premiere of Hitchcock’s ‘Blackmail’ with his new score
Post courtesy of newsroom intern Annie Brackemyre: The Indiana University Cinema will screen Alfred Hitchcock’s silent film “Blackmail” on Nov. 7 with live orchestral accompaniment. In a collaboration between IU Cinema and the Jacobs School of Music, performer and composer Neil Brand will be present for the performance of his original score. “The somewhat rare […]
