Ballet Department Choreographic Workshop

Students are invited to submit works for consideration by the student choreographers.

 

Center for Electronic and Computer Music

Established in 1966 for the purpose of theoretical training, electronic and multi-media composition, and the dissemination of works through public concerts, the Center for Electronic and ComputerMusic today houses two studios which employ the latest technologies in digital sound synthesis and sampling, MIDI, digital recording and editing, video, and research-level computing. The curriculum provides an extensive technical training and historical background for students with little or no previous experience. More advanced students may enroll to use the studio facilities for the production of compositions and multi-media works, as well as for research. The program may serve as a minor for the Doctor ofMusic degree in composition, as well as a cognate area for the Master of Music degree.

 

Dean's Prize Composition Contest

Each year the Dean of the School of Music offers prizes for outstanding new orchestral, chamber and electroacoustic compositions. The winners are selected by a jury appointed by the Dean, from works submitted by IU composition students.

 

Georgina Joshi Composition Commission Prize

A prize is awarded to an outstanding composition for solo voice and instrumental ensemble to be performed by the IU New Music Ensemble. The winner is selected by the Composition Faculty, from works submitted by IU composition students.

 

Kids Compose

Elementary School children from grades two through six are invited to submit original melodies that fit on one page and are less than one minute in length. Students invent a melody and learn the simple tools needed to get it written in musical form. IU Jacobs School of Music composition students will turn the melodies selected by a panel into orchestra or band compositions. The selections will be performed to over 1,600 local 3rd and 5th grade elementary students who visit the Musical Arts Center each school year for youth concerts given by IU Jacobs School of Music ensembles.

Kuttner Quartet Composition Contest

All IU composers are invited to submit scores written during the student's residency at IU for performance consideration by the Kuttner String Quartet.

Midwest Composers Symposium

The Composition Department participates in theMidwest Composers' Symposium, an annual two-day concert series of music by selected student composers at Indiana University, the universities of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Oberlin College. Each year the Symposium is held on the campus of a different member school.

New Music Ensemble

This student ensemble operates under the aegis of the Composition Department and presents the music of recent decades in four concerts each year on the Bloomington campus. Recent tours have taken them to New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angles and to other college campuses in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. Composition majors who are also strong performers frequently join this ensemble. Auditions are usually held the first day of fall semester for piano and strings. Percussion and winds are assigned by the performance faculty through the regular orchestra auditions.

Reading Sessions

Band: as needed. Ask your teacher to contact the Director of Bands if you have a work to be read.
Contemporary Vocal Ensemble: as needed. Ask your teacher to contact the CVE Director if you have a work to be read.
New Music Ensemble: once a semester. The next reading session is Apr. 23, 2008 (deadline: Apr. 11)
Orchestra: one week at the end of every semester. Priorities: 1) Orchestration class projects, 2) Master's Theses, 3) other works or excerpts. Contact the current teacher of Orchestration for the deadline and consideration (usually mid semester).

Student Composer Association

The SCA is a student-run organization producing an annual "Hammer and Nail" project, a collaboration between composers and other groups. Past projects have included guitarists, harpists, and the modern dance program. The SCA also assists in bringing guest composers to campus and hosting receptions for prospective students.

 

Visiting Student Status

The Visiting Student (VS) enrollment option is available to students who wish to do advanced study without pursuing a degree or diploma. Visiting Student status requires an interview and documents in accordance with the graduate requirements for composition as well as permission from a faculty member for instruction.