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Concerto competition winner Curtis Prichard and Otis Murphy are featured on upcoming Wind Ensemble concert, April 2 Mar 27, 2013

Jacobs School student co-winner of the recent Brass Concerto Competition Curtis Prichard, euphonium, will perform with the IU Wind Ensemble …

REVIEW: (HT – Peter Jacobi, Concert and Symphonic Bands) New version of ‘The Upward Stream’ for wind ensemble tops contemporary program Feb 8, 2013

HeraldTimesOnline.com IU CONCERT AND SYMPHONIC BANDS MUSIC REVIEW: New version of ‘The Upward Stream’ for wind ensemble tops contemporary program …

Professor Emeritus Ray Cramer elected to National Band Association Hall of Fame Jan 17, 2013

Ray E. Cramer, professor emeritus and past chair of the Jacobs School of Music Department of Bands, has been elected …

REVIEW: (HT – Concert and Symphonic Bands) Concert offers stomping march usually reserved for outdoor enjoyment Nov 15, 2012

HeraldTimesOnline.com MUSIC REVIEW: CONCERT AND SYMPHONIC BANDS Concert offers stomping march usually reserved for outdoor enjoyment By Peter JacobiH-T Reviewer …

Wind Ensemble hosts Election Night concert in Auer Hall Nov 6, 2012

The Jacobs School’s Wind Ensemble, conducted by Stephen W. Pratt, offers a free Election Night concert this evening at 8pm in Auer …

Two-Day Music Festival features Jacobs Students Oct 18, 2012

The music division of Indiana University’s Business Careers in Entertainment Club (BCEC) is pleased to present Bloomingtone on Friday, October …

DM student Kyle Glaser receives Research Grant by National Band Association Sep 24, 2012

Congratulations to Kyle Glaser, DM Wind Conducting student, who has won a research grant by the National Band Association. At the completion …

Kenyan Band Members visit the Jacobs School Sep 24, 2012

Two members of the prestigious Kenyan Administration Police Band (APB), Charles Njoka and Samson Gikunda, will be visiting the Jacobs …

Kyle Glaser appointed to band faculty at Texas State University-San Marcos Jul 26, 2012

Alumnus Kyle Glaser, DM’12, was recently appointed to the faculty of Texas State University-San Marcos as associate director of bands. He …

Review: Grantham’s works in spotlight; ensemble lives up to its name Apr 25, 2012

Grantham’s works in spotlight; ensemble lives up to its name By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer | pjacobi@heraldt.com April 22, 2012 …

IU Jacobs School faculty help lead workshop in Kenya
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Led by Indiana University Jacobs School of Music faculty member Kimberly Carballo and Mpingo Studios Director Diana Smith Nixon, five Bloomington musicians will join their counterparts in Nairobi, Kenya, this month for a three-week teaching and performance workshop at schools in the area.

Jacobs SpringFest celebration features guest conductor Donald Hunsberger

The annual "SpringFest," a free concert celebration of winds, brass and percussion takes place at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Bloomington's Musical Arts Center. With performances by the Jacobs School of Music Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, the concert will feature guest conductor Donald Hunsberger, conductor emeritus of the Eastman Wind Ensemble.

Jacobs School appoints Espen Jensen director of admissions and financial aid

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music is pleased to announce that Norwegian-born Espen Jensen is its new director of admissions and financial aid. He began his activities as director March 18, 2013.

IU's Marching Hundred receives half-million-dollar gift for new practice facility

Indiana University's famed Marching Hundred has taken another significant step toward its goal of constructing a new practice facility, thanks to a recent gift of $500,000 from Bloomington's Cook Group Inc.

IU's Marching Hundred preparing for Super Bowl appearance

Indiana University's Marching Hundred will perform a pre-game show for fans in the stands at Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, Feb. 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Everyone is invited to attend the Marching Hundred's practice from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at IU's Mellencamp Pavilion.

IU Jacobs School of Music Wind Ensemble to perform at national convention in Indianapolis

The Indiana University Wind Ensemble, from the Jacobs School of Music, has been invited to perform at the 78th Annual Convention of the American Bandmasters Association. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Clowes Memorial Hall on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis.

IU's Marching Hundred to perform at Super Bowl XLVI

Indiana University's famed Marching Hundred will perform at one of the nation's most-watched sporting events: Super Bowl XLVI. The band will perform as part of the pre-game entertainment during a network commercial break at the championship event, played this year at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Feb. 5.

IU's Marching Hundred receives $1 million gift for new practice facility
Marching Hundred

Indiana University's famed Marching Hundred has taken a significant step toward its goal of constructing a new practice facility, thanks to a recent commitment of $1 million in a planned gift from university alumnus Col. Jack I. Hamlin (BS '43) and wife Dora. The Hamlins met as students at IU, where Hamlin was first chair cornet in the Hundred and captain of his ROTC band unit.

IU’s Marching Hundred receives key gift for new practice facility

With a tradition of performances traced to as early at 1896, Indiana University's famed Marching Hundred band has taken a significant step toward its goal of constructing a new practice facility, thanks to a recent commitment of $1 million in a planned gift from IU alumnus Col. Jack I. Hamlin (BS'43) and Mrs. Dora Hamlin. The gift will be administered and invested by the IU Foundation.

Band conductor Eric Smedley appointed to IU Jacobs School of Music faculty

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music announces that conductor, educator, performer and alumnus Eric M. Smedley will join its Department of Bands as assistant professor of music and assistant director of bands in fall 2011.

IU Wind Ensemble featured at band convention

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform as the featured ensemble in the Finale Concert at the College Band Directors National Association North Central Division convention on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Ill., in February.

IU Wind Ensemble to perform at Music Educators National Conference

The Indiana University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Professor Stephen W. Pratt, will perform as a featured ensemble at the Music Educators National Conference in Milwaukee, Wis., April 12. Jacobs School Assistant Professor and saxophonist Otis Murphy will solo with the ensemble. Also represented at the conference are members of the IU Jacobs School of Music's Music Education Department, led by Department Chair Associate Professor Lissa May, who is current president of the Indiana Music Educators Association, the statewide chapter of the MENC.

IU Jacobs School of Music appoints new associate director of Band Department
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The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music announced today (April 10) that Jeffrey Gershman has been named Associate Professor of Music and Associate Director of Bands/Wind Conducting. He will join the Jacobs School faculty at the beginning of the fall semester.

Strike the pose! IU Marching Hundred named top college band

The Indiana University Marching Hundred has been named the recipient of the 2007 Sudler Intercollegiate Marching Band Trophy, the nation's highest and most coveted award for college and university marching bands. The award is often called the "Heisman Trophy" for college marching bands.

Stephen W. Pratt, New Director of Bands

Following an extensive search to succeed long-time director and Wind Ensemble conductor Ray E. Cramer, Professor of Music Stephen W. Pratt has been named the new director of the Department of Bands. His appointment becomes effective in August 2005.