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JSoM student guitarist Stevan Jovic places 1st in 2012 IDEA Competition Apr 11, 2012

On Friday, April 6, the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (IU Kelley School of Business) sponsored the 2012 IDEA …

Lee University Hosts Jankovic Ensemble Mar 9, 2012

Lee University Hosts Jankovic Ensemble Thursday, March 08, 2012 click here for original article Lee University’s Squires Hall Series presents …

Rave review for the Petar Jankovic Ensemble’s newest CD Mar 1, 2012

Guitar International gives the new Petar Jankovic Ensemble CD “From Spain to Tango” a rave review! PJE is string quartet …

Review: Artist gives audience a lesson and a treat Feb 17, 2012

Artist gives audience a lesson and a treat By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer | pjacobi@heraldt.com February 16, 2012 click here …

Professor Ernesto Bitetti is featured in Spanish radio program Feb 8, 2012

A one-hour program featuring the performances of Professor Ernesto Bitetti, chair of the IU Jacobs School of Music Guitar Department, …

Faculty member Petar Jankovic releases new CD in collaboration with students Jan 12, 2012

Petar Jankovic, faculty member in the guitar department, is proud to release his new audio CD “From Spain to Tango!” …

Doctoral student Nemanja Ostoich performs and teaches masterclass in CA Nov 22, 2011

On November 19th, guitar doctoral student of Ernesto Bitetti Nemanja Ostoich (Ostojic) performed a recital for the Orange County Guitar …

Luthier Kolya Panhuyzen donates hand made guitar to IU Guitar Festival Oct 19, 2011

Following his travels to Bloomington to particpate in the 2010 Indiana Guitar Festival & Competition, world-renowned luthier, Kolya Panhuyzen, has …

Student Nemanja Ostoich wins second prize at the ECU Guitar Competition Jul 18, 2011

Doctoral guitar student Nemanja Ostoich won second prize at the East Carolina University Guitar Competition held July 10-13, 2011.

Student Erol Ozsever places at Tennessee Guitar Festival and Competition Jul 12, 2011

Doctoral student of guitar Erol Ozsever recently won third prize at the Tennessee Guitar Festival and Competition. He studies with Ernesto …

JSoM student guitarist Stevan Jovic places 1st in 2012 IDEA Competition

On Friday, April 6, the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (IU Kelley School of Business) sponsored the 2012 IDEA Competition. Stevan Jovic, a Performer Diploma guitarist and student of Ernesto Bitetti, took first place in Friday's competition, claiming a $3,000 cash prize for his invention, Practice-Right.

Jacobs School students excel in local NSAL competition

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music students received numerous awards in the Bloomington Chapter of the 2012 National Society of Arts and Letters voice, instrumental and ballet competitions recently held at the Jacobs School of Music. The top two winners in each category will perform at the NSAL 46th Annual Showcase of the Arts on Sunday, April 15, at 2 p.m. in the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center auditorium. The program is free and open to the public.

Winners of 2011 Indiana International Guitar Competition announced

Chinese guitarist You Wang is the winner of the Open Division of the 2011 Indiana International Guitar Competition, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music announced today (Wednesday, March 30, 2011).

Indiana University Jacobs School Guitar Festival winners announced

The first Indiana Guitar Festival and Competition ended March 28 with a decision to award two first prizes and two second prizes. The first prize-winners were Eduardo Minozzi Costa from Brazil and Edel Muñoz from Cuba. The second prize-winners were Jordan Dodson and Cameron O'Connor, both from the United States.

IU Jacobs School of Music hosts state's first Indiana Guitar Festival and Competition

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will host the First Indiana Guitar Festival and Competition March 27-28 with plans to continue the festival annually. It is the only guitar festival and competition in Indiana and only the second guitar festival in the Midwest.

IU Jacobs School of Music hosts state's first Indiana Guitar Festival and Competition

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will host the First Indiana Guitar Festival and Competition March 27-28, 2010, with plans to continue the festival annually.

A string of first-place wins for IU student guitarist
Nemanja Ostojic

Classical guitarist Nemanja Ostojic, a master's student at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, won first place in the prestigious Southwest Guitar Festival in San Antonio Sunday (Feb. 8). The win marks Ostojic's fourth first-place international competition finish since he began studying at the Jacobs School last year.