Fanfare

The IU String Academy’s Violin Virtuosi embark on a 10-day concert tour to Sweden and Spain on March 9. The tour comes on the heels of the PBS national premiere of the documentary Circling Around: The Violin Virtuosi, which will be broadcast on more than 220 public television stations around the United States this month.

Follow the comprehensive media coverage of IU’s world premiere production of Ned Rorem’s Our Town and see how the world has received the operatic adaptation of the classic Thornton Wilder play. Reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Financial Times, Musical America, and the Bloomington Herald Times, among others.

These two articles from the latest IUMusic magazine feature the recent report from the Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy to the State Department and a conversation with Jacobs-trained cellist Karim Wasfi, now the director of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra in Baghdad.

Don’t miss Shigeo Neriki and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi as they perform all five of Beethoven’s cello sonatas tonight (March 9) and tomorrow night at 8pm in Auer Hall! Then, after a brief respite next week for spring break, Brian Horne and Edwin Penhorwood kick off the final leg of spring semester March 20, followed by Steve Houghton directing the Jazz Combo March 21. Enjoy music of Frescobaldi as performed by the Early Music Institute’s Concentus ensemble March 22, with Carl Lenthe conducting the Brass Choir March 23. The annual Spring Ballet takes the MAC stage March 24 and 25! These are just a few of the highlights of the plethora of riveting musical experiences waiting for you at the Jacobs School of Music!

This edition of Fanfare applauds the achievements of Ernesto Bitetti, Mauricio Fuks, Marietta Simpson, George Gaber, Lewis Rowell, the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale scholarship winners, and many others!

Read Peter Jacobi’s Herald-Times review of the March 5 Faculty Chamber Recital as well as his review of the Orion String Quartet’s third and final Jacobs visit of the current music season. Also, check out Nicole Kauffman’s Herald-Times article about George Gaber’s 90th birthday bash and, of course, all the coverage of IU’s world premiere of Our Town. We keep track of these articles and many more from around the state and country for your information and convenience.

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