The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra returns to Bloomington with an exciting free concert in the Musical Arts Center on March 2 at 3 p.m. The concert will be a true celebration of musicians, featuring two soloists (Anthony Kniffen, tuba, and Ju-Fang Liu, bass) who are Jacobs School alumni. >>Click here for more.

The Jacobs School of Music is once again prominent at the Grammy Awards, with three recordings up for a total of five awards at this year's ceremony, taking place Feb. 10. Representing a diverse array of styles from contemporary classical to Spanish opera to experimental a cappella, the nominated recordings highlight the wide range of strengths at the celebrated school. >>Click here for more.

Christopher Hogwood, a leading proponent of historially informed performance and once described as "the von Karajan of early music," will give a public lecture in Auer Concert Hall at the IU Jacobs School of Music on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. >>Click here for more.

IU JAZZ ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT OGLE CENTER FEB. 16 AS PART OF MOVEABLE FEAST

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music continues IU's Moveable Feast of the Arts Series with the final of three performances this season at the Ogle Center on the campus of IU Southeast in New Albany, Ind. The ensemble, led by Professor Patrick Harbison, will come out swinging on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. >>Click here for more.

GLENN GASS AND JOHN GIBSON RECEIVE SUMMER INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS

Jacobs School faculty members Glenn Gass and John Gibson join Maresa Murray of the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation as recipients of an $8,000 Summer Instructional Development Fellowship for 2008 through the Office of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties to develop specialized and innovative courses.>>Click here for more.

This weekend is your last chance to see what the buzz is all about for A Wedding at the MAC. Also on tap are the Classical Orchestra Saturday night and the Joshua Bell/Jeremy Denk recital Sunday afternoon. While extremely limited seats are available for Sunday’s performance, it will be streamed live in the MAC lobby and Sweeney Hall, as well as on computers connected to the IU network, via www.music.indiana.edu. Alexander Kerr, another stunning Jacobs faculty violinist performs with friends Monday evening, while Pat Harbison’s Jazz Ensemble heats up the MAC the same night. Don’t miss the Wind Ensemble Tuesday night or the Concert Orchestra on Wednesday, plus much, much more!>>Click here for more.

This edition of Fanfare applauds Sven-David Sandström, Carol Vaness, Carolina Castells, Carl DuPont, Elizabeth Koontz, Kevin Murphy, Eric Nathan, Mark Van Arsdale, Nadja Michael, Jennifer Nitchman, and many more! >>Click here for more.

Read reviews and related articles about the collegiate premiere of William Bolcom’s A Wedding and coverage of the much-anticipated homecoming of alumnus Joshua Bell. Also, link directly to all of Peter Jacobi’s previews and reviews, as well as other Jacobs articles in The Herald-Times; no password needed. We keep track of these articles and many more from around the globe for your information and convenience. >>Click here for more.