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Edition: October 10, 2008
| IU BALLET THEATER OPENS SEASON TONIGHT! |
 Indiana University Ballet Theater begins its 2008-2009 season tonight (Oct. 10) with Ballets of Our Time, featuring top choreographers of the 20th and 21st centuries -- including IU Ballet Department Chair Michael Vernon, who will present the world premiere of his new ballet Endless Night, with music by Philip Glass and a guest performance by Daniel Ulbricht, principal dancer of the New York City ballet. In addition to Endless Night, Ballets of Our Time will include George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments and Twyla Tharp's Sweet Fields, set to live music for the first time ever. >> Click here for more.
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| ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF STRAIGHT NO CHASER TO PERFORM AT IU JUST BEFORE ATLANTIC RECORDS DEBUT |
The 10 original members of Indiana University's favorite a cappella group, Straight No Chaser, will perform a reunion show Saturday, Oct. 25, (7:30 p.m. at IU Auditorium) just three days before the group's Atlantic Records CD debut. Straight No Chaser first formed 12 years ago when its members were IU students. Jacobs Professor Michael Schwartzkopf remembers the beginning.
New York Times Article or >>Click here for more. |
| IU EXPANDS “CELEBRATE IU” FESTIVITIES TO MONTH OF OCTOBER |
 Indiana University's first-ever "Celebrate IU Week" in 2007 was so successful, university officials will continue the new tradition with a month-long tribute to all eight of IU's campuses. Highlights of the October celebration include IU President Michael McRobbie's first State of the University address (Oct. 14); Homecoming (Oct. 17-25); the music of Hoagy Carmichael, for whom a bronze statue was dedicated last week at IU Bloomington; performances of La Traviata marking IU Opera Theater's 60th anniversary season and its 400th performance; groundbreakings; dedications and even a student video contest on YouTube. >>Click here for more. |
| SEEKING JACOBS SCHOOL ALUMNI LEADERS! |
 The Jacobs School of Music is preparing for its 100th anniversary in 2010, and we as alumni want to play a big role in marking this historic occasion! We welcome individuals with a love for the Jacobs School and a commitment to volunteer service – either on the board or as a local alumni ambassador – to contact us about joining our exciting efforts. >>Click here for more.
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| IU’S SOFA GALLERY, JACOBS SCHOOL PROFESSOR PRESENT CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW |
 From the moment of implosion when a building is demolished to a lone balloon slowly deflating its way to the floor, an upcoming exhibit at Indiana University's School of Fine Arts Gallery (SOFA) showcases six artists' interpretations of a fleeting moment in time. "One Moment," opening Oct. 17, comes to Bloomington from the Thomas Robertello Gallery of Chicago. Robertello is a concert flutist and an associate professor at the Jacobs School of Music. >>Click here for more. |
| ADDITIONAL EVENTS |
Be sure to catch the opening of the IU Ballet Theater season, Ballets of Our Time, tonight and tomorrow night only, at 8pm in the MAC! Other events to look forward to this weekend include the Brass Choir and Concentus this Saturday, and the University Singers on Sunday. Not one, but two jazz ensembles take the MAC stage this Monday, the Symphonic and Concert Bands are in the MAC on Tuesday, while Pro Arte will be at the First United Church the same evening. And don’t miss the second Philharmonic Orchestra concert of the season Wednesday night in the MAC. All this and much, much more!>>Click here for more. |
| FACULTY, STUDENT, AND ALUMNI NEWS |
 This edition of Fanfare send kudos to Emile Naoumoff, KyungA Ahn, David Milburn, Clint Needham, Matthew Peterson, Rachel and Sara Caswell, Rick Dawson, Lisa Golda, Nadine Weissmann, and many others! >>Click here for more.
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| ARTICLES, PREVIEWS, AND REVIEWS |
| Read the great New York Times article about Straight No Chaser and reports about the first productions of the IU Opera and Ballet Theater season, as well as all the other music school coverage in the Herald-Times and beyond. We keep track of these articles and many more from around the globe for your information and convenience. >>Click here for more.
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NOTE: The next issue of Fanfare will be published October 24, 2008. Please e-mail submissions to musicpub@indiana.edu by October 22, 2008. Don't forget to include Web-quality photos! To ensure that the most accurate information is published, please proof materials before submitting. |
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