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Edition: February 20, 2009
| IU JACOBS SCHOOL TO COMPETE IN MET AUDITIONS GRAND FINALS |
 Soprano and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music graduate student Kiri Dyan Deonarine has made it through to the Grand Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the elite competition to identify the best young opera singers throughout the United States and Canada. Jacobs alumna Jessica Julin, a soprano who studied with Costanza Cuccaro, is also among the eight finalists. The competition is this Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Met in New York City. >> Click here for more.
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| IU JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC OFFERS MORE THAN 50 EVENTS DURING ARTSWEEK 2009 |
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music celebrates ArtsWeek 2009 (Feb. 19 through March 1) with a rich variety of events that includes an international panel discussion; a conversation about the influence of politics on the music of the Beatles; and Handel's high-intrigue, politically charged opera Giulio Cesare. A host of orchestral, chamber, solo, and ensemble performances by a wide array of guests, faculty members and students completes the schedule during Bloomington's 11-day arts immersion extravaganza.
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| IU OPERA THEATER TO STAGE POLITICALLY CHARGED LOVE STORY 'GIULIO CESARE' DURING ARTSWEEK 2009 |
 In a perfect complement to ArtsWeek 2009's "Politics and the Arts" theme, the political power struggles of ancient Egypt -- and the passionate love affair between the iconic figures Cleopatra and Cesare -- will come to life on the stage of Indiana University's Musical Arts Center when the Jacobs School of Music stages Giulio Cesare, one of George Frideric Handel's most popular operas, Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7. >>Click here for more.
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| DIRECTOR OF IRAQI ORCHESTRA TO JOIN ARTSWEEK PANEL ON DIPLOMACY AND THE ARTS |
 Karim Wasfi, director of the Iraq National Symphony Orchestra, will join Jacobs Dean Emeritus Charles H. Webb, Jacobs conductor Cliff Colnot, and international arts advocate Cathy Barbash on Sunday, Feb. 22, in Bloomington for a panel discussion titled "U.S.A., Diplomacy, and the Arts." The event will take place in Sweeney Hall at 1 p.m. >>Click here for more.
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| A STRING OF FIRST-PLACE WINS FOR IU STUDENT GUITARIST |
 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. >>Click here for more.
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| ADDITIONAL EVENTS |
 The University Singers kick off the weekend tonight followed by the University Chorale on Saturday and two Faculty Recitals on Sunday. Jacobs’ ArtsWeek political events include Saturday’s “American Politics through the Musical Looking Glass,” a lecture and performance, and Sunday’s “Arts, Diplomacy, and the U.S.A.,” a panel discussion. Check the Events listing for many more daily events, and make your plans now!>>Click here for more.
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| FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENT, AND ALUMNI NEWS |
 This edition of Fanfare sends kudos to Carmen Helena Téllez, Janice Chandler-Eteme, Cheryl Keyes, and Jeffrey Springer! >>Click here for more.
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| ARTICLES, PREVIEWS, AND REVIEWS |
|  Read about Susann McDonald’s recent award, the great Camilla Williams, and Joshua Bell’s latest D.C. gig, as well as all the other music school coverage in the Herald-Times and beyond.>>Click here for more.
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NOTE: The next issue of Fanfare will be published March 06, 2009. Please e-mail submissions to musicpub@indiana.edu by March 3, 2009. 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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