Choral Conducting DepartmentIU Jacobs School of Music

    Dr. Joshua Harper (D.Mus. ’20) was recently published in The Choral Scholar. The Journal is a peer-reviewed, national publication for research surrounding choral music, published by the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO). His article is entitled Drawing the Line: Caroline Shaw’s Use of Baroque Dance Forms in Partita for 8 Voices. Dr. Harper is currently… Read more »

  Congratulations to Nicholas Sienkiewicz, whose articleThe Biochemical Power of Choral Singing was published in the October issue of the ACDA’s Choral Journal.          

  Sam Ritter (DM ’20) was recently named a finalist among over 400 submissions in the ASCAP Foundation’s Morton Gould Young Composer Awards Competition for his work “What Room Does Fear Have.” Premiered in January of 2019, “What Room Does Fear Have” is scored for chorus, string orchestra, 2 solo french horns, and mezzo-soprano solo…. Read more »

On Thursday, Aug. 6th, NOTUS released the World Premiere Virtual Recording of Moira Smiley’s Wire You Here. Recorded by IU students in isolation, this world premiere virtual release of IU alumnus Moira Smiley‘s Wire You Here features NOTUS, and students Leigha Amick, Elijah Bowen, Agatha Blevin, Mason Spencer, and Adrian Golay. Produced by the composer, Jacobs… Read more »

  Congratulations to Jacobs School of Music Professors Chris Albanese, Director of the Singing Hoosiers, and Walter Huff, Faculty Director of Opera Choruses and Chorus Master. They will present an Interest Session at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Dallas, Texas, March 17 – 20, 2021. Their presentation is entitled: ​An Opera Star, a Belter, and a… Read more »

  Congratulations to Dr. Carolann Buff Spring 2020 IU Trustees Teaching Award Summer 2020 Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research

  Presenter at 2020 Regional ACDA Convention in Milwaukee Winner of the 2019 ACDA National Conducting Competition