Ok and Barda/Hocking Named Winners of NOTUS Composition Contest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 11, 2024 IU Jacobs School of Music – Bloomington, IN IU Jacobs School of Music Composition students Jieun Ok and Courage Barda/Eli Hocking (submitting jointly) have been named First and Second-Prize winners, respectively, of the 2025 NOTUS Student Composition Contest. First… Read more »
Uncategorized
Dr. Carolann Buff’s article “Envisioning a More Inclusive Choral Literature Curriculum” has been published in the Fall 2024 issue of The Choral Scholar & American Choral Review.
Dr. Carolann Buff’s article “Envisioning a More Inclusive Choral Literature Curriculum” has been published in the Fall 2024 issue of The Choral Scholar & American Choral Review. A link to the article can be found here: Choral Journal Fall 2024. Recently there has been an increasing awareness of a significant lack of diversity and… Read more »
Dr. Raoul Carlo (Miggi) Angangco establishes Filipino-American chorus in the Bay Area
Recent doctoral graduate, Dr. Raoul Carlo (Miggi) Angangco, has established a Filipino-American chorus in the San Francisco Bay Area and prepares for its inaugural concert. LALÒ (LAH-loh or /’la.lo/), under the artistic direction of Dr. Raoul Carlo (Miggi) Angangco, is a new Filipino-American choral ensemble based in the Bay Area. LALÒ brings together seasoned choral artists—singers, composers,… Read more »
Michelle Kwok 2nd runner up of the American Prize in Choral Conducting
This October, Michelle Kwok, third year DM student in Choral Conducting, was named the second runner up of The American Prize in Conducting—The Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting, (community division), 2024. From the American Prize website: The American Prize, National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests… Read more »
Prof. Walter Huff, Guest Chorus Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Professor Walter Huff – who for the past several summers has been on the staff at the Ravinia Festival returns for the 2024 season. In addition, Prof. Huff is also serving as Guest Chorus Director with the Chicago Symphony and Chicago Symphony Chorus for a concert version of Mozart’s opera seria Idomeneo – an… Read more »
DM Candidate Peter Kadeli named Director of Choral Activities at The Catholic University and Associate Conductor of The Washington Chorus
Peter Kadeli, current doctoral candidate in Choral Conducting, has accepted two new important posts in Washington D.C. Beginning in fall 2024, Peter becomes the Head of Sacred Music, Director of Choral Activities, and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at The Catholic University of America, Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art. Kadeli’s faculty profile at The Catholic… Read more »
Dr. Carolann Buff, 2024 Inclusive Excellence Award Recipient
Our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Carolann Buff, recipient of a 2024 Inclusive Excellence Award from Indiana University. The award was established in 2021 by the Bloomington Faculty Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and generously funded by the Office of the Provost and… Read more »
Hana Cai, Harvard’s new Associate Director of Choral Activities
Jacobs alum, Dr. Hana Cai, is appointed Associate Director of Choral Activities at Harvard University. Hana’s appointment begins July 1, 2024, and she will be the principal conductor of the Radcliffe Choral Society, work with the combined choruses of Harvard, and direct the Holden Voice Program, which offers vocal training to members of the choruses…. Read more »
Composers Blake & Cui Announced as 2024 NOTUS Composition Contest Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 12, 2023 IU Jacobs School of Music – Bloomington, IN IU Jacobs School of Music Composition students Erin C. Blake and Daniel Jingyang Cui have been named First and Second-Prize winners, respectively, of the 2024 NOTUS Student Composition Contest. First Prize winner Erin C. Blake is a composer who is… Read more »
NOTUS and Caio Guimarães represent the Jacobs School at NCCO10 National Conference
Photo credit for all photos goes to Coleman Gipson Photography This past Saturday, November 11, 2023, NOTUS was honored to perform the final concert for NCCO10, a national gathering of choral conductors, directors, singers, composers, and administrators. It was a wonderful opportunity to share new music by living composers with this community, and especially to do… Read more »