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We congratulate Lawrence Abernathy on his recent appointment as Interim Director of Choral Studies at William Jewell College in Liberty, MO. Abernathy has served as Director of Choirs/Assistant Professor of Music at Washburn University, a position he secured prior to completing his DM in Choral Conducting at the Jacobs School in 2024. His appointment at… Read more »

Thank you to all who contributed in helping make the Jacobs Choral Department presence a huge success! A special thanks goes to the Jacobs Communications and Development Offices for their generous support with our Alumni Reception and The Singing Hoosiers publicity.   Congratulations to The Singing Hoosiers and Dr. Chris Albanese on a fantastic performance… Read more »

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 »

  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 »

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 »

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 »

  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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »