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 »
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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 »
Lawrence Abernathy wins the American Prize
Lawrence Abernathy, Jacobs DM candidate and current Director of Choirs at Washburn University, has been named winner of the 2023 American Prize in Conducting – The Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting, college/university division. From the American Prize website. “The American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting celebrates the artistry of one of the… Read more »
Bernie McDonald appointed Director of Opera and Associate Professor of Opera at Florida State University
DM alumnus in Choral Conducting, Bernie McDonald, has been appointed Director of Opera and Associate Professor of Opera at the Florida State University College of Music. Dr. McDonald writes: “I’m pleased to announce my appointment as Director of Opera and Associate Professor of Opera at the Florida State University College of Music…. Read more »
NOTUS to perform at NCCO10 national conference
NOTUS has been selected to be one of the performing ensembles for the National Collegiate Choral Organization’s 10th Biennial Conference at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia: “Coming Home.” DiOrio and NOTUS will present a program of music titled “America in Progress,” which includes selections from NOTUS’ recent album What Is Ours. Featured composers include Reena… Read more »
Dr. Carolann Buff presenting at International Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference
Dr. Carolann Buff has been invited to present her paper “Will the real Philippus please stand up?” at the International Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference in Munich Germany this summer. The paper focuses on the anonymity and the musical canon of the late Middle Ages. The conference runs from July 24 – 28 and… Read more »
Lawrence Abernathy and Hana Cai Semi-Finalist for the American Prize
Hana Cai and Lawrence Abernathy, two Jacobs School of Music Choral Conducting DM students, have been named semi-finalists in the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting. From The American Prize blog spot – “The American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting celebrates the artistry of one of the greatest choral conductors of his… Read more »
Dr. Katie Gardiner wins Julius Herford Dissertation Prize
Dr. Katie Gardiner, a recent graduate of the IU Jacobs School of Music Choral Department, has been named the winner of the 2021 Julius Herford Dissertation Prize. The letter announcing the prestigious award can be read here. Dr. Gardiner is now the 8th from Indiana University to win the prize. A complete list of winners… Read more »
NOTUS Contest Press Release 2023
2023 NOTUS Composition Contest Winners Announced Ravaei, Barda, Mirle, and Johnson Named Winners of NOTUS Composition Contest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 7, 2022 IU Jacobs School of Music – Bloomington, IN IU Jacobs School of Music Composition students Kian Ravaei, Christian Courage Barda, Thejas Mirle, and Hunter T. Johnson have all been named winners… Read more »