By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer Often, I’m of two minds when I have heard and watched the Indiana University New Music Ensemble at work. Its director and conductor, David Dzubay, is a marvel of a musician, being also a composer of undeniable and well-deserved respect. For the ensemble, he knows how to select students with… Read more »
Faculty
David Dzubay awarded Fromm commission
Professor of Composition David Dzubay is one of 14 composers to recently receive a 2015 Fromm commission. He will use the award to compose String Quartet No. 2 for the Pacifica Quartet, most likely premiering in 2017. The commissions represent one of the principal ways that the Fromm Music Foundation seeks to strengthen composition and… Read more »
Jacobs composers at 2015 SCI National Conference
Don Freund, professor of composition, was the featured guest composer at the Florida Contemporary Music Festival and the University of Florida (UF) School of Music hosting of the Society of Composers, Inc. 50th Anniversary National Conference November 12-14. Included on the program were performances of his “Fanfare of Celebration and Commemoration” for six trumpets, “Jug Blues and… Read more »
Concerts to feature composers from four universities
By Brooke McAfee Musicians from four universities in the Midwest will collaborate in two days of concerts to present the work of student composers at the Midwest Composer’s Symposium, presented by the Jacobs School of Music. “The whole idea is to make a connection, to share the composing experience and to make the Midwest area… Read more »
David Dzubay wins 2015 Sackler Composition Prize
Professor David Dzubay, chair of the Composition Department, has been named the recipient of the 11th Raymond and Beverly Sackler Music Composition Prize presented by the University of Connecticut (UConn), a $25,000 award to compose a new work for a specific area of musical arts that will be performed by UConn students and faculty and… Read more »
Festival featuring New Music and Art from Australia
Prof. David Ward-Steinman with the assistance of Alumna Melody Eötvös (DM ’14) will be presenting a mini-Australian Music Festival at the Jacobs School of Music on the 25th & 26th March 2015. Guest Artists include pianist Bernadette Harvey from Sydney, and Composer-Clarinetist-Visual Artist Dr. Brigid Burke from Melbourne, Australia. The main event, a chamber music… Read more »
Music of David Dzubay featured nationally and internationally
David Dzubay’s summer 2014 began with three performances of “Snake Alley” in May with Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony. This closely followed the April premiere of “It is Above That You and I Shall Go” for two percussion and two pianos by Berlin PianoPercussion in the Berlin Konzerthaus. After teaching composition and conducting at… Read more »
Music Review: Dark Zone
By Peter Jacobi Outside, it was snowing again late Friday afternoon. Inside, a crowd had ignored the elements to gather for an intriguing audio/visual event. They gathered in the Grunwald Gallery of the fine arts building on Indiana University’s campus to experience “Dark Zone,” a work of Aaron Travers and Arthur Liou. The two… Read more »
Dominick DiOrio elected Treasurer of the NCCO
Mr. DiOrio is delighted to share the news that he has been elected Treasurer of the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), for a term of two years (Jan 2014- Dec 2015). As one of only five members of the Executive Board, he is proud to represent the Jacobs School of Music and the choral department… Read more »
Hungarian Festival with International Vocal Ensemble concert postponed
The Hungarian Festival with International Vocal Ensemble concert, scheduled for January 22 in Ford Hall, has been postponed. A new date has not yet been set.