“Nothing about us, without us.” Melissa Ngan shared this quote during her keynote speech at the November 2020 Jacobs School of Music Community Engagement Summit. “It really is not equitable to create public facing programs without public participation…there should be participation from the public in every aspect.” These sentiments summarize much of what Melissa has… Read more »
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IU Student Alex Tedrow to Score Collaborative Documentary Film
Alex Tedrow, a current Jacobs School B.M. composition student, was recently hired to compose an original score for The Addict’s Wake, a feature-length documentary in production that examines the deep scars that addiction to meth and opioids leave on the user and on the community as a whole. The film takes place in nearby Brown… Read more »
The Community Engagement Summit
The Summit Missed the Community Engagement Summit? Not to worry! Explore more information about our three powerful keynote speakers, and watch their speeches on Facebook! Melissa Ngan: Cultivating Creative Communities Executive Director of the Fifth House Ensemble WATCH FACEBOOK LIVE RECORDING For the last 15 years, Fifth House Ensemble has placed the collaborative spirit at the center… Read more »
Dynamic Equilibrium
Dynamic Equilibrium About Dynamic Equilibrium Dynamic Equilibrium is a commissioned musical work for voices and processed sound by Assistant Professor of Composition Chi Wang, which will be performed and recorded by NOTUS, an award-winning Indiana University vocal ensemble led by Associate Professor of Music Dominick DiOrio. Dynamic Equilibrium will be premiered in the town of Salem, Indiana in front of a large school and community audience with a second live-streamed performance in Auer Hall on the IU Bloomington campus. The project focuses on the physical environment of Salem… Read more »
The Addict’s Wake
The Addict’s Wake A Story Of Addiction in Brown County A Film by Glory Girl Productions About: The Addict’s Wake “Addiction to meth and opioids is the number one pressing public health issue in our country and small towns experience its effects in dramatic ways. People all over are making the mistake to ‘try it’ with… Read more »
The Bloomington Ballet Ensemble in Salem, Ind.
Communities: Nashville, Salem Launched: 5 virtual workshops, 2 instructional videos Engaged: 35 community participants Involved: 15 JSoM students, 2 JSoM faculty Summary The Bloomington Ballet Ensemble (BBE), a student organization comprised of dancers from the Indiana University Ballet Department, engaged with youth in Nashville and Salem through virtual dance workshops and instructional video material. Led… Read more »
The Jacobs Community Engagement Initiative is hiring …
MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INTERN The IU Center for Rural Engagement and the Jacobs School of Music have been working in partnership for two years to improve quality of life throughout South-Central Indiana. Together, the project has included 23 projects, 25 performances, and 29 masterclasses across 6 Indiana partner communities, with more than 250 IU students in… Read more »
2019-2020 Comprehensive Report
Read the report of Jacobs and CRE activity for the 19-20 academic year!
Postponed & Coming Soon: New Projects
Check out the projects that were postponed and are soon to be recreated! Electronic Music Project Jacobs faculty Chi Wang and John Gibson from the Center for Electronic & Computer Music are working with Kris Wampler, a faculty member from Oldenburg Academy, to organize an immersive visit to the electronic music program at IU. High… Read more »