The Historical Performance Institute of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music invites the submission of abstracts for its eighth-annual international conference—”Historical Performance: Theory, Practice, and Interdisciplinarity”—to be held in person at the Indiana University Bloomington campus, May 19-21, 2023. Since its inception in May 2016, the event has attracted attendants from over a dozen… Read more »
HPI Seventh-Annual International Conference in Historical Performance
The Historical Performance Institute of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music invites the submission of abstracts for its seventh-annual international conference—”Historical Performance: Theory, Practice, and Interdisciplinarity”—to be held in person (and online) at the Indiana University Bloomington campus, May 27-29, 2022. Since its inception, the event has attracted attendants from over a dozen countries…. Read more »
Liza Malamut & Kathie Stewart join Historical Performance Faculty
The Historical Performance Institute and Department of the IU Jacobs School of Music are pleased to announce two exciting faculty appointments: Kathie Stewart (visiting full-time curator of historical keyboards and academic specialist in historical performance), and Liza Malamut (part-time adjunct lecturer in historical trombones). With a wealth of professional experience, Kathie Stewart holds impressive credits… Read more »
HPI Colloquium Series – Autumn 2021
The Jacobs School of Music Historical Performance Institute Colloquium Series convenes on Wednesdays during the autumn semester from 11:30am-12:45pm. Following a hybrid format, some sessions will be held in person, others via Zoom. In-person sessions meet in MU 205 unless otherwise indicated. Some in-person colloquia may also be available through Zoom. For further information, please contact HPI… Read more »
Sixth-Annual Conference in Historical Performance begins Friday May 14
The Sixth-Annual Conference of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, “Historical Performance: Theory, Practice, and Interdisciplinarity,” will convene on Friday May 14 at 10:00 AM on Zoom, concluding on Sunday May 16. During the online proceedings, 30 research presentations in the field of historical performance will be offered, dealing with a broad variety of… Read more »
Historical Performance Institute Colloquium Series | Spring 2021
The Jacobs School of Music Historical Performance Institute Colloquium Series convenes via Zoom during the Spring 2021 semester: Wednesdays (February 24 – April 28) from 11:35am to 12:45pm. February 24 – The Lives of Singers in Tudor England Kerry McCarthy (Portland, OR) March 3 – Career Development: an insider’s view Reginald Mobley (Boston, MA.) March… Read more »
Call for Papers | Conference in Historical Performance | May 14-16, 2021: Community Engagement and Access
The Historical Performance Institute of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music invites the submission of abstracts for its sixth-annual international conference—”Historical Performance: Theory, Practice, and Interdisciplinarity”—to convene May 14-16, 2021. The three-day virtual event will again bring together scholar-performers (and performer-scholars) to present new research, engage in conversation, and consider emergent areas in historical… Read more »
Postponed Fifth-Annual Conference Convenes January 29-31, 2021
The IU Jacobs School of Music Historical Performance Institute fifth-annual conference was originally slated to convene in May of 2020, but given complications linked with the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed. It is scheduled to commence online on Friday January 29 at 10:00am, running through Sunday January 31. This annual international conference “Historical Performance:… Read more »
Monumental Teaching Careers: Violinist Stanley Ritchie and Harpsichordist Elisabeth Wright to Retire from IU after 39 Seasons
Professors Stanley Ritchie and Elisabeth Wright first arrived in Bloomington in 1982 to take up full-time faculty positions in the newly formed IU Early Music Institute, founded by Thomas Binkley in 1980. Since that time, their combined influence has helped to shape the careers of generations of successful leaders and professionals in the field of… Read more »
Historical Performance Institute Colloquium Series | Fall 2020
The Jacobs School of Music Historical Performance Institute Colloquium Series convenes via Zoom during the autumn 2020 semester: Wednesdays (August 26 – November 18) from 11:35am to 12:45pm. INTRODUCTORY SESSIONS August 26 – IU Jacobs School of Music Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development: Joanie Spain and Nathan Fischer lead our first session, acquainting students with… Read more »