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 »
Early Music
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 »
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 »
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 »