FEATURE Quincy Jones Was Greater Than Any One Era Defector: Israel Daramola There was never going to be another Quincy Jones. The streets are paved with people who have tried and come up short; today’s playing field cannot foster it. He was the ultimate connective tissue in making the greatest media of the last few… Read more »
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Entrepreneur of the Month KRISHNA THIAGARAJAN, CEO of the Seattle Symphony
Jacobs School of Music alumnus Krishna Thiagarajan is president and CEO of the Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall. Thiagarajan spent time in Bloomington in early February to judge the annual JSoM Innovation Competition and to reconnect to his alma mater. While here, he sat down to talk about his musical roots, the world of music,… Read more »
GameTunes Unleashed: Videri String Quartet Residency
The Videri String Quartet Gaming Residency is an exciting collaboration between the Music and Games Society and the nationally renowned Videri String Quartet, a professional string quartet at the crossroads of video game music and classical repertoire. Throughout this residency Videri will be providing their expert knowledge and phenomenal artistry through a variety of events… Read more »
Entrepreneur of the Month: Alex Berko
With a career that expands by the day across the US, Jacobs School of Music alumnus Alex Berko is our October entrepreneur of the Month. His work, “You Through Me”, was featured last week by the Jacobs School’s NOTUS Contemporary New Music Ensemble. Alex is an artist-leader in the Louisville Orchestra Creator initiative, “developing meaningful… Read more »
Announcing the IU Ventures Fellowship for a JSoM student
JSoM Graduate Students! Do you have a knack for finance? An eye for entrepreneurship? A desire to use your talents beyond the practice room? The Jacobs School of Music is making it possible for one lucky graduate student to participate in the IU Ventures Fellows program next year. This is a 12-month program (5-10 hours… Read more »
Guest Post: Amanda Draper writes about MusiColAbility
In the spring of 2023, I piloted the MusiColAbility Project: An IU Collaborative Learning Project which brought together IU students and Disabled musicians from within the Bloomington community. This spring, we were fortunate to pilot both the early childhood program (ComeAllYa) and the collaborative music lessons (Collaborative). The early childhood program, MusiColAbility ComeAllYa, welcomed four… Read more »
Unsung Opera: Staging Women of the Past
“If big things are going to change for the better, we have to start somewhere. And if we have the power and resources to do it, as we do at JSOM, it’s up to us to be the catalyst.” JSoM graduate voice student Sadie O’Conor is indeed doing big things in the opera world. Her… Read more »
MOOD + Begins Remixing Asian Pop to Forge Community Connections
Yabing Lyu has a dream to connect people through remixing pop music. Lyu hopes to stimulate more interactions between native students and international students through the arranging of asian pop music to speak to larger audiences. Four composers are represented through this project: Junjie Edmund Song (2nd year scoring master, Singapore), Daroo Lee (composition PhD,… Read more »
Innovation Competition 2023 Winners Announced
The JSoM OECD’s annual Innovation Competition was held on Saturday, 4 February 2023, at the Kelley School of Business. Featuring fourteen finalists, the jury chose one grand prize winner, a runner-up, and named five honorable mentions. The competition held first an application round, before hosting a live elevator pitch round, and finally a five-minute project… Read more »