A virtuoso harpist, composer, and arranger whose mastery of genres has taken her to the international stage. Project Jumpstart’s Entrepreneur of the Month is Kirsten Agresta Copely, whose creativity and ease in many genres has led to a multifaceted career including not only a hefty classical performance schedule but also performances with superstars such as… Read more »
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Connecting to the Cultural Capital
SAVE THE DATE: Friday, September 18, 12pm ET! Join JSoM alums, along with representatives of the DC Chapter of the IU Alumni Association, for an info session and panel discussion on strategies for early career success in our nation’s cultural capital – Washington DC! This virtual event is ideal for performers and arts administrators (students… Read more »
JSoM Launch Party (Virtual Ice Cream Social)!
This fall, our ice cream social has gone virtual! Project Jumpstart, the OECD, and the JSoM Diversity and Equity Committee invite all incoming and returning students to the JSOM LAUNCH PARTY! Free Ice Cream! 🍦 All Jacobs students in attendance are eligible to get one free small cup or cone of Chocolate Moose’s homemade ice cream. Head… Read more »
Connecting to the Windy City: Build your Arts Career in Chicago!
You’re invited to join us for a discussion about arts careers in Chicago led by both IU alumni leadership and successful artists in Chicago. This virtual event is ideal for performers and arts administrators (students or alumni) living in Chicago or preparing to move there! Thursday, August 13, from 12-1:30pm Zoom Connect to participate (registration required)… Read more »
Innovation Roundtable: MANDOLIN and Virtual Performance
Join us this Friday at 12pm for a conversation about MANDOLIN, a great new platform that handles virtual performance by musicians, bands, and ensembles and an extended conversation about concert livestreaming. WHAT: Innovation Roundtable on MANDOLIN and Virtual Performance LiveStreaming WHEN: Friday, July 31, from 12-1pm (ET) CONNECT/WATCH: Zoom Connect (registration required): https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqdOyspzsuE9EPJWlVXzzm7UGh3yX0hI1X Or via… Read more »
Innovation Roundtable: Adaptation in US Orchestras During Covid-19
Join us this Friday at 12m for an important conversation on Adaptation in Orchestras across the US! We’re thrilled to present this outstanding group of leaders at a time of enormous change in symphony orchestras and opera houses around the US. Even before the Covid era, ensembles have been going through rapid change and, while… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Black Artists on How to Change Classical Music, and more!
FEATURE Black Artists on How to Change Classical Music The New York Times: Zachary Woolfe and Joshua Barone Nine performers describe the steps they recommend to transform a white-dominated field. Included in the group are Thomas Wilkins (Henry A. Upper Chair of Orchestral Conducting at the Jacobs School) and alumnus Lawrence Brownlee. Are We Hearing… Read more »
BEING HEARD: Podcasts and Public Radio Opportunities for Musicians
A conversation with seasoned podcasters and radio professionals about opportunities for musicians. Join us for a lively conversation with: Alumnus Anthony Lanman, Podcaster, Composer, Entrepreneur Alumna Amanda Sewell, Music Director at Interlochen Public Radio Alumnus Cary Boyce, General Manager of Spokane Public Radio Joe Goetz, Music Director at WFIU Public Radio DATE and TIME Friday,… Read more »
Innovation Roundtable: America & The Stories We Tell
A conversation about American identity in classical music at a time of radical change, with Alumnus Daniel Mallampalli, LA Philharmonic Coordinator of Artistic Planning and Humanities Don Freund, Professor of Composition at the Jacobs School of Music Alumnus Steven Banks, Assistant Professor of Music at Ithaca College Alumna Carmen-Helena Téllez, Professor of Conducting and Interdisciplinary… Read more »
Weekly Digest: The Future is with Media, Working toward Diversity, Indianapolis Symphony Furloughs, and more…
FEATURE: THE FUTURE IS WITH MEDIA The Future of the Performing Arts is Digital. Marquee TV has a Major Head Start. The Washington Post: Sarah L, Kaufman With uncanny timing, MarqueeTV, a performing-arts streaming service, debuted in this country in February. None of its leaders could have predicted the global crisis to come, but… Read more »