This past Saturday, February 5, the Project Jumpstart team hosted the 9th annual Innovation Competition in partnership with the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Kelley School of Business. Learn about these amazing projects! THE WINNERS Walker Smith MAESTRO MOLECULES – 1st Place, $3,000 What does a molecule sound like? While this may seem… Read more »
On Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Jacobs School of Music By Kyle Adams Republished here by permission of The Ryder Magazine. Editors Note: This article reflects a collaborative spirit through input from several colleagues on the Diversity and Equity Committee which includes Frank Diaz (Music Education), Sarah Wroth (Ballet), Connie Glen (Music in General Studies),… Read more »
The Jacobs School of Music is pleased to host a residency by nationally recognized ensemble, New Morse Code, from October 24-November 7. Update: Read their Entrepreneur of the Month Interview > As Grand Prize Winners of the Ariel Avant Impact Performance Prize, the duo – Hannah Collins, cello, and Michael Compitello, percussion – will join… Read more »
A jazz trumpet player whose visionary debut EP showcases the power of ambition, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. Project Jumpstart’s Entrepreneur of the Month for June 2021 is emerging jazz trumpet player and recent Jacobs graduate Sammy Haig. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut the door on Sammy’s capstone senior recital, he pivoted in a new direction,… Read more »
Three string quartets at different stages of their careers talk creativity, collaboration, and the changing world of music. DIOR QUARTET The Dior Quartet – Noa Sarid and Tobias Elser (violin), Caleb Georges (viola), and Joanne Yesol Choi (cello) – formed in Fall 2018 at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Within eight months of… Read more »
JSoM Alert!! Pacifica Quartet, Richard O’Neill, and LA Phil Win 2021 Grammy Awards Violinist.com: Laurie Niles Congratulations to the Pacific Quartet, violist Richard O’Neill, and the LA Phil and all winners of 2021 Grammy Awards, which were announced on Sunday. The Pacifica Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the Jacobs School of Music, won in the Best Chamber… Read more »
Article published in the Herald Times, Jan 24, 2021 Bloomington has a chamber opera company, and it’s not part of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. The Bloomington Chamber Opera is an independent, nonprofit organization and is preparing to live-stream Poulenc’s gripping one-singer opera “La voix humaine” (The Human Voice) on Jan. 29 and 31…. Read more »
We’re excited to announce that the eighth annual Project Jumpstart Innovation Competition will be held completely virtually in February 2021! Your innovative musical project could win up to $1,500! Every year, Project Jumpstart puts on an Innovation Competition as part of our mission to spark innovation and encourage creativity in the Jacobs School–and this year,… Read more »
Performing Together in Real Time (Virtually!) For ALL Musicians (Instrumentalists and Vocalists) With Kim Carballo and Aram Arakelyan Friday, October 2 12:30-1:15pm | Zoom (registration required) Online latency has seemed like an insurmountable hurdle for musicians, making it impossible for many of us to perform together virtually with others. But Aram Arakelyan and Kim Carballo… Read more »
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 »
