Hello to Everyone: You can enjoy Phillip Hammond featured on “From the Top” with his beautiful performance of “Summertime” by William Grant Still and an interesting up-close interview. Enjoy! Phillip Hammond

Hello to everyone: Tomorrow, Monday, August 24th is the big blast off day for Fall Semester 2020. Needless to say, it looks nothing like we have seen before. String Academy private and group classes are all online. We have learned a lot since mid-March and progress is in the air. Please make sure you have… Read more »

August 7, 2020 Dear Students and Parents: We are moving ahead into the 2020-21 Academic Year and there are many challenges ahead. But, we know for sure that you will be receiving the best possible instruction on your violins, violas and cellos. Our online Summer Session was very successful as we heard in the final… Read more »

We have finished the String Academy six week summer program and want to thank everyone for making it a very successful session. Even virtually, recitals showed the dedication to making progress and many hours of practicing. We are saying farewell to Susan Moses, Flora Nevarez, Michele Barbosa and Hasun Yoo. Soon we will announce our… Read more »

Enjoy this wonderful interview with the conductor of the Carmel Symphony, Janna Hymes, and Cooper Olsen who was this year’s winner of the Carmel Symphony Competition. Will give you some insights into how Cooper thinks about music, his work ethic and much more. https://youtu.be/IvquBD_M_pU

July 2020 Dear Students and Parents: Next week is the last week of our Summer Session and the six weeks have flown by. The entire faculty is very impressed with the progress that you have made in these unusual circumstances and we applaud you for this. Solo Recitals are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, the… Read more »

Susan Moses recently announced her retirement from the JSoM String Academy after 25 years of teaching. During these years, she has established a world-renowned cello class with her students who are performing and teaching throughout the world.  In her years of teaching in Europe she has former students who are currently first chair players in… Read more »

Hello to Students and Parents: We have now completed the first two weeks of our Summer Session II. Even though time should be moving along slowly, it seems to be going at record speeds. We have had wonderful master classes with violinists Simin Ganatra and Vadim Gluzman, and cello master classes with Daniel Lelchuk and… Read more »

Brenda Brenner was recently presented with a very prestigious award, the Bloomington campus Mary Burgan Distinguished Service Awardee for the 2020-2021 academic year. She is the only recipient for the entire IU Bloomington campus to receive this. In addition, she has been appointed interim Eugene O’Brien Bicentennial Executive Associate Dean of the JSoM. Brenda will… Read more »

We have many graduating high school seniors this year and we say congratulations to all and best wishes for your wonderful futures! –William Mayhew will be attending the JSoM to study the violin with Kevork Mardirrosian. –Mishael Paraiso will be attending the JSoM to study with Mimi Zweig –Alice Ford will be attending JSoM and… Read more »