Students Trevor Robinson and Daniel Miller produced a mini music festival as an independent study project called Student Soundwave in Stiefler Recital Hall on Saturday, April 5. This all-original music show featured student performers Josh Rivera, Corinne Hiers, Harmony Hornback, Jared Burch, Trevor Robinson, and Britt Budell. Popular local music acts Catalyst the Band performed,… Read more »
Music Department
Circle the State with Song Festival
For 35 years, Circle the State with Song (CSWS) has been an integral part of Indiana’s choral landscape. This program is a statewide choral festival for elementary and junior high/middle school choirs. Nearly 4,000 youth from hundreds of different schools participate in Circle the State each spring at one of 12 sites throughout Indiana. Over… Read more »
Crosby Middle School Students Participates in Masterclass at IU Southeast
Thirty eighth grade audio engineering students in the Exploration Program at Crosby Middle School attended a masterclass on campus. The students participated in three half-hour breakout sessions that included; David Nelson on live sound in the Stem Concert Hall; Adjunct Instructor, Tyson Knight in the Ogle Center Studio (O60) on digital music creation; and Lecturer,… Read more »
IUS Rock Band Concert
Are you ready to travel back in time? Come join us as we take you back to songs in the past, such as 70’s classic rock, 80’s heavy metal, 90’s grunge rock, and many more! The concert is directed by Tim Haertel and Dr. Brittny Kempfer and will be held on Monday, November 25th at… Read more »
Stem Serves as Faculty Member at Alba Music Festival
Composer and Associate Professor of Music Dr. Erich Stem recently had the opportunity to serve as one of the faculty of the international Alba Music Festival Composition Program in Alba, Italy, where he mentored 15 fellow composers from across the world who had been selected to participate in a two-week long residency intended for improving… Read more »
Congratulations to Arts & Letters’ IU Southeast Faculty and Researchers Receiving Promotion, Tenure
The Trustees of Indiana University approved promotions and tenure applications at their June 14, 2024, board meeting. Approved promotion in rank or tenure for faculty members, librarians, and researchers at Indiana University Southeast, will be effective July 1, 2024. Congratulations to A&L’s faculty! A&L Faculty members and researchers approved for promotion from associate professor to… Read more »
Music History Research Award
Alex Hupp, a junior majoring in Music Education, has won the 2024 IU Southeast Music History Research Award for his paper entitled, “8-Bit Beats and Joystick Jams: A History of Video Game Music.” The committee of judges was particularly impressed by Hupp’s creation of a survey designed to investigate participants’ knowledge of video game music…. Read more »