Events at Indiana University
Light Totem at the IU Art Museum extended through May 2008
Now through May, in front of the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington -- Heidi Gealt, director of the Indiana University Art Museum, announced that Light Totem, the outdoor light sculpture that splashes waves of color onto the museum's massive exterior wall, will remain active through May. Created in honor of the Art Museum building's 25th anniversary, Light Totem was inaugurated on Oct. 26, 2007. The Light Totem comes to life every evening at dark in front of the Indiana University Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St. The Indiana University Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. The Art Museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. All exhibits are free and open to the public. For further information, call 812-855-6799 or email lbaden@indiana.edu.
Coptic (Egypt), 5th century AD. Dancer with Basket of Pomegranates. Curtain: polychrome wool and undyed linen. IU Art Museum 72.126.5
Selected Coptic Textiles from Ancient Egypt
Now through Spring 2009, Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Indiana University Art Museum, first floor, Bloomington -- Nearly 100 years ago, more than 150 textiles dating from the third to the 12th centuries and spanning late Roman, early Byzantine, and early Islamic times were unearthed from shallow burials in the sandy soils of Egypt. The examples included in this new gallery installation have not been on display since 1999 and are being reintroduced to complement the Middle Eastern Arts Festival organized by the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program of Indiana University. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more about Coptic textiles, please visit http://www.iub.edu/~iuam/online_modules/coptic/cophome.html. For further information, email iuam@indiana.edu or call 812-855-5445.
Mathers Museum Exhibit -- The Ones that Got Away: Victorian Women Travel Writers
Now through May 18, various times, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- Learn about 19th century travel literature by Isabelle Bird Bishop and Mary Kingsley at a new exhibit. Both women used their work to escape from the traditional role of upper class ladies in Victorian Britain. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. For further information, visit http://www.mathers.indiana.edu.
Homespun America: Regionalist Prints from the Indiana University Art Museum's Collection
Now through May 18, Indiana University Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- This exhibition, a complement to the Benton show, highlights a small selection of prints from the museum's large holding of works by artists associated with the regionalist aesthetic, which emphasized a modern realist style and populist, folksy subject matter. Special attention is paid to the regionalist "triumvirate," which includes Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry -- whose works helped to popularize this quintessential American style during the 1930s and '40s. For further information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm.
Mathers Museum Exhibit -- Botánica: A Pharmacy for the Soul
Now through Dec. 31, various times, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- The exhibit "Pharmacy for the Soul" centers on traditions of spirit healing, and the practitioners and places associated with these beliefs. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. For further information, visit http://www.mathers.indiana.edu.
Sunken Cities and Shipwrecks: The Growing World of Underwater Museums
Now -Dec. 19, various times, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- This exhibit delves into the world of underwater museums and addresses the related issues of treasure hunting and site preservation. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. For further information, visit http://www.mathers.indiana.edu/.
Images of Native Americans
May 1 through Dec. 31, various times, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- The Mathers Museum presents selections from one of the largest and most important collections of images of Native Americans, and features an overview of the collection's history and its holdings. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. For further information, visit http://www.mathers.indiana.edu.
The Security of Global Port Cities
May 1-2, all day event, 201 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- Distinguished scholars and security experts from a variety of fields, including representatives from South America, Malaysia, China, Europe, United States, Norway and Africa, meet to redefine security issues for port cities in the 21st century. The two-day conference will include seminars, panels and a video conference with national security expert Stephen Flynn. For further information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~global/conferencefuture.htm
Kinsey Institute's 2008 Juried Art Show
May 1 thru July 25, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Morrison Hall, Third Floor, Bloomington -- The Kinsey Institute's third annual Juried Art Show offers exhibits featuring photographs, sculptures, paintings, prints and mixed media pieces submitted by an international group of contemporary artists exploring themes related to sex, gender, eroticism, reproduction, sexuality, romantic relationships and the sensual human figure. The artworks were selected by a panel of three jurors -- Herbert Ascherman, Jr. (professional photographer and lecturer), Pet Silvia (artist and gallery owner) and Catherine Johnson-Roehr (Kinsey Institute curator). Visitors should be 18 years of age or older, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Kinsey Institute was founded in 1947 as a private research institute affiliated with Indiana University. Its mission is to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender and reproduction. Its resources include a research library and an art, artifact and photograph collection. Admission is free. To schedule gallery visits at other times or guided tours of the Institute, visit http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/ or call 812-855-7686.
What Women Wore: Clothing and Accessories of the 19th Century
May -1-30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wylie House Museum, 307 E. Second St., Bloomington -- During their guided tours, visitors can view 19th-century women's clothing and accessories from the Sage Collection and the collection of the Wylie House Museum on display throughout the house. Wylie House Graduate Assistant Suzanne Godby Ingalsbe has curated this exhibit focused on women's fashion from the 1830s-1890s, incorporating family photos and letters as well as pieces from these collections. For further information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~libwylie/exhibits.html.
SoFA exhibit
SoFA Gallery: 'MFA III' Masters of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition
May 1-3 p.m., noon to 4 p.m., Henry Radford Hope School of fine Arts, SoFA Gallery fine Arts 123, Bloomington -- Works created by graduating Master of Fine Arts students from various studio areas at Indiana University will be on display. Students exhibiting in the SoFA Gallery will give gallery talks about their work on the Friday (May 2) of their opening reception at noon. MFA III will feature works by Stephen Backhus (Sculpture), Joey Borovicka (Painting), Zach Dawkins (Sculpture), Shelley Given (Photography), Sim Luttin (Metals), Kevin Mooney (Photography), Thomas Parker (Ceramics), and Sarah Pearce (Painting). Selected artworks will be available to purchase. For further information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~sofa/exhibitions/mfa-iii/.
Box It Up!
May 1 through Nov. 16, various times, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- This exhibit explores boxes from around the world and their many uses in the Kids' Gallery. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. For further information, visit http://www.mathers.indiana.edu/.
IU Bloomington 2008 Commencement Ceremonies
May 3, 10 to 11:30 a.m., and 3 to 4:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, 1001 E. 17th St., Bloomington -- Celebrate commencement at IU. Assembly Will Shortz, crossword editor for The New York Times, subject of the 2006 feature film Wordplay and an IU alumnus, will address graduates, friends and family members at two ceremonies on the Bloomington campus. The morning ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and the afternoon ceremony at 3 p.m. For further information, visit http://www.commencement.iu.edu/campuses/bloomington/bloomington.php
Shallow Creek: Thomas Hart Benton and American Waterways
May 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., IU Art Museum, Bloomington -- Thomas Hart Benton's (1889-1975), most significant representations of this subject matter is a body of work from 1938 to 1942 depicting intimate coves and creeks. The painting Shallow Creek (1938) is a lynchpin of this series and the focus of this traveling exhibition -- organized by the Palmer Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania State University. Twenty-nine additional drawings, gouaches, prints and illustrations by Benton shed further light on the artist's fascination with water and the regional characters associated with its activities. The exhibition is part of a series of events this spring in honor of the 75th anniversary of Thomas Hart Benton's Indiana Murals. For further information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm.
Special Concert: An Evening of Japanese Art and Music: Tradition and Crossover
May 10, 5 to 7 p.m., Thomas T. Solley Atrium, second floor, IU Art Museum, Bloomington --Everyone is invited to enjoy this performance of traditional and jazz-style music by Baisho Matsumoto, a master of Japanese music, who will play the shamisen (string instrument) and shakuhachi (bamboo flute), and sing in a variety of styles. Matsumoto will be joined by Yoshimi Fujimoto from Japan and Bloomington's Molly Adkins Jeon, Yoshi Kitagawa and other local musicians. The concert is the grand finale of a series of local workshops and is financially supported by a grant from the College Arts and Humanities Institute and partly by the East Asian Studies Center at IU. Other supporting organizations include the IU Department of Linguistics, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Asian Culture Center, and the IU Art Museum. A complementary exhibition of several Japanese artworks featuring music will be on view in the Gallery of Asian and Ancient Western Art. For further information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm.
Sweet Honey in the Rock
The 2008 Indiana University Summer Music Festival
June 15 through Aug. 9, various times and locations --Featuring more than 40 free and ticketed events performed by guests, faculty and students from the IU Jacobs School of Music, the 2008 IU Summer Music Festival offers an extraordinary array of orchestral concerts, opera, chamber music, jazz evenings, recitals and outdoor band concerts. Included is a performance by the Beaux Arts Trio on their farewell tour; vocal ensembles Sweet Honey in the Rock and Chanticleer; Canadian Brass; Maureen McGovern; the Festival Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Renes, Xian Zhang, and Robert Spano; the return of the acclaimed Festival Jazz Orchestra; Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; Penderecki Quartet; Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio, Biava Quartet, and more. Enjoy IU Opera Theater's world-class production of Jerry Bock's romantic comedy She Loves Me, and be sure to set aside three July evenings for the popular sunset band concerts on the MAC lawn. Tickets go on sale on May 5. For further information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/. The Festival Pass also goes on sale May 5 also and will save festival goers more than 50 percent.For just $150 ($80 for any student), you can experience the full pleasure of the IU Summer Music Festival without the worry of buying individual tickets. That's 22 ticketed events at less than $7 ($4 for students) each. Please note that Festival Passes are not transferable. To buy a festival Pass onine, click here (beginning May 5) and use your MAC Box Office ID and PIN. If you need a reminder of this information, please call the MAC Box Office 812-855-7433. Single ticket options are available in Person at the Musical Arts Center Box Office, which is located on Jordan Avenue between Third and Seventh Streets, and is open Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 812-855-7433 for more information. Tickets are also available one hour before each event at the performance location. To purchase tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at 812-333-9955.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Sweet Honey in the Rock
June 15, 8 p.m. Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Grammy Award-winning a capella sextet Sweet Honey is an American treasure that has been preserving and extending African American vocal repertoire and performance styles since 1973. These remarkable women possess stunning vocal prowess that captures complex sounds in their sometimes tender and often explosive performances. Expect much more than entertainment. For further information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Carmit Zori, Atar Arad and Chih-Yi Chen
June 16, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- Savor works by Handel-Halverson Passacaglia, Martinu, Paganini, Brahms and R. Clarke as Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society Carmit Zori (violin); Jacobs Professor Atar Arad (viola); and IU Director of Collaborative Piano Chih-Yi Chen (piano) as they combine their formidable talents. The repertoire for the concert includes: Handel-Halverson Passacaglia for violin and cello; Martinu: Three Madrigals for violin and viola; Paganini: Grand Sonata for viola; Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 for violin and piano; and R. Clarke: Duo Concertant (Dumka) for violin, viola, and piano. For further information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: The Biava Quartet with pianist Jeannette Koekkoek
June 17, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- Discover why the Biava Quartet is recognized as one of today's top young American quartets, as its members are joined by esteemed Dutch pianist Jeannette Koekkoek. The repertoire for the concert includes: Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No.2; Janacek: Quartet No. 1 in E Minor; and Franck: Piano Quintet, Op. 14. For further information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Menahem Pressler and Friends
June 18, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- The collective artistry of IU Distinguished Professor Menahem Pressler, pianist and founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, violinist Carmit Zori, cellist Amir Eldan, and violist Atar Arad will sweep you away during two piano quartets. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Logan Skelton on piano
June 19, 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- An international figure in the piano world, Logan Skelton regularly appears in prominent music festivals and has given countless performances and master classes at colleges and conservatories throughout the world. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Amir Eldan on cello, and Cory Smythe on piano
June 20, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- Cellist Amir Eldan, assistant professor of cello at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and pianist Cory Smythe, Jacobs alumnus and member of the Oblique Trio will give a performance. The repertoire for the evening includes: Shostakovich: Sonata; Bloch: Nigun (Improvisation) from Baal Shem; and Brahms: Sonata in F Major, Op. 99. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
June 22, 4 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- The technical mastery, expressive depth, performance experience and personal charm of this trio will amaze you. Joseph Kalichstein, piano, joins Jacobs faculty members Jaime Laredo, violin, and Sharon Robinson, cello. The repertoire for the evening includes: Beethoven: Trio in B-flat, Op.11; Joan Tower: For Daniel (written for Trio); and Tchaikovsky: Trio in A Minor, Op. 50. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Daniel Schene on piano
June 23, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- This concert is presented in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Piano Academy, of which Daniel Schene is a founding faculty member. The repertoire for the evening includes: J. S. Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G Minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in G major, Op. 31 No. 1; Franz Liszt: from Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses (1845-52); No. 3 Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude; and Liszt: Rhapsodie Hongrois. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Sara Caswell and Friends
June 24, 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Bloomington -- Don't miss Jacobs School alumna Sara Caswell, award-winning jazz violinist, for an evening showcasing her unique approach to the Great American Songbook, jazz standards, and contemporary jazz repertoire. Included will be works paying homage to her two IU musical mentors, Josef Gingold and David N. Baker. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio
June 25, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- Featuring three of the finest musicians on the concert stage: Yael Weiss, piano; Mark Kaplan, violin; and Clancy Newman, cello; the Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio has been uniformly praised for superb performances. The repertoire for the evening includes: Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 1 No. 2; Benjamin Lees: Piano Trio No. 2 Silent Voices; and Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op.99. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Conductor Lawrence Renes
June 26, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Through his work with many of the world's finest orchestras, Lawrence Renes has established a reputation for innovative programming and dynamic performance. Repertoire to be announced soon. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Festival Chamber Players: Biava Quartet, Csaba Onczay, Liana Gourdjia, Atar Arad, and Chih-Yi Chen
June 27, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- The Biava Quartet continues to impress audiences with its sensitive artistry and communicative powers. It teams up with Csaba Onczay, professor of cello at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest; Liana Gourdjia, virtuoso violinist; Atar Arad, Jacobs School professor of viola; and Chih-Yi Chen, Jacobs director of collaborative piano. The repertoire for the evening includes: Shostakovich: Cello Sonata, Op. 40; Shostakovich: Trio; and Mozart: Quintet in G Minor, K516. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: The Beaux Arts Trio
June 28, 7:30 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- The legendary Beaux Arts Trio returns to Bloomington for the last time, as part of its farewell tour. IU Distinguished Professor Menahem Pressler, the remaining founding member in the trio, leads this sure-to-be-sell-out concert. Don't miss this historic occasion. The repertoire for the evening includes: Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major (Archduke), Op. 97; Kurtag piece; and Schubert: Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Penderecki Quartet with Csaba Onczay and Atar Arad
June 29, 4 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- The acclaimed Penderecki Quartet, known for its unique and masterful interpretation of scores that range from the 18th to the 21st century will perform for one evening. The group includes renowned cellist Csaba Onczay and master violist Atar Arad who will present a stirring performance of works by Schubert, Beethoven and Schoenberg. The repertoire for the evening includes: Schubert: Quartetsatz in C Minor; Beethoven: Quartet No. 10, Op. 74 (Harp); and Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Edward Auer on piano
June 30, 8:30 p.m. Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington -- Edward Auer, professor of piano at the IU Jacobs School of Music, has long been recognized as a leading interpreter of the works of Chopin. Auer has played solo recitals and concertos in more than 30 countries on five continents, collaborating with such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Ricardo Chailly, Herbert Blomstedt, Sergui Comisiona, Robert Shaw and Charles Dutoit. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Penderecki Quartet with Jeannette Koekkoek
July 1, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- Immerse yourself in the sublime sounds of this acclaimed quartet with pianist Jeannette Koekkoek, director of the Tuscan International Music Academy. The repertoire for the evening includes:Schubert: Quartetsatz in C Minor; Beethoven: Quartet No. 10, Op. 74 (Harp); and Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: William Harvey and Corey Smythe, with the Biava Quartet
July 2, 8 p.m., Auer Concert Hall, Bloomington -- Brilliant violinist William Harvey joins exciting pianist and fellow Jacobs alum Corey Smythe and the Biava Quintet. The repertoire for the evening includes: Glazunov: Five Novellettes, Op. 15; Ives: Sonata No. 3 for violin and piano; and Ives: Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Biava Quartet with Susan Moses
July 6, 4 p.m., Recital Hall, Bloomington -- Enjoy this popular quartet and outstanding cellist Susan Moses, head of the cello department at the IU String Academy. The repertoire for the evening includes: Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110; Boccherini: Cello Quintet in D Major (Bird Sanctuary); and Grieg: Quartet. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Cliff Colnot
July 8, and Aug. 5, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Relish two great concerts directed by Cliff Colnot, principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's contemporary MusicNOW series and of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture and Symphony No. 2 The repertoire for the evening includes: Shostakovich: Largo Symphony No. 6 and W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: William Harvey and Jeannette Koekkoek
July 9, 8 p.m., Recital Hall, Bloomington -- Gifted violinist William Harvey and accomplished pianist Jeannette Koekkoek join forces in this concert. The repertoire for the evening includes: Mozart: Sonata K. 454; Ives: Sonatas No. 1; and Ives: Sonata No. 2. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Outdoor Band Concerts and Free Events:
Symphonic Band
7 p.m. MAC Lawn on Jordan Avenue, Bloomington -- The rain location is in Recital Hall July 9 and 23 and in the MAC July 16.
July 9 Stephen W. Pratt
July 16 Stephen W. Pratt
July 23 David C. Woodley
Relax on the lawn at the Musical Arts Center on a balmy Bloomington evening during our free Wednesday outdoor band concerts featuring marches, popular favorites, solos and light classics. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Free events:
Logan Skelton, piano; June 19, 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Bloomington
Daniel Schene, piano; June 23, 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Bloomington
Sara Caswell, jazz violin; June 24, 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Bloomington
Edward Auer, piano; June 30, 8:30 p.m. Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington
Erin Aldridge, violin; July 3, 8 p.m. To be announced.
Symphony Orchestra; July 8 & Aug 5, 8 p.m. Musical Arts Center, Bloomington
Gordon Stout, percussion; July 14, 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Bloomington
Steve Houghton and Friends, percussion; July 15, 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Bloomington
Evelyne Brancart, piano; July 20, 8:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Bloomington
Alan Bennett, tenor; Hye-Seon Choi, piano; August 4, 8 p.m. Recital Hall
Opera at the BCT: ¡Unicamente la Verdad! (Only the Truth!) Aug. 8, 8 p.m. Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington
Aug. 9, 8 p.m. Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Festival Jazz Orchestra
July 14, 8 p.m. Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Swing to the exciting return of the Festival Jazz Orchestra, led by IU Distinguished Professor David N. Baker. In a recently established tradition, the ensemble includes a number of the finest Jacobs School jazz alumni and faculty, jazzing it up. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Conductor Xian Zhang
July 19, 8.p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Associate conductor of the New York Philharmonic and a winner of the Maazel/Vilar Conductors' Competition, Xian Zhang is one of the top young conductors in the world. The repertoire for the evening includes: Strauss: Don Juan; Stravinsky: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss; and Elgar: Enigma Variations. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival features: The opera She Loves Me by Jerry Bock
July 25, 26 & Aug. 1, 2, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Presented by IU Opera Theater, She Loves Me is set in Hungary in the 1930s, and it tells the story of Georg and Amalia -- two co-workers who unwittingly meet through a Lonely Hearts column. As the two anonymously write love letters to each other, things don't go so well at work. Not knowing that they are each other's pen pals, Georg and Amalia constantly fight. Further, George's boss, Mr. Maraczek, who thinks George is having an affair with his wife, constantly criticizes George at work. This wonderful comedy is familiar to many of us: it has been adapted to the films Shop Around the Corner (starring Margaret Sullivan and James Stewart), The Good Old Summertime (featuring Judy Garland and Van Johnson), and, most recently, You've Got Mail (with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks). The guest conductor is Dale Rieling, the stage director is Vincent Liotta, and the set designer is Robert O'Hearn. Get a behind the scenes perspective of the opera at 7 p.m. with the Opera Insights talk. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Chanticleer
July 27, 7 p.m. First United Church of Christ, Bloomington -- Hailed by The New Yorker magazine as "America's favorite choral ensemble," the Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer has developed a remarkable reputation for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature. Relish a seamless blend of 12 male vocals in this internationally renowned "an orchestra of voices." For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Conductor Robert Spano
Aug. 2, 8. p.m. Musical Arts Center, Bloomington
-- Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano is internationally recognized as one of the brightest and most imaginative conductors of his generation. The repertoire for the evening includes: Higdon: Blue Cathedrals; Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé; and Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Unicamente la Verdad! (Only the Truth!)
Aug. 8, 8 p.m.,and Aug. 9, 5 p.m., Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington -- This production is by Gabriela Ortíz-Torres and features the IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble. This "video-opera" encompasses elements from contemporary music video, tabloid journalism, analytical documentary, popular Mexican music and, of course, opera. The libretto is based on a news piece that appeared in the Mexican tabloid La alarma about the return of the real Camelia "la tejana" (woman from Texas) and reconstructs her "true" story of trafficking marijuana and becoming a murderer for love. The video artist is Rubén Ortiz-Torres, the conductor is Carmen Helena Téllez, the stage director is Chía Patiño, the production designer is Konstantinos Mavromichalis and the sound designer is Rodrigo Sigal. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Summer Music Festival concert features: Maureen McGovern
Aug. 9, 8 p.m. Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Maureen McGovern's eclectic musical career spans 35 years -- all with a voice that defies categorization. Her collaborations with IU Professor Steve Houghton and students from the Jacobs School of Music include a hard swinging big band, followed by the beautiful sounds of the great American songbook. For futher information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/2008/.
Bill Cosby; Wit whimsy and wisdom from an American icon
Sept. 19, 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Trend-setting stand-up comic. Raconteur. Ground-breaking television actor and producer. Five-time Grammy-winning recording star. Best-selling author. Philanthropist. Educator. Perceptive social critic and activist -- perhaps no other entertainer can accurately claim so many titles as Bill Cosby, a true American legend. For nearly half a century, "the Cos" has kept concert audiences laughing with his gentle brand of nostalgic comedy sprinkled with personal anecdotes and observations. Whether he is recounting the childhood antics of Old Weird Harold, Fat Albert and other friends from the Philadelphia projects or exploring his own foibles as a husband and father, Cosby always seems to touch a familiar and funny place inside all of us. He's also become a beloved fixture in our living rooms, thanks to the historic television trail he has blazed from his barrier-breaking role in I Spy to the landmark sitcoms The Bill Cosby Show and Cosby to the animated children's classic Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Refreshingly reliable for decades as a family-friendly comedian, Cosby has won universal appeal without stooping to shock-value humor. For a lifetime of positive contributions to American culture, Cosby was given a Kennedy Center Honor in 1998 and, in 2002, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. An iconic American funnyman on par with legends such as Mark Twain and Will Rogers, and mentor to Jerry Seinfield and Chris Rock, Bill Cosby has always managed to make us laugh in the very best way: at ourselves and in spite of ourselves. For further information, including tickets, visit http://www.iuauditorium.com/new0809/index.html.
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