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Media Relations

Jacobs professor to receive prestigious award in October

Indiana Daily Student
Aug. 30, 2007

By Rachel Skybetter and Ashley Wilson

The Indiana Arts Commission formally announced Wednesday that Menahem Pressler, pianist and distinguished professor of music in the Jacobs School of Music, will be one of six recipients of the coveted Governor's Arts Award. The Governor's Arts Awards are held every two years and honor those who raise public awareness of the arts in Indiana, from individuals to large corporations. The ceremony will be held Oct. 25 in IU's own Musical Arts Center -- the first time the ceremony has been held outside Indianapolis since its inception in 1973.

Read the entire story at: http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=44128

Learn more about the IU Jacobs School of Music at: http://www.music.indiana.edu/

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