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IU Jacobs School of Music strikes big at 2007 Avery Fisher Awards

Josh Bell The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has an illustrious history of educating winners of the annual Avery Fisher Artist Awards. This year, that history was further illuminated when IU alumnus Joshua Bell was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in an April 10 ceremony at Lincoln Center. The prize, a $75,000 accolade presented for lifetime achievement, firmly establishes his reputation as the most revered U.S. violinist of his generation. The Avery Fisher Awards are an annual series of grants that recognize up-and-coming and established talent in the world of classical music. In addition to Bell's honor, three other musicians with IU ties were honored with the grants this year.  Full Story

 IU Soul Revue presents its spring concert

IU Soul Revue

The IU Soul Revue of Indiana University's African American Arts Institute will present its annual spring concert on Saturday (April 21). Featuring high-energy, impeccable musicianship and sizzling soul since 1971, the IU Soul Revue has earned a reputation as one of the finest collegiate popular music ensembles in America.

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 Singing Hoosiers embark on Greek tour

Singing Hoosiers

The Singing Hoosiers, a premier collegiate concert show choir from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, will close its 2006-2007 season by traveling to Greece for a 10-day, four-concert tour that promises to provide the choir and its Greek audiences a rare opportunity for cultural exchange.

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 Classical music for beginners

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New to classical music? A surprising number of beginners to classical music, students especially, are still intimidated by classical music and unsure how they can begin to appreciate it. IU Jacobs School of Music experts offer their tips for how to enjoy and appreciate a concert.

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 2007 Big Band Extravaganza swings with a dash of Ella

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will host its annual Big Band Extravaganza featuring IU jazzmen David Baker and Pat Harbison on Saturday (April 21) at 8 p.m. at the Musical Arts Center. The Big Band Extravaganza merges two outstanding jazz ensembles of student performers trained by Baker and Harbison. This year's concert will include best known and beloved selections from the songbook of the late jazz singing legend Ella Fitzgerald, who would have turned 90 on April 25.

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 Tony Award winning musical, "Nine," now on stage at IU Bloomington

Nine

The Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center is proud to present Nine, the Musical, an adaptation from the Italian by Mario Fratti that follows the life of Guido Contini as he encounters difficulties preparing his newest picture and balancing his romantic involvements with numerous women.

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 Herron School of Art & Design students craft exhibit for Indiana eugenics project

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In 1907 the Governor of Indiana signed into law a bill that is widely regarded as the world's first eugenic sterilization legislation. This law provided for the involuntary sterilization of approximately 2,500 of the state's most vulnerable citizens before it was repealed in 1974. This dimension of Indiana history can be explored through a new exhibit designed by students and a faculty member of the Herron School of Art and Design.

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Jamie Barton

In the April 5, 2007, issue of Live at IU, read about IU's latest Met Opera winner, Jamie Barton. Also in this issue are stories about David Baker's recent living legend award, a Q&A with the lead of Madama Butterfly, Jerry Slocum's "puzzling gift," details about the Brown County Playhouse's 2007 summer season, and the newest exhibit at the IU Art Museum.

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