IU trustees approve construction of new music studio building, science and engineering lab

KOKOMO, Ind. -- The Indiana University Board of Trustees today (Feb. 19) approved the design of a new Studio Building for the Jacobs School of Music at the IU Bloomington campus and approved construction of a new Science and Engineering Laboratory Building on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus.

Trustees also gave the go-ahead to an estimated $2 million project to put a new roof on Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

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(IU News: 2/19/2010)

IDS: Playing ‘for the wonder of it all’

Members of the "No Repeats Bassoon Quartet," Bobby Phililps, Zach Hague, Nathan Daniels and Laura Bennett Cameron will be competing at the Be The Wonder competition in Febuary. The members are graduate students at the Jacobs School of Music. (Sevil Mahfoozi, Courtesy photo)
 
If you’ve never heard a bassoon quartet, you might want to perk up.

Four Jacobs School of Music graduate students play the double reed instrument in the No Repeats Bassoon Quartet.

This spring, the recently-formed quartet has taken on the challenge to create a unique version of the Foxwoods Resort Casino’s “The Wonder of it All” jingle.

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(By Alyssa Goldman: IDS: 1/20/2010)

IDS: School of Music students sweep Met Auditions

Laura Wilde sings an aria from the opera "Little Women" Saturday at the Metropolitan Opera Tri-State Regional Auditions. Wilde will represent the Jacob School of music at the next set of auditions in March. Courtesy Photo.

Indiana University once again proved it’s music program is among the best in the country when three Jacobs School of Music students received honors at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Tri-State Auditions.

Laura Wilde, a graduate student and soprano, won the top honor. As the semi-finalist, Wilde received $2,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to New York City in March for the MET National Semifinals, where one-to-two singers from 15 different regions will
compete. 

(By Margaret Ely: IDS: 1/19/2010)

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Opera (graduate) students move one step closer to Met

Soprano Jacqueline Brecheen sings during the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Saturday. Brecheen was one of five winners chosen that will go on to compete with winners from two other states this Saturday. (IDS News: 1/11/2010)

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