Conductor Slatkin to perform with IU Philharmonic Orchestra

FROM IDS REPORTS

Internationally renowned conductor, Leonard Slatkin will kick off the season for the Jacobs School of Music today.

Slatkin will conduct the IU Philharmonic Orchestra. The program will begin at 8 p.m. in the Musical Arts Center.

Slatkin was named the Arthur R. Metz Foundation Conductor at the Jacobs School in 2006. He has over 100 recordings, which have led to more than 50 Grammy nominations, five of which have been awarded to him.

He is currently the music director for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. His performances throughout the world are highly praised, and he is well-known for his advocacy work for music education.

Today’s program will include Cindy McTee’s “Double Play” and Hector Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14.”

-Vanessa Valentin