The celebration will take place at 4 p.m. in the Musical Arts Center, according to a Jacobs School of Music press release.
Zegree, who died earlier this semester, was director of the Singing Hoosiers and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble I at the time of his death. He was an internationally recognized and respected vocal jazz conductor and educator, according to the release.
All are invited to attend the event, “Steve Zegree: A Celebration of Life,” and those coming from out of town may reserve rooms at a discount at the Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn.
At the time of his death, Zegree was the Pam and Jack Burks Professor of Music in the music school.
Zegree joined the staff at IU three years ago. Before, he worked as the Bobby McFerrin Distinguished Professor of Music at Western Michigan University. He worked for the university for 34 years during which his singing group, Gold Company, won almost 50 awards from “DownBeat” magazine, according to the release.
Zegree was also inducted in the “DownBeat” Jazz Educator’s Hall of Fame during his time at Western Michigan.
More than 100 of Zegree’s arrangements were published and used by choral groups worldwide, according to the release. He also wrote two books on jazz singing and ?performance.
Kathrine Schulze
