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Playing ‘for the wonder of it all’

By Alyssa Goldman · Wednesday, Jan. 20,2010 9:37 p.m.

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.

Haiti and music go hand-in-hand

By Keiara Carr · Wednesday, Jan. 20,2010 9:33 p.m.

As the music world lost one of its artists, it gained momentum from the Haiti disaster at the same time. Artists such as Blink 182 and Lady Gaga are both selling merchandise with the full proceeds aiding Haiti’s disaster relief.

Cleveland Orchestra resolves contract strike

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Jan. 20,2010 12:20 a.m.

After days of negotiations, management of the Cleveland Orchestra compromised with the musicians’ union, ending the first musicians’ strike in Cleveland in 30 years.

Waldron Arts Center fights to stay open

By Lauren Younis · Wednesday, Jan. 20,2010 12:19 a.m.

The new board of the Bloomington Area Arts Council recently announced it needs to raise $120,000 in less than two months to prevent the John Waldron Arts Center from a permanent close.

7th annual Pride Film Festival, 'Steer Queer,' busts out this weekend

By Kelsey Finn · Tuesday, Jan. 19,2010 11:11 p.m.

The festival will begin at 7 p.m. on each night from Jan. 28 to 31. The theme of this year’s festival, “Steer Queer,” focuses on GLBT life and energy in rural communities.

‘Lifetime’ drama meets runway

By Jackie Kochell · Tuesday, Jan. 19,2010 10:52 p.m.

It seems as if the people at the Lifetime Network finally got some fashion sense knocked into them.

Cleveland Orchestra Strike resolved

Tuesday, Jan. 19,2010 1:59 p.m.

The Cleveland Orchestra strike, which postponed the four-day residency at IU, has been resolved.

Clevelend Orchestra Residency Postponed

Tuesday, Jan. 19,2010 12:53 a.m.

The four-day Cleveland Orchestra residency, in question over the past several days due to an ongoing musician strike has been postponed, according to a press release from the Jacobs School of Music.

School of Music students sweep Met Auditions

By Margaret Ely · Tuesday, Jan. 19,2010 12:04 a.m.

Indiana University once again proved its 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.

SoFA showcases paintings, ceramics by MFA students

By Danielle Rindler · Monday, Jan. 18,2010 9:54 p.m.

Sometimes, less is more. That’s the idea the School of Fine Arts Gallery had about consolidating its student shows this year.

Dance celebrates ‘Legacy of Graham’

By Abby Hull · Monday, Jan. 18,2010 9:50 p.m.

As the curtain rose, five dancers jumped, turned and kicked during a one-night-only performance of the “Legacy of Graham.” The show recognized the impact Martha Graham had on modern dance. Developed in the 1930s, the Graham technique is characterized by sharp, athletic movements.

Culinary lessons, from a rat?

By Lily Miller · Monday, Jan. 18,2010 9:48 p.m.

Anyone can cook. This is the simple premise behind the ingenious Pixar film “Ratatouille” released in 2007.

Cleveland Orchestra concert nixed, strike ongoing

By IDS staff · Monday, Jan. 18,2010 9:45 p.m.

Due to ongoing contract negotiations, the Cleveland Orchestra cancelled its free chamber concert scheduled for Monday at Auer Hall, part of the planned orchestral visit.

Chili Peppers cover band back at Bluebird

By Sarah Brubeck · Monday, Jan. 18,2010 9:43 p.m.

The Funky Monks performed their 14th Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute show Saturday night at the Bluebird.

Cleveland Orchestra performance canceled

Monday, Jan. 18,2010 2:06 p.m.

The Cleveland Orchestra performance 8:00 p.m. Monday in Auer Hall was canceled due to an ongoing strike by the orchestra’s musicians.

IU staff to perform original dances for ‘Graham’

By Natalie Avon · Thursday, Jan. 14,2010 11:16 p.m.

Dancers in dark gray bodysuits enter the stage, reflecting light off of the mirrors pinned to their costumes.

Resurfaced German films brings history to life in WENDE Flicks film series

By Kelsey Finn · Thursday, Jan. 14,2010 11:12 p.m.

Around a time when most IU students were just born, East German filmmakers were documenting and filming the historical events surrounding the time leading up to the fall of the Berlin wall. These films were lost amidst the social change in Germany but have resurfaced in Bloomington.

Opening night for some good ‘Company’ at BPP

By Samantha Kirby · Thursday, Jan. 14,2010 11:06 p.m.

“Company” is not the theater normal. There’s no curtain, the cast sits with the audience and they all stay in character even as the audience mingles with them.

Hopes remain for Cleveland Orchestra’s IU performance

By Bennett Fuson · Thursday, Jan. 14,2010 10:57 p.m.

The Cleveland Orchestra, one of the country’s premier symphonic ensembles, is scheduled to take up residency at the IU Auditorium Jan. 18–20. The residency, sponsored in part by the Jacobs School of Music, will cap off the three-day educational experience with a concert. Students from the music school will have the opportunity to work with various members of the orchestra, including conductor Franz Welser-Möst.

2010 Indianapolis International Film Festival taking submissions

By IDS staff · Thursday, Jan. 14,2010 5:57 p.m.

Makers of full-length and short-subject documentaries, comedies, dramas and animated films can now submit their work for the 2010 Indianapolis International Film Festival, to be presented July 15 through 25 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

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