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October

Ordnung, an Amish Ballet Traces Unlived Dreams

IUP Dance Theater, along with devised theater students from the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance, guest artists, and The Mahoning Valley Ballet will premiere this collaborative work on Thursday November 10, 2022, at Waller Main Stage with a free pre-show discussion with Torah Bontrager, founder of The Amish Heritage Association at 5:00 p.m.

  • Joan Van Dyke
  • 20 October 2022
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IUP Marching Band 100th Celebration Just Around the Corner

The IUP Marching Band celebrates its 100th anniversary November 4鈥�6, 2022.

  • 04 October 2022
IUP Now Community Alumni Events

Accepting Applications for IUP Cellobration Day: Saturday, November 12

The IUP String Area is hosting an IUP Cellobration Day on Saturday, November 12, featuring guest cellist Janet Anthony and IUP faculty member Linda Jennings. The theme of the Festival is Social Justice through Music 鈥� Building Leaders Using Music Education in Haiti. Anthony will share her experiences mentoring music students and teachers in Haiti over the past 30 years.

  • 01 October 2022
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August

IUP String Project Accepting Applications for Fall 2022 Semester

The IUP String Project, a community music education outreach program for children ages 5鈥�18 in Indiana and the surrounding area, is now accepting applications for private lesson instruction on violin, viola, cello, and bass. Applications are due on September 1. An IUP String Project Open House will kick off the season on Saturday, September 10. Lessons will begin the week of September 12.

  • 29 August 2022
IUP Now Events Community

Join the IUP University Band

Did you play in your high school band? Are you looking for a place to reconnect with your love of music? Look no further! Please consider joining the IUP University Band this fall.

  • 23 August 2022
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Tubaphonium Ensemble Performs at International Conference

Ten members of the IUP Tuba and Euphonium Studio recently traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to participate in the International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, held June 19鈥�26, 2022, at Emory University. The IUP tuba and euphonium players, all members of the IUP Tubaphonium Ensemble, were invited, along with their professor, Zach Collins, to be featured performers during the festival. Zach Collins was also featured as a resident composer.

  • 10 August 2022
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Paul Presents Conducting Workshop at 黑料吃瓜网 Music Educators Association Summer Conference

The 2022 PMEA Summer Conference, the first in-person since 2019, was held in Reading, Pa. July 18-19. Tim Paul was selected to present a conducting clinic entitled "Proper Hinge Use = Healthy Conductors."

  • 08 August 2022
Faculty Achievements

Drum Major Academy Revived and Revamped for 2022

The IUP DMLGA was held June 27鈥揓uly 1, 2022, on IUP鈥檚 campus. Seventy applicants, ranging from ninth graders to high school seniors registered to be a part of the camp.

  • 01 August 2022
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July

Music Department Hosts First Summer Music Camp

The IUP Department of Music held its first Summer Music Camp June 26鈥揓uly 2, 2022. More than 50 seventh- through 12th-grade student musicians participated in the week-long camp.聽

  • 22 July 2022
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Registration for Marching Band 100th Anniversary Reunion Now Available

You are invited to a special reunion celebrating 100 years of the IUP Marching Band. Join us November 4鈥�6, 2022, to participate in the alumni band halftime performance and attend the alumni reception and dinner. Be there as we debut "Sustaining Grace," a documentary produced and created by Marching Band alumni.

  • 22 July 2022
Alumni Events

Wong Doe Receives Arts Grant from Creative New Zealand for "Perspectives"

IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe received an Arts Grant from Creative New Zealand (Arts Council of New Zealand) of NZ$65,690 (approximately US$40,375) for his upcoming commissioning and recording project "Perspectives."

  • 21 July 2022
Faculty Achievements

IUP Senior Music Major Places at International Competition

IUP senior music education and music performance major Kayla Holsopple earned second place in the Artist Division Solo Competition at the International Euphonium and Tuba Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2022.

  • 13 July 2022
Student Achievements IUP Now

June

Wong Doe Performs in Sacramento

IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe performed a solo recital at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, on Sunday, June 12, 2022.

  • 17 June 2022
Faculty Achievements

May

Alumna Edmondson Recognized as Teacher of the Year

IUP music alumna Rebecca Edmondson 鈥�78 was recently recognized as the 2022 Hancock County Teacher of the Year. Edmondson teaches at Conners-Emerson School in Bar Harbor, Maine, where she has taught since 1990.聽

  • 20 May 2022
Alumni

Twenty-Five Alumni Join Forces for Alumni Jazz Band

The IUP Alumni Jazz Band performed on Sunday, April 24, 2022, as part of the annual IUP Jazz Festival. Twenty-five alumni spanning seven decades (1965 to 2021) assembled on Saturday to rehearse in preparation for Sunday's performance.

  • 02 May 2022
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April

Department of Music to Celebrate Percussion Alumni

In a first-of-its-kind performance, the IUP Music Department and the College of Arts and Humanities will present a concert by the IUP Alumni Percussion Ensemble on Saturday, April 30, at 7:00 p.m. The group is comprised of 20 performers spanning over five decades of percussion instruction and performance at IUP.

  • 25 April 2022
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Four Music Alumni Recognized at State Conference

Congratulations to four IUP Department of Music alumni for receiving awards at the 2022 黑料吃瓜网 Music Educators Association annual In-Service Conference.

  • 14 April 2022
Alumni

Alumnus Cramer Recognized for Volunteerism

Dennis Cramer (BSEd 鈥�75, MA 鈥�82) was recognized on April 9, 2022, by IUP with the聽Regional Impact Award, given to a volunteer who champions IUP in their region by engaging alumni through events, supporting recruitment efforts, or providing internship or employment opportunities.

  • 13 April 2022
Alumni

Rice Wins Dean鈥檚 Award at 2022 Scholar鈥檚 Forum

Senior BFA piano major Teryl Austin Rice was awarded the Dean鈥檚 Award (College of Arts and Humanities) in the 2022 IUP Scholar鈥檚 Forum.

  • 12 April 2022
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IUP Symphony Orchestra to Perform at State Conference

Selected through a competitive application process, the IUP Symphony Orchestra, conducted by IUP Director of Orchestral Studies Alexandra Dee, will perform at the 黑料吃瓜网 Music Educators Association Annual In-Service Conference on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

  • 03 April 2022
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IUP Alumni, Faculty Participate in Area High School Musical

Alumni and faculty of IUP鈥檚 Department of Music participated in Conemaugh Township High School's recent production of 鈥淭he Music Man.鈥� The musical was performed March 17鈥�20, 2022.

  • 03 April 2022
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March

Percussion Ensemble to Present Spring 2022 Recital with Guest Artist

The IUP Percussion Ensemble will present its spring concert on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. in Cogswell Hall room 121. Under the direction of Ronald Horner, this concert will highlight the versatility, artistic depth, and charm of the steelpan鈥攖he national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago

  • 25 March 2022
Events

2022 Cavalcade of Choirs Guest Artist Named

This year鈥檚 Cavalcade of Choirs, held in late April, will feature Grammy award-winning guest clinician and adjudicator Adam Luebke.

  • 03 March 2022
Events Community

IUP Steel Band to Perform with Regional Orchestras

The IUP Steel Band will perform pre-concerts before upcoming concerts of the Johnstown and Westmoreland Symphony Orchestras in March 2022.

  • 01 March 2022
Events Community Student Achievements

Denison Conducts PMEA District Choir

IUP Department of Music faculty member Craig Denison directed the PMEA District 3 Chorus in Punxsutawney in February 2022.

  • 28 February 2022
Faculty Achievements

February

Denison Presents at National Retreat in Arizona

IUP Department of Music faculty, Craig Denison, presented a session titled 鈥淔inding Meaning in Boys鈥� Singing鈥� at the American Choral Directors Association National Children and Youth Retreat held in Tucson, Arizona, in January 2022.

  • 26 February 2022
Faculty Achievements

Ferguson Participates in Four Area Music Festivals

IUP Department of Music faculty member聽Laura Ferguson conducted and presented at several 黑料吃瓜网 Music Educators Association events in the 2021鈥�22 school year.

  • 24 February 2022
Faculty Achievements

Wong Doe Gives Masterclass at Duquesne University

IUP Department of Music Piano Professor Henry Wong Doe gave a masterclass to two piano majors at the Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University on Wednesday, February 16.

  • 21 February 2022
Faculty Achievements

IUP Piano Studio Participates in 鈥淧iano Pedagogy Day鈥�

Members of the IUP Piano Studio, in collaboration with Indiana Musicale, the Indiana Chapter of the 黑料吃瓜网 Music Teachers Association, participated in a Piano Pedagogy Day in Cogswell Hall Room 120, Saturday, February 12, 2022.

  • 16 February 2022
Student Achievements Community

Jung Performs Solo Piano Recital at IUP

Assistant professor of piano at Lee University, Joong Han (Jonathan) Jung will give a solo piano recital on Monday, February 7, at 8:00 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall (second floor of Sutton Hall). His program will include works by J.S. Bach, Liszt, Ravel, and Prokofiev. Admission is free.

  • 03 February 2022
Community

January

Welsh Selected as Concerto Competition Finalist

黑料吃瓜网 flautist Colleen Welsh has been selected as one of six finalists in the West Shore Symphony Orchestra's fourth annual Concerto Competition.

  • 08 January 2022
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Trumpet Studio to Hold Reunion in February

The IUP Trumpet Studio will hold a Trumpet Studio Reunion on Sunday, February 20, 2022.

  • 05 January 2022
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