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Beijing Conservatory Conductor to Lead IUP Bands

The IUP Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band will present their final performance of the academic year on May 4, 2013, featuring guest conductor Dai Zhonghui of the Beijing Conservatory.

Posted on 4/29/2013 3:12:55 PM

Emmy and Grammy Nominee and Radio Personality Seth Rudetsky to Speak at IUP

The Lively Arts at IUP will present Sirius/XM Satellite Radio personality Seth Rudetsky as part of its Ideas and Issues series. Talking about his favorite subject—Broadway—Rudetseky will speak on Monday, May 6, 2013.

Posted on 4/30/2013 8:44:12 AM

Blues Artist Sonny Landreth to Perform Special Summer Concert

The Lively Arts at IUP will present Sonny Landreth as a special community summer event. Performing an evocative and vibrant mixture of southwest Louisiana blues, the concert will be presented on May 31, 2013.

Posted on 4/16/2013 3:42:25 PM

HoodleBug Brass Tour Central Pa.

The HoodleBug Brass, the IUP Department of Music faculty brass quintet comprised of Dr. Kevin Eisensmith, Dr. David Ferguson, Dr. Jack Scandrett, Dr. Christian Dickinson, and Dr. Zach Collins, toured the York area on November 22-24, 2009.

Posted on 11/30/2009 8:21:02 AM

Stamp to Conduct Music Workshops in UK

Dr. Jack Stamp, 2008–2009 University Professor and chair of the IUP Department of Music, was recently invited to present conducting workshops at Great Britain’s Royal Military School of Music. He will present sessions for their student bandmasters and many of the conductors in the field starting November 20, 2009.

Posted on 11/18/2009 12:53:51 PM

Music Alumnus Wengert On Tour with Olympic Torch

Chris Wengert, of “drumset and bucket” fame, is on tour with a Coca-Cola-sponsored musical group with the Olympic Torch as it makes its way all over Canada in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Posted on 11/9/2009 11:06:46 AM

Collins Performs and Teaches Music in Texas

IUP Music Department faculty member Zach Collins recently performed and taught at West Texas A&M University on October 28 and 29, 2009.

Posted on 11/4/2009 4:50:00 PM

IUP Chorus Featured at Yale University Choral Conference

The fifty-voice IUP Chorus, directed by James Dearing, will be featured at the National Collegiate Choral Conference this Thursday night, November 5, 2009, at Yale University. Only nine out of forty-one college/university choral ensembles were accepted nationwide.

Posted on 11/3/2009 12:01:54 PM

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