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Voice Students Win Big at National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition

IUP voice students of Joseph Baunoch, Erin Koolman, and Oliver Lo competed for the Tri-State National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Audition on November 8, 2025 at Duquesne University. There was a total of 160 contestants, and among the 40 finalists selected from the nine colleges, IUP voice students won a total of 12 awards in their categories.

  • 21 November 2025
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IUP and Slippery Rock Music Students Join Forces

Tuba and euphonium players from IUP and Slippery Rock University met at Butler High School on Sunday, November 16, to share an afternoon of music-making. Soloists from each school performed in a master class and received feedback from teachers Phil VanOuse (SRU) and Zach Collins (IUP).

  • 17 November 2025
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IUP Music Students Tour Local Schools

Four students in the IUP Tuba and Euphonium studio visited three Indiana County schools on Friday, November 14. Alistair Horton (senior), Jessie Reed (junior), Hayden Cooper (sophomore), and Nate Vinson (sophomore), along with Zach Collins, professor of tuba and euphonium, visited Marion Center High School, Indiana Junior High School, and United High School.

  • 17 November 2025
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IUP Wind Ensemble Selected to Perform at College Band Directors Conference

Following a blind peer-review process, the IUP Wind Ensemble was selected to perform at the conference on March 21, 2026. Among the more than 200 member institutions in the Eastern Division, the IUP Wind Ensemble is one of only five juried ensembles invited to perform at this prestigious event.

  • 24 October 2025
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IUP Faculty and Students Help Inaugurate Newly Installed Pipe Organ in Worthington

Christine Clewell, assistant professor of organ at IUP, was featured as a guest performer for the inaugural concert celebrating the installation of a newly relocated Wicks Opus pipe organ at Worthington Lutheran Church in Armstrong County on Sunday, October 12.

  • 13 October 2025
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Acclaimed Pianist to Give All-Liszt Recital

Prize-winning pianist and associate professor of piano at East Carolina University School of Music, Kwan Yi will perform a piano recital featuring the complete “Years of Pilgrimage, 2nd year: Italy” by Franz Liszt. The recital will be on Tuesday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall, located on the second floor of Sutton Hall. Admission is free.

  • 24 September 2025
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IUP String Project Accepting Applications for the Fall 2025 Semester

The IUP String Project, a community music education outreach program for children ages 5–18 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, 2025.

  • 20 August 2025
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IUP Alumnus Strong Joins the Metropolitan Opera

Ben Strong graduated from IUP in 2020 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in vocal performance. In fall 2025, he will join the Metropolitan Opera as a member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

  • 11 August 2025
Alumni

IUP Names Sugg as Interim Director of IUP Marching Band and Associate Director of Bands

William Sugg, who has more than 15 years of experience in music education at the secondary and university levels with competitive and high-profile marching programs, has been named interim director of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Marching Band and associate director of Bands.

  • 11 August 2025
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Wong Doe and Jones Duo Release New Album

IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe and British cellist Michael Kevin Jones have released their third duo album on HR Recordings, featuring the cello sonatas of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev.

  • 17 July 2025
Faculty Achievements

IUP Alumna Selected for Fulbright Award

Kayla Anthony, a recent graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, originally from Johnstown, has been selected for a Fulbright post-graduate study award.

  • 03 July 2025
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Greater Johnstown High School Theater Production Features IUP Alumni

Greater Johnstown High School presented performances of "Emma," A Pop Musical on March 27 through March 30. IUP alumni Hailey Pasquerilla served as the Music Director and Eric Pfeil as the Pit Orchestra Conductor.

  • 07 April 2025
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Annual High School Theater Production Features IUP Alumni

Numerous alumni of IUP’s Department of Music participated in Conemaugh Township High School’s recent production of “High School Musical.”

  • 04 April 2025
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Englestad Presents at 2025 SHE: Festival of Women in Music Conference

Rosemary Engelstad (clarinet professor, IUP) and Amanda Morrison (clarinet professor, Slippery Rock University) were selected to perform a recital at the SHE: Festival of Women in Music. At the festival, they performed a recital of music compositions for two clarinets by Theresa Martin (Appleton, WI), including Paradigm Shift, a work commissioned by Morrison (lead commissioner) and Engelstad in 2024.

  • 28 March 2025
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IUP String Project 20th Anniversary Concert to be Held Saturday, April 26

All IUP String Project alumni, students, and teachers are invited to join us for the IUP String Project 20th Anniversary Concert which will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. in Gorell Hall (second floor of Sutton Hall) on the IUP campus.

  • 22 March 2025
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Wong Doe Presents at 2025 Music Teachers National Association Conference

IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe presented a session during the Pedagogy Saturdays portion of the Music Teachers National Association annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 15, 2025.

  • 21 March 2025
Faculty Achievements

Alumna Cramer Credits Theater Faculty Encouragement for Career Decisions

IUP theater and English education alumna Kaitlyn Cramer ’17 credits theater faculty encouragement for creative risk-taking that launched her into an international career. CanvasRebel, an online storytelling and interview platform, recently featured Cramer as one of the independent artists sharing stories and insights on their field.

  • 04 March 2025
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Keystone Wind Ensemble Invited to Perform at Texas Bandmasters Association Conference

The Keystone Wind Ensemble received an invitation to perform at the 2025 Texas Bandmasters Association Conference, July 24–26 in San Antonio, Texas. It is anticipated that over 6,500 people will attend the conference, including 2,400 band directors and more than 600 industry-related exhibitors.

  • 11 February 2025
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Jazz in Your Face Big Band Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Joint Concert

On Saturday, February 1, the Johnstown-based big band Jazz in Your Face celebrated its twenty-fifth year of existence by presenting a concert that also featured students from nine high schools in Cambria and Somerset counties.

  • 07 February 2025
Alumni Community

Keystone Wind Ensemble Presents Second Annual Performance

Following an eight-year hiatus, the Keystone Wind Ensemble returned to IUP in November 2023 to present a reunion concert. Based on the success of that performance, the ensemble returned in November 2024 for a second performance. Approximately 60 musicians returned to IUP for a series of rehearsals that culminated in a performance on November 3, 2024.

  • 06 February 2025
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Alumna Releases Single “Be Okay”

Roxanne (Roxie) Person (BSEd ’17) recently released her first single. Titled “Be Okay” and released under the name Roxie Lex, this song is available for download or streaming from all major platforms, including Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, and YouTube.

  • 16 January 2025
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Local Musical Cast and Orchestra Feature IUP Talent

A local performance of "Fiddler on the Roof," produced by the Hope Springs Eternal Holocaust Project, featured several people with IUP connections.

  • 06 November 2024
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Wong Doe performs at Beckwith Recital Series, North Carolina

IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe performed a solo recital at the Beckwith Recital Series, University of North Carolina Wilmington, on Friday, October 25, 2024.

  • 28 October 2024
Faculty Achievements

Alumni Perform History of Music Show at Local Museum

IUP music alumni Dennis ('75 MA '82) and Elizabeth Cramer ('76) and David Earnest ('23) recently performed for "Last Fridays at the Museum," sponsored by the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, PA.

  • 07 October 2024
Alumni Student Achievements

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Gifts Funds to Support Music Education Students

Jay Althouse, who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1973 and 1975, respectively), has gifted $25,000 to IUP to support the music program and students planning for a career in music education.

  • 01 October 2024
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