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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
Alumni

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
Alumni

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
Faculty Achievements

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
Alumni

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
Faculty Achievements Alumni

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
Faculty Achievements Alumni

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
Alumni

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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Sun to Perform Guest Solo Piano Recital

Assistant professor of piano at Duquesne University, Kevin Lee Sun will perform a solo piano recital on Monday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall (second floor of Sutton Hall). The program will include works by Stockhausen, d’Anglebert, and Brahms, as well as more recently composed works by Hyo-Shin Na and Colin Kemper.

  • 24 September 2024
Events

Jennings and Guest Charoenwongse to Present a Recital on Tuesday, September 3

Cellist Linda Jennings and pianist Chindarat Charoenwongse will present the first recital of the IUP season in Gorell Hall on Tuesday evening, September 3, at 7:00 p.m. The program will present traditional works alongside newer works, including Claude Debussy’s sonata, the slow movement of the Rachmaninoff sonata, and works by David Maslanka, Chen Yi, and Samuel Magrill. The recital is open and free to the public.

  • 28 August 2024
Faculty Achievements Events

IUP String Project Accepting Applications for Fall 2024 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.

  • 26 August 2024
Community

IUP Names Nalepa to Direct “The Legend” Marching Band

Cassidy Nalepa, a 2003 Indiana University of Pennsylvania music education graduate, has been selected to serve as the interim director of “The Legend,” the IUP Marching Band, and as interim associate director of Bands in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.

  • 20 August 2024
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Collins Publishes Four Compositions

Zach Collins, professor of tuba and euphonium at IUP, recently published four new compositions with Cimarron Music Press.

  • 12 August 2024
Faculty Achievements

Wong Doe Performs Concert Tour in New Zealand

IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe recently completed a three-concert tour of New Zealand, performing on July 20, 21, and August 3. He performed two separate programs at three cities in the North Island: Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, the capital city of Wellington, and Warkworth (one hour north of Auckland).

  • 12 August 2024
Faculty Achievements

IUP Graduates from Indiana Create Scholarship for Music Students

An Indiana County couple who are Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates has established a scholarship for music majors at IUP in honor of two late local women, Eleanora Miconi Dellafiora and Sandra E. Dellafiora.

  • 19 July 2024
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Collins Releases Album of Hymn Arrangements with QuinTuba

Zach Collins, professor of tuba and euphonium at IUP, released an album of hymn arrangements for five-part tuba ensemble on Summit Records, titled "Firm Foundation."

  • 15 July 2024
Faculty Achievements

Music of Jim Self Recorded by River City Brass Band

The renowned River City Brass Band of Pittsburgh, the only full-time professional brass ensemble in the United States, recently released an album featuring the music of 1965 IUP alumnus, Jim Self.

  • 12 July 2024
Faculty Achievements Alumni

Four Music Alumni Release New Quartet Album

IUP music alumni, George Alberti '11, Mike Waddell '12, Zack Grass '14, and Logan Carnes '19, released album Keystone Kitchen, an album of new works for tuba-euphonium quartet, in June 2024.

  • 12 July 2024
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