Music
- Two music students at IU southeast are attempting to write, record and publish songs on Spotify and Apple Music by themselves from the comfort of their living room. Sam Purswell, a sophomore majoring in audio production and music business is working with Matt Neville, a former IU Southeast student, to make a living out of their passion for music. Read more about it.
- Adjunct Instructor Jon Silpayamanant’s research in topics he’s had an interest in and sharing thoughts on them in various forums and media has resulted in a wonderful opportunity to present on panels; do a number of interviews (on podcasts and in print); had a number of pieces from his blog, Mae Mai, assigned as readings (especially Classical Music and Its Slave Orchestras) for courses in at least 27 universities and music conservatories (including Juilliard, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Queensland Conservatorium).In addition to some upcoming virtual presentations and an in person residency at conservatories in Montréal, Stockton, and Los Angeles he will be presenting a three-part series on BBC Radio 3 called “A World of Classical” which will focus on the art music and hybridized music traditions around the world and their relationship to classical music traditions. He is currently working on drafting the script and selecting the music for Part I: Keeping a record, pious voices and plucked strings. Jon had earlier participated in another BBC Radio 3 Feature hosted by the wonderful Belize-born British composer, Errollyn Wallen, in February.Jon is also working on the draft of his chapter, “Diversity initiatives in classical music as an extension of colonial power,” for the volume Voices for Change: Tackling Inequalities and Exclusions in the Classical Music Profession (Dr. Anna Bull, Professor Laudan Nooshin, and Dr Christina Scharff, editors) which he hopes will go to press by the end of 2022.
- Brandon Visetchaisri, alumni, current student, and concert choir member presented a paper at the American Musicological Society’s Midwestern online fall conference held on October 9th and 10th. It was an extended version of his Bernstein and sexuality paper that he gave for the IUS Graduate Student Conference in the spring. The conference marked his first professional presentation.
- After lockdown, IU Southeast’s Concert Band is back! Read more about what it took to make the comeback in The Horizon.
- “Slashes” is a new album written, sung and produced by IU Southeast sophomore, Luke Spine. He is majoring in audio production has found fame on TikTok having about 66,000 followers and over 10 million total plays. In the past Spine has released other singles and an album on streaming platforms. Read more about how “Slashes” came to be.
- All ensembles had free performances in November. Like the Theatre Department, donations were accepted and greatly appreciated!
- The IU Southeast Concert Choir & Community Chorus performed on November 7. Dr. Brittny Kempfer and Jeffrey Moore, student conducted along with Dr. Janet Hamilton and Dr. Eric Rumbley accompanists.
- The IU Southeast Concert Band, directed by Philip Thomas performed on November 12.
- The Commonwealth Brass Band performed on November 17.
- On November 21, an IU Southeast Orchestra performance conducted by Dr. Joanna Goldstein and Dr. Molly Baugh was held.
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