This will be the last edition of Arts Beat until September. The IU School of Music, in cooperation with the Society of the Friends of Music, has planned a celebration to honor the Webbs, who have provided international leadership of the IU School of Music for 26 years. The concert features an array of distinguished faculty from the School of Music, including Atar Arad, James Campbell, Enrica Cavallo, Miriam Fried, Franco Gulli, Leonard Hokanson, Lawrence Hurst, Susann McDonald, Menahem Pressler, Gyorgy Sebok, Janos Starker, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and Patricia Wise.
Admission is free.
Set against the color of New York City's high lights and low life, the musical is an entertaining fable of love, marriage and temperance on Damon Runyan's Broadway. Composer John Corigliano's eclectic blend of tragedy, comedy, intrigue and scandal combines with the impressive musical score to create an opera of many dimensions. This year's Big Band Extravaganza will mark Dominic Spera's farewell performance at the IU School of Music. David Baker, director of IU's jazz program, and Spera will direct the performance. Bandorama will serve as a tribute to retiring IU School of Music Dean Charles H. Webb, who will conduct each of the bands.