Skip to Navigation.
Skip to Search.
Skip to Content.
Switch to Default Layout

The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts

Box Office

Call 574-520-4203 for ticket information

Event Schedule

October  
10/1-23 Images of Processes
Sculpture, painting and mixed media by Albert LaVergne and James C. Palmore

11- Sun, 5 pm

Euclid Quartet
Beethoven String Quartets

15-17, 8 pm

After Juliet
Drama by Sharman Macdonald

18 - Sun, 2 pm

After Juliet
Drama by Sharman Macdonald

23 - Fri, 7:30 pm Gospel Ensemble
Debut performance
24 - Sat, 7:30 pm Studies in Dance: A Lecture Demonstration
26 - Mon, 7 pm Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
Free concert
28 - Wed, 7:30 pm Brass Faculty and Friends
Small brass ensembles
10/29 - 11/20 Glimpses of an Ancient City
Images from 2009 Street Photography in Florence
29 - Wed, 7:30 pm IUSB Forum by Kevin Gillen
"Communication from the Cemetery: What do burial customs tell us"
30 - Fri, 7:30 pm "In the Parlor" with Rebecca Hovan, flute
Flute recital
November  
1 - Sun, 4 pm

South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras

6 - Fri, 7:30 pm Martin Endowed Professor in Piano Alexander Toradze and the Toradze Piano Studio
8 - Sun, 4 pm Vocal and Piano Studios
Joint concert featuring solo and ensemble pieces
11 - Wed, 7:30 pm IUSB Jazz Ensemble
15 - Sun, 4 pm IU South Bend Wind Ensemble and Brass Choir
18 - Wed, 7:30 pm Guitar Studio and Ensemble
20 - Fri, 7:30 pm IUSB Philharmonic and New Music Ensemble
22 - Sun, 5 pm Euclid Quartet
30 - Mon, 4 pm Speech Preliminary Round 1
December  
12/1 - 12 BFA Exhibition I
1 - Tue, 2:30 pm Speech Preliminary Round 2
1 - Tue, 4-6 pm BFA Exhibition I Reception
1 - Tue, 6 pm BFA Exhibition I Gallery Talk
2 - Wed, 7 pm Speech Preliminary Round 3
3 - Thurs, 7:30 pm Flute Studio and Ensemble
5 - Sat, 8 pm Amahl and the Night Visitors
A family friendly opera by Gian Carlo Menotti
7 - Mon, 7 pm Speech Night Finals
9 - Wed, 7:30 pm Euclid Quartet String Studio
12 - Sat, 7:30 pm "The Teddy Bear Concert" with the South Bend Symphonic Choir and the IU South Bend Chorale

Images of Processes
10/1 - 10/23
Gallery

Images of Processes Exhibition will feature two African-American guest artists; sculptor Albert LaVergne and painter James C. Palmore. Both artists are from Kalamazoo, Michigan and have shown work extensively in solo, group and invitational exhibitions.

Euclid Quartet
Sunday, October 11, 5pm
Recital Hall

The Euclid Quartet continues its presentation of the complete Beethoven String Quartet cycle to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The ensemble will perform all 16 Beethoven String Quartets in 6 concerts in 2009; this concert is fifth in the series. This ambitious program was set to honor the Euclid Quartet’s 10th anniversary. To the Euclid Quartet, the string quartets of Beethoven are the most personal music of a man who without a doubt revolutionized his art. Collectively, the cycle encompasses the entire spectrum of human character and emotion; from despair, cartoon-like comedy, triumphant heroics, charm, daredevil speed, teasing, trickery, simple joy, hope, prayer and the pondering of ethereal mystery. The Euclid Quartet feels their own journey as a string quartet has been a rollercoaster ride through many of these characters and emotions. And so, to celebrate their ten-year anniversary, they embark on the voyage of performing all of Beethoven's quartets in one year over six concerts at IU South Bend. Ludwig van Beethoven wrote sixteen full quartets plus a single gigantic movement. These are generally split into three categories corresponding with the composer's different compositional periods. The Euclid Quartet has chosen to present the quartets in this way to allow the listener to experience Beethoven’s growth as a composer in a single concert.

After Juliet
October 15 - 17, 8 pm
Sunday, October 18, 2 pm

Campus Auditorium

The IUSB Theatre Company opens its 2009-2010 season with Sharman Macdonald's After Juliet. Find out what happens to the Montague’s and Capulet’s after the loss of Romeo and Juliet. Randy Colborn, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance directs this production.

Gospel Ensemble
Friday, October 23, 7:30 pm
Campus Auditorium

The Gospel Ensemble from the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at IU South Bend will present their debut solo performance in the Campus Auditorium this fall. Directed by CreAnne Mwale, this new ensemble includes students and community members.

Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
Monday, October 26, 7 pm
Campus Auditorium

The Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra will present a free concert for the community. Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra co-founders Mark Buselli and Brent Wallarab are music educators, as well as musicians and composers. Their common commitment to America's jazz heritage brought the BWJO to life and helped define the mission of the organization. They regularly hold concerts and clinics at public schools in Indianapolis.

Brass Faculty and Friends
Wednesday, October 28, 7:30 pm
Recital Hall

The Brass Faculty and Friends of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts will perform in small ensembles. Craig Heitger, a part-time faculty member and trumpet instructor, has organized this concert. The performance will feature an impressive repertoire of works that are not often presented in a single concert. Performers in this concert include several faculty members from the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts as well as local musicians.

Glimpses of an Ancient City
October 29 - November 20
Gallery
Reception - Thursday, October 29, 4-6 pm
Gallery Talk, October 29, 6 pm

An exhibition of work from the summer 2009 Street Photography in Florence program, which was taught by Assistant Professor Susan L. Moore and coordinated with Professor Scott Sernau, Director of International Programs at IU South Bend.
The exhibition will open with a reception on Thursday, October 29, 4:00-6:00 p.m. where refreshments will be served. The students will then present a Gallery Talk at 6:00 p.m. about their experiences from the trip and preparing the exhibition.
Exhibiting students are Lindsay Dadosky, Jacob Denning, Katrina Fink, Lucas Zigler.

"In the Parlor" with Rebecca Hovan, flute
Friday, October 30, 7:30 pm
Gallery

Rebecca Hovan will present a flute recital including small ensemble pieces titled "In the Parlor." This performance will be held in the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts Gallery where student photography from our Glimpses of an Ancient City Exhibition will be on display.
Hovan is currently Chair of the Pedagogy Committee of the National Flute Association and is on the faculty at Indiana University South Bend and Goshen College. She has co-authored several flute method books and recently released her first CD. Rebecca Hovan appears regularly in recital and with various ensembles in the Northern Indiana area.

South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras
Sunday, November 1, 4 pm
Campus Auditorium

The concert will include performances by the South Bend Youth Concert Orchestra, conducted by Emilie Grondin and the South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pete Collins. The South Bend Youth Orchestras are a collaborative project between the South Bend Community School Corporation and the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at IU South Bend. In an effort to provide young musicians with an opportunity to rehearse and perform in a larger ensemble the South Bend Youth Orchestras were formed.

Martin Endowed Professor in Piano Alexander Toradze and the Toradze Piano Studio
Friday, November 6, 7:30 pm
Campu Auditorium

Martin Endowed Professor in Piano Alexander Toradze will perform with the Toradze Piano Studio. The Toradze Piano Studio is a unique phenomenon in today’s musical world – an assembly of several generations of pianists – students and associates of Alexander Toradze. The Studio was established in 1991 at Indiana University South Bend with the appointment of Alexander Toradze as Martin Endowed Professor of Piano. Soon it began touring as a piano ensemble-the first of its kind in the United States. Toradze's idea of the "touring conservatory studio" is rooted in the Russian/European educational practice - and is filled as much with tradition as emotion. A 'class' concert of an influential professor would be one of the most important performance opportunities for the young aspiring musician. The 'class' would also travel outside the conservatory, to gain performance experience on the road, to recruit new young talent and educate the public. In this tradition, the Toradze Piano Studio has provided both an educational environment for young musicians from many different countries as well as a performance platform for its more experienced members. The Studio is equally unique as it comprises an extended family - with members sharing their lives, learning and performing together.

Vocal and Piano Studios
Sunday, November 8, 4 pm
Campus Auditorium

The Vocal Studio of Alicia Purcell and the Piano Studio of Ketevan Badridze will present a joint concert featuring solo and small ensemble pieces.

IUSB Jazz Ensemble
Wednesday, November 11, 7:30 pm
Campus Auditorium

Darrel Tidaback conducts the IUSB Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble is well known for their big band style and often welcomes singers to join their performances.