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."
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Theater-by-the-Grove presents several productions each year, including a coproduction with Music Theatre of a major musical.
IUP Dance Theatre presents two major concert programs annually.
Footlight Players is a youth theatre program offering a month-long summer program for ages 7–17 led by professional teaching artists and assisted by IUP student interns.
Simulation Performance and Applied Theatre Ensemble
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The Acorn Project is an incubator for student actors, designers, technicians, playwrights, and directors who wish to create their own performance projects in an ensemble.
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News
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
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
Rosemary Engelstad Selected for Artist Residency
This past May, Rosemary Engelstad was an artist-in-residence at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen, NH. During her residency, she collaborated with Slippery Rock clarinet professor, Amanda Morrison, on their new project, the Grant Avenue EFX Clarinet Duo.
- 11 July 2024
Summer Music Camp 2024 the Biggest Yet!
This summer, the IUP Music Department hosted 118 campers for the third annual Summer Music Camp.
- 09 July 2024
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