IU Southeast Music News and Features
International recognition for Mildred Kemp, pioneering trombonist and IU Southeast adjunct instructor
July 17, 2017
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—In the mid-1950s, Mildred Kemp discovered the trombone at Eastern High School in Louisville, Ky. Within a decade, the Prospect native was playing the instrument in the American Symphony Orchestra in New York City under famed conductor Leopold Stokowski, moonlighting in other orchestras and on Broadway, and giving lessons at ...
“Taste the Feeling” composer delivers real-world tips to performance, composing, audio engineering students
March 10, 2017
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—It’s probably safe to say that tens of millions of people in over 200 countries have seen Coca-Cola’s ad campaign, “Taste the Feeling.” The ads premiered in Jan., 2016 and the campaign hit stride during last year’s Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The music for the uplifting, ...
Faculty Spotlight: Erich Stem
December 8, 2015
Erich Stem School of Arts and Letters Associate Professor of Music Biography Erich Holt Stem is composer in residence and associate professor of music in the School of Arts and Letters at IU Southeast. He teaches composition for the stage, film and media. Prof. Stem founded and currently directs New Dynamic Records (NDR), a label ...
What’s New: B.S. in Music/Concentration in Music Education
November 27, 2015
What’s New at IU Southeast? With the B.S. in Music/Concentration in Music Education IU Southeast offers one of the most popular and career-focused music degrees, at a fraction of the cost of similar programs in the region. When is it offered? Fall 2016 What does it look like? After fulfilling general education and core music ...
Ogle Center brings blues and bluegrass to stage for 17th season
July 18, 2013
NEW ALBANY, IN (July 18, 2013) – The Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center at Indiana University Southeast is proud to announce a stunning line-up of concerts for the 2013-14 season.
Check out the Summer Pops Concert at IU Southeast
June 7, 2013
NEW ALBANY, IN, (June 7, 2013) – The Music Department at Indiana University Southeast will present the IU Southeast Concert Band in a Summer Pops Concert on Sunday, June 9 at 3 p.m. in the Richard K. Stem Concert Hall of the Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center on the IU Southeast campus.
Don McMahel, IU Southeast’s first music director, passes away at 82
January 14, 2013
NEW ALBANY, IN (Jan. 14, 2013) - Don McMahel loved music, and he made it his lifelong commitment to share that love with his students. For more than 50 years, he shared his passion with students ranging from elementary school to college. McMahel, 82, died Jan. 10, at his home after an illness. His legacy will live on in the hundreds of musicians he touched throughout his career.
Holiday Pops to ring in the season at IU Southeast
December 4, 2012
NEW ALBANY, IN, (Dec. 4, 2012) – Get a musical start to the holiday season with the annual Indiana University Southeast Holiday Pops concert.Enjoy seasonal favorites performed by the IU Southeast Orchestra, the IU Southeast Concert Band, and the IU Southeast Concert and Community Choir, on Dec. 8 and 9, at the Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center on campus.
