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Department of Music
Strings
Indiana State University offers the string
student an ideal combination of private lessons, performing opportunities,
and classroom learning. String study at ISU means regular, personal
attention, and exciting group experiences.
String Division Faculty
Applied Study
Weekly hour and half-hour private lessons are available, taught
by dedicated and experienced faculty, and carefully arranged to
fit the student's schedule. For those students who do not own instruments,
the Department of Music maintains a collection of fine string instruments
and bows for use by music students.
University Symphony
The University Symphony is a 60- to 70-piece full orchestra which
rehearses twice weekly, and presents four concerts each academic
year. Membership in this for-credit course is open to music majors
and non-majors by audition. The ensemble performs in a variety of
musical genres, including symphony, concerto, oratorio, and opera,
and regularly collaborates with faculty and professional soloists.
In addition, it is a resident ensemble for the annual Paul W. Hagan
Concerto/Aria Audition Prize, winners of which perform with the
University Symphony. Recent repertoire has been both diverse and
challenging: Bach: Orchestral Suite No.1, Mozart: Symphony No. 36,
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 , Mahler: Symphony No. 4, Shostakovitch:
Symphony No. 5, Copland: Appalachian Spring: Suite, and Stravinsky:
Pulcinella Suite. The orchestral experience at ISU embodies dedication,
high standards, and cameraderie. In short, the best students playing
the best music!
Chamber Music
Participating in chamber music is an important and rewarding
part of the ISU music experience. Students may register
for String Ensemble credit and play in a string quartet,
or another combination of string instruments with or without
piano. Regular rehearsals are arranged each week, coached
by a faculty member, and Departmental Chamber Ensemble recitals
occur twice a semester. In addition, student string quartets
are regularly requested for important University occasions,
such as Commencement, Honor Day, and Presidential banquets.
There are many opportunities to perform for appreciative
audiences at ISU!
Courses
In addition to the music theory, history, literature, and education
courses available to all music majors, specialized courses for string
students such as String Techniques, String Literature and Materials,
and Chamber Music Literature, are offered. Serious string students
will find a challenging, stimulating, and rewarding course of study
at ISU.
Barnes Lecture Series
A rare opportunity is provided ISU string students by the James
W.Barnes Lectureship in Music, as the String Division brings a well-known
clinician/educator to campus every three years for a residency consisting
of lectures, masterclasses and clinics. Recent guests include
Robert Culver, an internationally- known string educator, conductor
and violist and cellist Carter Enyeart from the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
Further Information:
For more information about the orchestra or string program
at Indiana State University, please contact Dr. William Davis, Division Chair
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