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Principal Librarian James Norman arranged the work for the orchestra and added an introduction and ending, Parsons said. Enrico Lopez-yañez, principal guest conductor of pops, lead the orchestra’s performance.
Along with celebrating IU football’s championship run, the symphony’s one-minute recording pays homage to the ensemble’s numerous ties to the Jacobs School of Music, one of the most renowned institutions of its kind in the country. About 20% of the orchestra members are either IU alums or faculty, Parsons said.
The symphony also operates a fellowship in which IU conductors work with its artistic staff and includes university musicians in its season. The Jacobs School’s Notus choir,for example,will perform on the March 28 concert Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy.
“We have certainly a lot of hometown pride just within our orchestra,” parsons said.
of course, “Indiana, Our Indiana” hasn’t been the only Hoosier song cascading over ears recently. “Indiana,” by Hoosier singer-songwriter Clayton Anderson,played during the Peach Bowl broadcast january 1, 2024. And Circle City native and IU alum Lenox Monroe wrote a new single that celebrates IU football called “Indiana Guys,” which she performed on Fox59.
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