Achieving the Possible
Richard Antoine White, MM’99, DM’12, discusses growing up on the streets of Baltimore before being adopted and finding his passion for music.
Jacobs School of Music
Excerpt: I’m Possible by Richard Antoine White
Young Richard Antoine White and his mother don’t have a key to a room or a house. Sometimes they have shelter, but they never…
What Do Molecules Sound Like?
Wearing a lab coat and unruly white wig—think Einstein or a dandelion gone to seed—Walker Smith takes the stage as Maestro Molecules. His instrument:…
RAW Tuba: A Story of Survival and Big Dreams
At 6’5” and 300 lbs., Richard Antoine White, MM’99, DM’12, cuts an imposing figure, one more akin to an NFL offensive lineman than a…
Jacobs At 100: Celebrating A Century Of Beautiful Music
When Barzille Winfred Merrill accepted the position as head of the IU Department of Music in 1919, he hoped to create a music school…
Silent Showman
Studying organ at IU in the late 1960s, Dennis James, BM’74, MM’79, got the inspiration for a musically accompanied silent movie series after taking…
From Cream and Crimson to Grammy Gold
Indiana University is home to one of the nation’s most prestigious schools of music, the Jacobs School of Music. So it may come as…
The Top 5 Rock Albums of All Time (According to this IU Music Prof)
In 1982, Glenn Gass became the first professor in the United States to offer a course in the history of rock ‘n’ roll within…