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By: Raffi Arakelyan 3-2-23
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be at the IU Jacobs School of Music? Today, I will be interviewing the professor of Collaborative Piano, Aram Arakelyan. Meanwhile, I’ll also give you a tour of some of the highlights in the Jacobs School of Music Campus. So, if you’re interested in studying musical arts in Indiana, or attending a performance or two, then I suggest reading on.
Let’s start out with Auer Hall, shall we? Auer Hall was made possible by a one million dollar gift from Ione B. Auer. The actual hall itself is located in the Simon Campus Building on Eagleson Avenue. It is very beautiful, with over four hundred seats, coffered ceiling, and two large terraces. This hall is one of the best halls in the school for performances. Auer Hall is used for solo recitals, chamber music performances, and for orchestras. “My favorite performance at Auer Hall was a trio performance with Grigory Kalivosky and Alex Kerr, both playing Violin.” Said Aram Arakelyan when asked.
Next stop, the Musical Arts Center.
This place is more well known among people, as you might have seen the Nutcracker as a younger child. This is where you more commonly see operas, ballets, orchestra performances or plays. If you have been there recently, you might have seen their recent performance of Ainadamar, an opera that tells the story of a city called Granada in Spain. To me, the architecture is just stunning, with crimson red walls in the main performance room, a couple of balconies, hundreds of seats, and a large lobby, with a concession stand, a coat check, and banners showing the performances planned for the year. The first time I entered was when I went to see the Nutcracker at the age of nine. The MAC has a monthly performance, every single one different. “I preferred their Nutcracker performance above all,” said Aram Arakelyan.
Next, one of the most well known rooms in the Jacobs School of Music… the William and Gayle Cook Music Library. This large, expansive library is literally one of the biggest music collections in the entire world, with over 700,000 cataloged items in a large expanse of 56,733 square feet wide. I’m not even joking, this is the largest music collection on the planet.
Next time you enter the city of Bloomington, I highly suggest you go to see a performance at the Musical Arts Center, or an orchestra at Auer Hall. I hope you guys enjoy any performances there that you might watch. You won’t regret it.
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