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The group will be joined next week for a variety of performances and workshops featuring Nur Slim’s opera Lucrecia y el Canto de los Dudasaurios, a special appearance by IU alum and tubist Richard White in recital titled The Dance Goes On, and a premier of Maggie Polk-Olivo’s recently commissioned song set, Illuminating Apologues. A complete list of events is included at the end of this article.

Join us for another Amity Trio Concert featuring Maggie Polk Olivo's song set, “Illuminating Apologues”.

INform magazine hears stories from three BloomingSongs artists: Dena El Saffar, Monika Herzig, and Grace Na.

Each year The Chamber's Success School, a program designed to connect the business community with local schools and students, hosts a celebration of educators. The Educator of the Year Awards recognizes local teachers, administrators and/or staff, as well as educational programs, at a special dinner and awards presentation.

Music Family Tree: BloomingSongs podcast

Listen to Olivo interview multiple BloomingSongs' contributors: Ben&Winnie, Ross Martinie Eiler, Dena El Saffar, and Jefferson Street Parade Band.

Opening the program is the TSO commission, Amá, by S. Maggie Polk Olivo. Olivo was one of the first students in the TSO’s Young Composers Project. She now teaches music in Indiana. Olivo describes Amá as a synthesis of two concepts: motherhood and folk songs. (2018)

Catalogue of artistic works by Haran Kim for the BloomingSongs project, 2017-present.

Aubrey Seader interviews songwriter/musicians, Dena El Saffar, and BloomingSongs director, Maggie Olivo about the making of "Ya Sadiqi." (2018)

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music hosts more than 1,000 live performances each year, but family members rarely get to experience them together. (2017)

Premiere Vera String Quartet's work with the BloomingSongs project featured in "Classical MPR." (2017)

And to celebrate, the orchestra commissioned nine short new pieces from leading composers like Stephen Paulus and Roberto Sierra through mid-career craftsmen right down to emerging tunesmith Sarah Maggie Polk. (2003)

Sarah Maggie Polk's birthday present is coming two days late... (2003)

Highlighted as one of the 200+ orchestral commissions and premieres of the 2003 orchestral season. (2003)