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Murphy & Raclin honored By Moira Dyczko // Photography Dean Cates On Friday, Nov. 18, the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts recognized emeritus IUSB Arts Foundation board members Carmi Murphy and Ernestine M. Raclin for their tireless commitment and generous support of the school. The recognition was held at a Toradze Piano Studio concert featuring Martin Endowed Professor in Piano Alexander Toradze, with a backstage reception following the performance. Carmi Murphy is the founder of both the IUSB Music Foundation and the broader IUSB Arts Foundation. In the early 1980s, Murphy was introduced to Dean Robert W. Demaree Jr. who informed her of drastic budget cuts facing the music department at IU South Bend. Murphy sprang into action to assist the music program, 40
assembling six arts advocates from the community. Thus, the IUSB Music Foundation was created. Through Murphy’s leadership, the IUSB Music Foundation developed and presented the annual Sounds of Music festival. This one-evening fundraiser featured multiple appearances by every IU South Bend related music effort in the community—from the IUSB Philharmonic to the South Bend Symphonic Choir, the South Bend Youth Symphony, the Michiana Opera Guild, and, for many years, the Fischoff Competition. When the arts programs merged together in 1990, Murphy expanded the IUSB Music Foundation to become the IUSB Arts Foundation. Theatre, visual arts, dance, and communication studies faculty and students were eager to take part in the annual festival, which became the IUSB Showcase of the Arts. Over the years, Murphy served as chair of various events committees, and as president and vice president of the foundation. She is responsible for countless gifts to the school through her support, time, and advocacy. Ernestine M. Raclin began her long-time support of the school through the annual Sounds of Music and IUSB Showcase of the Arts festivals. She later joined and presided over the IUSB Arts Foundation, and was the principal fundraiser for the initial week-long Toradze Concerto Festival in 1998. Through her support and with that of others, the school went on to present the festival three more times over the following decade. She also served as host of the 2002 Showcase of the Arts Patron Party at her home. In 2002 Raclin gave the school an endowment to be used at the discretion of the dean. The gift has allowed for faculty development, program expansion, student development including travel to overseas programs, capital improvements, and public relations. In appreciation of the endowment, the school was named in her honor and became the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts. To celebrate Murphy and Raclin’s tireless years of service, support, and contributions, the Toradze Piano Studio presented a concert featuring as many studio members as the stage could handle. Studio members, alumni, faculty, and Toradze himself played classical works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and Prokofiev. Following the concert, a committee from the board worked quickly to transform the working stage into a cocktail reception hosted by the IUSB Arts Foundation, providing delectable refreshments and beautiful centerpieces. The event honored and celebrated the emeritus board members and their efforts to transform and uphold IU South Bend as a cultural beacon and haven for learning in the community. Teddy bears: Something to Hold Onto The South Bend Symphonic Choir presented its annual “Teddy Bear Concert” in December, dedicated to the late Peggy Soderburg. For the third year, teddy bears were collected in lieu of purchasing a concert ticket. The Center for the Homeless received the cuddly bears. Dean Marvin Curtis chose the center because “the bears last all year. From the smallest child to the largest adult, Center for the Homeless clients will have something to hold onto.” For those at the center, the teddy bears give comfort to those in transition. The choir collected 500 teddy bears at the concert. Accompanying the South Bend Symphonic Choir on stage were the IU South Bend Chorale, Chamber Choir and Gospel Choir. The Michiana Male Chorus, conducted by Bill Soderberg, performed the “Twelve Days of Christmas” along with 78 IU South Bend student dancers in costume, the IUSB Philharmonic, and IU South Bend Wind Ensemble. Composition major Katherine Price premiered her oratorio “The Christmas Reel-III Nativity” at the annual holiday concert. Price began composing the oratorio in high school, with each movement devoted to a Christmas carol. Curtis shared his favorite part about hosting this annual holiday event. “Being a dean is not just about sitting behind a desk pushing papers around. What I enjoy the most is the opportunity to be accessible to my students and share the experience of what it means to be an artist. Their high energy is inspiring!” Prior to the concert, a reception open exclusively to alumni was held in the East Lounge of Northside Hall. Foundation board members Pam Beam, Judy Ferrara, Leslie Gitlin, Chris Kelly, Valeri Sabo, and Stephanie Schurz worked tirelessly to present the reception.
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