Music for All of Us

Welcome to the Jacobs School of Music 2025–26 mainstage season.

Another turn around the sun means another year of thrilling, lovely, and thought-provoking music and dance.

This year, our season features those you know and love: Mozart, Ravel, and Puccini, and some fantastic others you will grow to love: Dove, Colette, and Gianna Reisen. We’ve also added a mainstage concert combination to the season this year, kicking off with Wagner, a concert version of the first act of Die Walküre and then later in the spring, we’ll feature the beloved Dett oratorio, The Ordering of Moses.

Add in the wonder of Fall and Spring Ballets, the Singing Hoosiers at Auer Hall and the MAC and Jacobs Live at the Movies—which this year will be performed at the IU Auditorium—remember to get your tickets through their box office. And, of course, The Nutcracker—with Marie in all her glory. This season truly has something for everyone, and further surprises are being planned, so follow us on social and check the website!

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Upcoming Events

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Spring Ballet

APR 3, 4 | 7:30 PM

APR 4 | 2 PM

This night combines a new work, a classic and a to-be-determined delight for a rich mix of ballet choreography.

Five Balanchine duets followed by Sasha Janes combining ballet technique with big band rhythms offered by our own Jazz Studies Department. Plus, a third piece to be announced—check back to find out more!

Learn about Spring Ballet
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Oklahoma!

APR 17, 25 | 7:30 PM

APR 18 | 5 PM ● APR 26 | 3 PM

The first successful production to seamlessly integrate music, dance, and plot into a cohesive narrative—pioneering the use of dance to drive the story—the show is credited with launching the “Golden Age” of Broadway musicals and won a special Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1944.

Learn about Oklahoma!
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Mainstage in Concert - The Ordering of Moses

APR 22 | 7:30 PM

Using the Biblical story of Moses, Dett broadens the terms of this individual tale to explore ideas of freedom, oppression, and hope as a cornerstone of American storytelling. This 1937 oratorio is widely considered his magnum opus both in compositional scale and in articulation of identity and artistry.

Learn about The Ordering of Moses

Explore previous seasons

Now is a great time to dive into our archive of on-demand content from previous seasons in order to prepare yourself for in-person experiences this fall.

Relive—or discover—some of your favorite offerings from IU Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater as we get ready to greet you live soon!

Explore previous seasons