Community Calendar

Join us for a fun, 8-week class designed for adults who are new to the ukulele
or looking to build a strong foundation.
No prior musical experience is required. Bring your own ukulele or lend
one from TAF at no cost!
In this class, you'll:
• Learn foundational ukulele skills and basic chords
• Explore beginner-friendly songs and playing techniques
• Learn the basics of music theory
• Build confidence playing the ukulele

Instructor: Olivia Sutherlin
Olivia Sutherlin is a multidisciplinary musician with a lifelong background in
the performing arts, including theater, choir, and band.

Location: The Arts Federation (638 North St, Lafayette, IN 47901) - Recording
Studio

Time: Tuesdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Tuition: $150 (must be paid in full – this class cannot be taken on a week-toweek basis)
Full Schedule:
• Tuesday, September 8, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 15, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 22, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 29, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 6, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 13, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 20, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 27, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, November 3, 5:30-6:30 pm (Make-up session, if needed

The Jacobs School of Music presents the Meet Me at the Metz Carillon Series, featuring the Metz Grand Carillon.

Join us for a fun, 8-week class designed for adults who are new to the ukulele
or looking to build a strong foundation.
No prior musical experience is required. Bring your own ukulele or lend
one from TAF at no cost!
In this class, you'll:
• Learn foundational ukulele skills and basic chords
• Explore beginner-friendly songs and playing techniques
• Learn the basics of music theory
• Build confidence playing the ukulele

Instructor: Olivia Sutherlin
Olivia Sutherlin is a multidisciplinary musician with a lifelong background in
the performing arts, including theater, choir, and band.

Location: The Arts Federation (638 North St, Lafayette, IN 47901) - Recording
Studio

Time: Tuesdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Tuition: $150 (must be paid in full – this class cannot be taken on a week-toweek basis)
Full Schedule:
• Tuesday, September 8, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 15, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 22, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 29, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 6, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 13, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 20, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 27, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesday, November 3, 5:30-6:30 pm (Make-up session, if needed

Brent Wallarab Jazz Ensemble
About the Director

Brent Wallarab is David N. Baker Professor of Jazz Studies and professor of music in jazz studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Wallarab’s professional accomplishments as trombonist and arranger include work with Ray Charles, Bobby Short, Bill Russo and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The American Pianists Association, and over a decade as lead trombonist with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and as specialist in jazz for the Smithsonian Institution. His own work as bandleader and arranger has earned multiple four- and five-star reviews in publications including DownBeat, All About Jazz, Jazz Times, Jazziz, and international publications including The London Times. The Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra release Basically Baker: The Big Band Music of David Baker was listed in DownBeat’s Best Albums of the Decade issue, and their release of The Gennett Suite won the German Record Critics Award. Wallarab was arranger, conductor, and music director for the Emmy Award-winning TV production Wes Montgomery at 100, featuring guitarist Dave Stryker and a studio orchestra of Jacobs School students. His most recent release, Stryker with Strings, spent 20 weeks in the top five international radio charts. He is a Grammy voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and was inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame in 2017.