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Experience the heroism of My Hero Academia In Concert, celebrating 10 years of unforgettable adventures! From Deku’s first steps to the thrilling battles, this live concert brings the anime’s full eight-season journey to life on stage. Accompanied by an 15-piece live band performing Yuki Hayashi’s iconic score perfectly synced with striking visuals of your favorite scenes, every note captures the triumph, heartbreak, and courage of Class 1-A creating an immersive concert experience for fans new and old alike.

Feel the ultimate hero energy as the stage comes alive with inspiring characters, epic moments, and emotional storytelling from all eight seasons. Whether you’ve followed Deku and his classmates from the beginning or are discovering the world of heroes for the first time, this concert is a musical adventure you won’t want to miss.

Celebrate 10 years of My Hero Academia and join us for an unforgettable evening of music, action, and heart!

Experience the heroism of My Hero Academia In Concert, celebrating 10 years of unforgettable adventures! From Deku’s first steps to the thrilling battles, this live concert brings the anime’s full eight-season journey to life on stage. Accompanied by an 15-piece live band performing Yuki Hayashi’s iconic score perfectly synced with striking visuals of your favorite scenes, every note captures the triumph, heartbreak, and courage of Class 1-A creating an immersive concert experience for fans new and old alike.

Feel the ultimate hero energy as the stage comes alive with inspiring characters, epic moments, and emotional storytelling from all eight seasons. Whether you’ve followed Deku and his classmates from the beginning or are discovering the world of heroes for the first time, this concert is a musical adventure you won’t want to miss.

Celebrate 10 years of My Hero Academia and join us for an unforgettable evening of music, action, and heart!

About the Director

Tom Walsh is Robert J. Waller Sr. and Robert J. Waller Jr. Professor of Music (saxophone) and chair of the Jazz Studies Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. An active performer of jazz and classical music, he has presented concerts and workshops in South Africa, China, Brazil, Japan, Azerbaijan, Costa Rica, in Europe, and across the United States. He is the co-author of the fifth edition of Creative Jazz Improvisation (2022) with Scott Reeves. His beginning improvisation book Jazz Master Teaches You to Improvise was published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2019. Recent recordings include The Pandemic Sessions by the IU jazz faculty, Luke Gillespie’s Moving Mists, Basically Baker, Vol. 2, with the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra (Patois), and Mike Hackett’s New Point of View (Summit). Premiere performances include Scott Jones’s concert band arrangement of Russell Peck’s The Upward Stream, Chris Rutkowski’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble, and David Baker’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra. His latest solo CD release is Intersections (Arizona University Recordings). Earlier solo CDs include New Life (RIAX) and Shaking the Pumpkin (RIAX). Other releases include the David Baker Concerto on Paul Freeman Introduces David Baker, Vol. XII (Albany), Basically Baker with the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra (Patois), and Sky Scrapings: Saxophone Music of Don Freund (AUR). Walsh is a Yamaha Performing Artist and a Vandoren Artist. He taught at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops from 1991 to 2019. He co-leads the IU Summer Saxophone Academy with Otis Murphy and is co-director of the College Audition Preparation Workshop. Walsh earned degrees in Saxophone Performance and Jazz Studies from Indiana University, where his principal teachers were distinguished classical saxophonist Eugene Rousseau and renowned jazz educator David Baker. His other influential teachers include Mike Tracy, Pat LaBarbera, Jerry Coker, and David Liebman.

Indiana University's African American Arts Institute presents Potpourri of the Arts, a music and dance showcase representing the African American experience, featuring its three unique ensembles.

Witness the legendary African American Dance Company as it shares an eclectic array of performance works from the African diaspora. Celebrate the legacy of Black choral music with the Emmy Award-winning African American Choral Ensemble. And groove with the one and only IU Soul Revue as it renders timeless R&B, soul, funk, and contemporary Black popular styles.

Experience the magic of three legendary bands—Foreigner, Journey, and Boston—brought to life by a powerhouse tribute group. Fronted by Brandon Miller, touring guitarist of the Artimus Pyle Band and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, A Foreigner’s Journey to Boston delivers the iconic hits that defined a generation.

With a setlist spanning the greatest hits of Foreigner, Journey, and Boston, this band brings the energy, passion, and nostalgia of classic rock to every performance.

“Don’t Stop Believing” — “More Than a Feeling” — “I Wanna Know What Love Is” — AND SO MUCH MORE!

Ring in the season with one of Bloomington’s most beloved holiday traditions as the Singing Hoosiers return to the IU Auditorium stage for Holiday Chimes. This festive celebration blends timeless carols, contemporary favorites, and dazzling choreography into a performance filled with warmth and joy.

Under the direction of Dr. Chris Albanese, the Singing Hoosiers will deliver their signature high-energy performance alongside heartfelt musical moments that capture the magic of the holidays. From sparkling ensemble numbers to moving vocal showcases, Holiday Chimes is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit.

The holiday season is not complete without the return of a cappella sensations Straight No Chaser—born right here at Indiana University. The group has become synonymous with the sound of the holidays, delivering crowd-pleasing arrangements with humor, heart, and flawless harmonies. This year’s performance will be part of their nationwide Making Spirits Bright Tour.

The nine-man act, including Walter Chase, Jerome Collins, Seggie Isho, Michael Luginbill, Steve Morgan, Luke Bob Robinson, Jasper Smith, Tyler Trepp, and Freedom Young, has served as a festive blend of harmonious voices for three decades.

This year’s tour is a gift that requires no wrapping and one that everyone delights in sharing. To date, the band has sold more than three million albums worldwide, sold more than 1.5 million tickets worldwide, earned 100 million+ YouTube views, and racked up more than a billion streams.

Marking the fifth production in the Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS series, guest vocalists Kate Kortum and David Marino will debut arrangements of tunes from Broadway’s most beloved productions including Hamilton, Wicked, South Pacific, West Side Story, and more in a special concert event entitled World on a String: Swinging Songs of Broadway.

For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries.

An ensemble of stellar vocalists and instrumentalists come together to share the iconic music of RENT like never before. This symphonic take on the Jonathan Larson’s beloved musical includes the full score of the show, including favorites like “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Bohème,” and “Take Me or Leave Me.”

Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini’s La bohéme, Jonathan Larson’s RENT follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

One of the nation’s most distinguished ensembles, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) returns to IU Auditorium for the first time in nearly seven decades. The internationally celebrated orchestra performs more than 150 concerts annually and is heard by audiences across the country through high-profile broadcasts and national events.

The performance will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, the NSO’s music director and one of the world’s most sought-after conductors. Noseda is currently in his ninth season with the orchestra. The evening also will feature solo violinist Ray Chen, a global phenomenon redefining classical performance for the 21st century.

The Bloomington program will open with Rossini’s sparkling William Tell Overture, followed by Samuel Barber’s lyrical and technically dazzling Violin Concerto featuring Chen. The evening concludes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the beloved “Pastoral,” a vivid and evocative journey through nature that remains one of the composer’s most cherished works.