The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at Indiana University South Bend has received a $1.2 million gift from the Georgina Joshi Foundation to renovate recital hall into a state-of-the art performance hall. In recognition of the gift, the hall will be named the Louise E. Addicott and Yatish J. Joshi Performance Hall.
The gift supports the vision of Louise Addicott-Joshi to provide young musicians and singers with educational and career development opportunities and support the public performance of music in South Bend. Louise Addicott and her husband Yatish Joshi established the Georgina Joshi Foundation in 2007 to honor their daughter who was a student in the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington. Georgina sang at the original recital hall at IU South Bend and the Joshi family attended many performances there. “It is a simple joy to be able to do this,” said Yatish Joshi of the gift.
Louise E. Addicott and Yatish J. Joshi Performance Hall renderingMarvin Curtis, dean of the Raclin School of the Arts, said, “This gift will transform recital hall into a venue that will attract talented students to IU South Bend and help launch their careers.”
The 224-seat performance hall will be a world class venue for the performances of chamber music, soloists, and small ensembles. The hall will also include state-of-the-art recording equipment for students and faculty.
The IU South Bend Arts Foundation Board is inviting the community to support the vision of the project through a seat campaign. A gift of $500 will be recognized with the name of the donor (or someone they want to honor) engraved on a brass plate on the back of any of the seats in the first three rows. A gift of $275 will be recognized with a plate on a seat in the remaining eight rows.
For information on how to contribute contact IU South Bend Director of Development Dina Harris at 574-520-4131 or diharris@iusb.edu.
Construction will begin in May 2013 and the opening performance is already scheduled for Spring 2014.
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