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Orchestra Releases Historic Anthem for IU Championship Game

1/18/2026

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The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra released a recording of "Indiana, Our Indiana" to promote Indiana University football's upcoming national championship game.
Ed Parsons, the orchestra's vice president, noted the song's history and that it was first performed in 1912.
It features arrangements by James Norman (Principal Librarian) and conducting by Enrico Lopez-Yañez (conductor), with contributions from Clayton Anderson and Lenox Monroe, reflecting connections to IU's Jacobs School of Music.

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Story summary

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra released a recording of "Indiana, Our Indiana" to promote Indiana University football's upcoming national championship game.
Ed Parsons, the orchestra's vice president, noted the song's history and that it was first performed in 1912.
It features arrangements by James Norman (Principal Librarian) and conducting by Enrico Lopez-Yañez (conductor), with contributions from Clayton Anderson and Lenox Monroe, reflecting connections to IU's Jacobs School of Music.