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Tag: cello

Birds Calling in Fort Ben

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Birds Calling in Fort Ben Words by Anna Hinkley In her new composition Birds Calling, composer Hanna Benn created a musical piece inspired by the birds of the Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. Commissioned and recorded as a takeaway show for park visi …

New Classical – Sylvan Trio

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Andrew Martin

Klezmer: Music to Dance to

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Get ready to dance! Although an unfamiliar style to some, klezmer is a music that has an undeniable folk sound that is combined with rhythms of dance. This musical style uses instruments to imitate the laughter and/or weeping of the human voice and is most often heard during times of merriment. Read below to learn more, and to listen to some recordings at the end.

Anne Duthie McCafferty: Indy’s Beloved Cello Maven

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Anne Duthie McCafferty grew up in Indianapolis and has played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for 45 seasons. She never thought she would have the chance to have a performance job, but when the opportunity arose she took it. Since then, McCafferty has performed for millions of people, performed numerous fantastic pieces, and coordinates the local chapter of Classical Revolution. Read below about her life, career, and impact on Indy.

New Year’s Resolutions from Staff and Music Unites Artists

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Eric Salazar

For the New Year we thought we’d ask our staff and Music Unites Artists to share their New Year’s Resolutions. A new year is always a good time to take a fresh look at life, what are you hoping to accomplish in 2018?

Hallelujah! Handel Survives Duel

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Eric Salazar

It’s not fake news, it’s very real. This Month in Classical Music History is a series dedicated to finding stories of the good, the bad, and the downright weird. For December read about Handel fighting his best friend in a duel, an atonal composer thought to be a Nazi sympathizer, and one of Indiana’s own Jazz legends.

Happy Birthday, Camille Saint-Saëns!

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Eric Salazar

Meadow Brook Senior Living: It’s All About Them

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Eric Salazar

In honor of National Senior Citizens Day, August 21, Classical Music Indy is highlighting one of our Senior Concert Series partners, Meadow Brook Senior Living. Meadow Brook Senior Living is an all-inclusive senior living community in Fishers. We spoke …

Classical Revolution: Casual Classical Night

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Eric Salazar

Classical Revolution: Casual Classical Night Eric Salazar, clarinet, and Joshua Thompson, piano Where can you go to hear classical music jam sessions? On the first Tuesday of every month, freelance musicians and members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orc …

#RandomActsofMusic: Taking Music to the Streets

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Eric Salazar

Over the past year, Classical Music Indy provided 45 spontaneous concerts with our #RandomActsofMusic, serving 7,428 people. Learn more about these pop-up concerts that beautify Indy!

Anne Maschmeyer: My Music. My Story.

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Eric Salazar

My Music. My Story. is one of Classical Music Indy’s initiatives to feature music, musicians, and music lovers in a fun way. This week we talk to Anne Maschmeyer, Beautification Director with Downtown Indy, Inc. She shares about her career and how music influences her life and work as a proponent of improving quality of life in Indianapolis.

Music to Relieve Senior Isolation

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Eric Salazar

For some seniors in our community, every day is a struggle with reduced mobility, lack of transportation, and limited resources, decreasing their social interaction and recreational opportunities. To combat these forces, Classical Music Indy provides the Senior Series, which brings live music directly to residents of nursing homes and assisted living centers.

Highlighting our Female Performers

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Eric Salazar

Classical Music Indy employs a diverse range of musicians for our events around Indianapolis. In 2016 we hired 95 musicians. Classical Music Indy has dedicated our blog articles to outstanding women musicians this month. We’ve shared about great women music educators in America and about under-recognized women musicians throughout history. This week, we take a look at a few of Classical Music Indy’s top performers – women who are doing great work here and now in the city of Indianapolis. Read below about these incredibly talented musicians, and hopefully you’ll hear them at one of our events in the near future!

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra: More than Music

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Eric Salazar

How can music help a child in need? The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra is a family and youth development program of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra aimed at providing music education and skill-building to Indianapolis youth. Krystle Ford, Associate Director of the MYO, shares with us how using music as a medium can teach a student important life skills and provide a way for the whole family to come together.

Quartet for the End of Time: A Prisoner of War Composition

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Eric Salazar

We’ve asked composer Dr. Scott Perkins to write about his experience overseas exploring Silesia, where famed composer Olivier Messiaen was a prisoner of war during World War II. Dr. Perkins writes how Nazi guards encouraged Messiaen’s continued music-making once they realized his stature. Crowds of prisoners and Nazi guards gathered to listen to performances. Messiaen found some semblance of freedom despite the captivity. He continued communicating in the language he knew best – his music.

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