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Tag: composers

Margaret Bonds: A Unique Voice Crafted in the 20th Century

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Margaret Allison Bonds is an often-unsung master of classical music. Her first-rate works blend styles of African and European origin, and her compositions for voice and piano have profoundly moved audiences. Bonds is best known for her collaborations with the great African American poet Langston Hughes. Read below about Bonds’ life, career, and musical contributions to the American classical music world.

NOTE Magazine is Relaunched

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Indianapolis has a robust local classical music scene, worthy of being treasured as one of our city’s defining assets. And with NOTE, Classical Music Indy aims to tell stories that will delight and surprise avid classical fans, as well as welcome those new to the world of classical music. For this first issue, we chose to feature Women in Music, to celebrate local influencers past and present that have made stunning accomplishments not only with their talent, but also with their leadership in the genre.

Strauss Writes Striptease into Opera, Does Not Go Well

Posted on January 12, 2018 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. In this article, read about a Beethoven historian who blatantly made things up, the NY Phil’s Young People’s Concerts under Leonard Bernstein, and a scandalous dance scene from an opera that was so seductive, all subsequent performances were cancelled.

New Year, New Music Playlist

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Eric Salazar

Happy Birthday, Jean Sibelius Playlist

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Eric Salazar

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.

Mood Music by Michael Toulouse

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Eric Salazar

This week we asked Classical Music Indy’s own Program Director, Michael Toulouse, to reflect on emotions in music. Read below about the long history of music describing human expression, and how though our modern attention spans have shortened, music can almost instantaneously evoke a feeling.

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