Hello, everyone!
My name is Shannon Draucker, and I'm the new Communications Intern
for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. I am so excited to be
here - meeting great people, listening to wonderful music, and
learning a lot about the organization!
After I was hired, I immediately visited the ISO's website to
peruse the program for this season. When I saw that the ISO,
joined by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and Children's Choir,
would be performing Carl Orff's masterwork
Carmina Burana,
I...
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I purchased a new toy for myself last spring: a fancy-schmancy
Nikon 3100 digital camera (it also takes video, although I'm not
interested in reading that page yet in the handbook. One thing at a
time for this beginner).
I don't want to be a professional photographer or even an amateur
for that matter. I just want to play one on TV.
So this season, I put myself to work at several Marsh
Symphony on the Prairie performances to capture a bit
of the audience, the environment, the entertainers and...
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It all started August 8, 2009 while watching the "Mozart in
Moonlight" of the Marsh
Symphony on the Prairie concert
series. I was by myself watching the concert that night because all
the friends I invited to watch this concert were either at work or
had other plans or plain not interested with classical music at
all. I was at that time enjoying my independence at 33 years of
age, single and unattached, living at my very own apartment and
simply enriching my life. Then there was this gentleman...
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Hi
Everyone:
I have not written for awhile - just too busy.! But, we are
getting excited about this summer's run at
Symphony
on the Prairie. The music looks
fantastic.
Was at Home Depot (kitchen remodeling project and porch furniture)
and I saw a couple picking out chairs and discussing if the
attached umbrella would bother other concert goers at the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concerts this summer.
So, we struck up a conversation - they recognized me (darn
pony tail). A great couple -...
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Hard to believe, but the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Marsh
Symphony on the Prairie series is celebrating its 30th
season this summer.
It's funny how much has changed (the orchestra
under a tent ca. 1986).
And what still remains the same (our Nike swooshes
and bangs are smaller now, but thank goodness you can still sit
back, relax and listen to great symphonic music under the
stars).
What are your memories of
Symphony on the Prairie through
the years? Do you have a favorite performance? A...
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I was running with complete focus, I was running at a faster pace
than in any race I had run before, and I was...twisting my ankle?!
When my dad and I decided to run the ISO's Circle the City race
last year, that was certainly not the ending we had imagined! While
I had pictured racing to the end, my reality was walking across the
line, upset that my injury had ruined the race for both my running
partner and me.
As we drove home, looking at my race number, I saw that attached to
it was admission...
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The
final
Symphonic Hits of the season is upon us, and in fact, it's
the final week of the Indianapolis Symphony Orcehstra's Classical
Season. Next week, summer officially begins with the
Indianapolis Symphony's move out to the
Prairie. For this last concert, we're hearing Beethoven's
final two symphonies led by Music Director Emmeritus, Raymond
Leppard.
These two works are as different as they could be. The 8th
Symphony is bubbly and delightful (it even lacks a slow movement),
and imitates...
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I'm gladly turning over my blog to our very own Principal Viola
Michael Isaac Strauss, who performs as soloist this
weekend alongside ISO Concertmaster Zach De Pue. Mike and Zach will
be playing Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and
Orchestra. This will be the first time the pair has played
this piece together.
The Sinfonia Concertante for Violin,
Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364 (320d), is a work
that is dear to my heart. I have played the work with over half a
dozen...
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I've
been really looking forward to
this week's Symphonic Hits concert for a long
time. While I love the music we play week in and week out,
it's nice when the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra turns to
something that is a bit different from its usual stomping
grounds. This week's concert includes the Vivaldi
Four
Seasons which comes from the Baroque Period in music history,
and it's one that we here at the ISO don't often get to
visit.
The Four Seasons is of course one of the most
famous...
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Unfortunately,
this is my last week as an
ISO intern.
I have had a great three months learning from the wonderful
people here at the Symphony, exploring orchestral music, meeting
the musicians and doing
lots of writing for them.
What a fun experience!
Although I'm graduating and moving on to new opportunities,
I have a feeling I will never really 'get away' from the
Symphony. I know I'll be back to chat with the people I've met here
and, of course, to attend some of the great upcoming
concerts!
Th...
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It's
finally here!
The
2011-2012 season has arrived and it is filled with concerts
that will arouse great memories, take you on a tour of the world
and challenge the musicians to perform at their highest level. Live
music in Indianapolis seems to get better with every season at the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra!
Three concerts have me particularly excited!
Urbanski Conducts Smetana, March 29-31, will be
Bohemian perfection. I was fascinated to learn that Smetana
composed most of this...
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This is my sixth week at the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra and I am finally starting to get my desk organized.
Just a little behind, right?
It does my Type A heart good to see a freshly-organized stack
of manila file folders labeled and stuffed and sitting in my desk
organizer next to my stacks of ISO program books
and collateral materials. What can I say, I'm a neat
freak.
The best part of organizing my desk was that as I separated my
messy stack of papers, I realized just how many...
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On
Feb. 27, Dan Kamin will bring side-splitting, family-friendly
comedy to Hilbert Circle Theatre--without saying a word. In a
performance of
"The Classical Clown" with the ISO and
conductor David Glover, Kamin will play a mischievous clown who
battles the conductor for control of the orchestra. His masterful
physical comedy is sure to delight everyone from toddlers to their
grandparents.
Kamin's comedy resume is impressive--he trained Johnny Depp and
Robert Downey, Jr. for their acclaimed...
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Wow.
I cannot believe that I've been the communications intern at the
ISO for three
weeks now! It has been a great experience so far and I'm sure it
will only continue to get better.
To commemorate my first three weeks at the ISO, I'm sharing "Three
in Three," three things I've learned about the symphony in my first
three weeks--and three things that you should know, too!
1. The ISO's music is truly phenomenal.
I must ashamedly admit that I had never been to an
ISO performance before starting my...
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Today was a good day.
It has been said that the most challenging part of the classical
music business these days is trying to bring in new, excited people
to build the next generation of concert goers in order to help
sustain the future of our art form. And in a world of endless
entertainment choices just a mouse or remote control click away,
its no wonder that we have to work harder to make sure the beauty
and power of classical music is available to everyone that wants
it.
So I thought to...
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A Mid-Week Roundup
TONIGHT. The legendary
singer
Liza Minnelli performs. In about an hour, the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra begins rehearsing and Ms. Minnelli arrives later
for a sound check. There are only a handful of tickets left -
so hurry and call the box office! 639-4300.
3-4-2. If you go to our
website, you're
immediately greeted by the best deal anywhere. Pick any two
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concerts in the Classical, Pops or
Symphonic Hits series, and you'll receive the...
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Happy 2011 everyone!
Before we close the books on 2010, I
have to mention a few proud moments of this past year. One,
another record-breaking year with Marsh Symphony on the
Prairie; two, a sold out performance with the one, the only,
Itzhak Perlman, violinist and conductor; three, fantastic
guest artists in our Pops series including the Callaway sisters,
Wayne Brady and Bugs Bunny (on the big screen, of course); and
four, the smashing success of Duke Energy Yuletide
Celebration--the 25th...
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I am sixteen years old and have gone to every Yuletide with my
aunt, mom, and sister since I was two years old, so it has sort of
become a family tradition. Every year I look forward to seeing who
is going to host Yuletide and what special performances they will
have. There have been some pretty amazing hosts and performances
over the years, from the classic tap dancing Santas and The Night
Before Christmas to once in a life time experiences like the
African Children’s Choir. As soon as you walk...
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Here's round two from our guest blogger and Pink Martini
super-fan, Jayne Glick. Jayne is a student at IUPUI at the Herron
School of Art & Design, majoring in Visual Communication
Design. She has been a Pink Martini fan for about five
years.
I’ve been a Pink Martini fan for a while and although I know their
albums well, I didn’t really know too much about the people in the
band and how it all began. So I decided to do some research and
share my results. Believe it or not, how they got started is...
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