In between all the amazing performances of the International Violin
Competition of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra opens its Printing Partners Pops
Series this weekend!
Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly has invited back former
Yuletide Celebration hostess Ann Hampton Callaway and her sister
Liz Callaway for their cabaret-style "Sibling Revelry" show.
I was thinking about doing a Q&A with Ann and her sister,
but local performing arts writer Tom Alvarez from the examiner.com
be...
It’s certainly not unusual to have many musicians in one
family. The Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra is proud to tout its many family
connections—husbands, wives, children and siblings—in our
ensemble.
But we’ve never had this family connection.
As of this moment, we are in the midst of one of the most
prestigious musical competitions in the world. The
quadrennial “Olympics for the Violin,” otherwise known as the
International Violin Competition of
Indianapolis, is taking place and 40 of the...
I
can’t believe summer is almost over. I can’t believe
Marsh Symphony on the Prairie is ending. But I
do believe that we will see the 100,000th
patron enter those Conner Prairie gates this weekend.
In 2009, we celebrated with Debra Fleetwood, as she was the lucky
100,000th patron to arrive.
If patron number 100,000 walks through our gates (we think on
Thursday evening), it will be the third time in history that we
have achieved that feat. What helped bring us to this magic
number? Amazing...
We're now at Day 4 of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's single ticket launch. The "biggies" are going quickly as we imagined--Josh Bell, Liza Minnelli, Bugs Bunny, Andre Watts and Pink Martini. And we continue to ask our musicians--which classical, pops or special concert would you recommend a person (either a newbie or a veteran) experience this season?
Bob Goodlett, Assistant Principal
Contrabass:
"I would recommend
Mahler's 5th Symphony. It has such monumental emotional
substance. In...
Single
tickets for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's 2010-2011 season
went on sale two days ago, and I'm delighted to see there are some
early birds out there trying to catch the worm. Tickets are
flying for Joshua Bell, Wayne Brady, Bugs Bunny at the
Symphony, Pink Martini, Mahler 5 and the incredible Liza
Minnelli.But there are so many more gems to pick from. So I asked our Principal Trombone, Jim Beckel...what classical, pops or special concert would you recommend purchasing, now that the...Read More »
Even
though we musicians have just begun our vacation, I'm already
looking forward to our exciting 2010-2011 season! Starting Monday,
Aug. 23, you can begin purchasing single tickets to next season's
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concerts. What would I recommend?
Choosing just one favorite concert is too difficult, so I have
pared it down to 3. There is just so much to choose from!I have always loved Beethoven's Violin Concerto! This wonderfully talented and innovative musician was suffering...Read More »
Hi
Everyone:Wow, it has been a long long time since I wrote. But, I have enjoyed reading so many of our guest bloggers contributions these last few weeks.
Thought I would suggest how to enjoy an evening out of doors listening to the music of one of the 17 full time orchestras in 'the land'.
First you show up to Marsh Symphony on the Prairie!! Of course, you can go through our box office or Marsh and get tickets (possibly a nifty 'table') in advance. Bring a blanket or portable chairs...Read More »
Mark Newman is the ISO's Vice President of Marketing and
Communications. I've turned my blog over to him so that he can
remind you about the ISO's user-friendly Your
Season~Your Way flexible subscription
packaging.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is changing . . .
evolving more accurately. Much of the impetus for this
evolution has been you—our patrons, fans and friends—and your
changing lifestyle. For some time, we’ve known that a
traditional fixed subscription package didn’t fit...
Indianapolis Business
Journal publisher Greg Morris
confesses in this week's edition that because of the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Pops
Series, he has been "transformed, and is now a raving fan"
of the symphony. As a Catholic, I'm quite familiar with the word confession. I know I should be doing it more often (sorry Father Bill). But confessions are tough--they can bring about an admittance of failure, of imperfection. In the end though, confessions should bring some relief, maybe even...Read More »
Hi
All:Few in our audience know about the ISO world class library head by Principal Librarian Mike Runyan (plus his colleagues Dave Gruender, Susan Grymonpre, and Laura Cones - and a wonderful volunteer!). If you believe this to be a "large" department - you are wrong. They really churn out the work!
For instance in a given week we may perform: 2 Discovery concerts for school children, 1 Happy Hour concert, and 3 Classical Series Concerts. So, that makes 3 folders of music. When music is...Read More »
EDITOR'S UPDATE (as of April 2, 2010):
Due to an arm injury, Leila Josefowicz is unable to perform in
concerts next weekend. Pianist Adam Golka will replace Leila and
perform Beethoven's First Piano Concerto.Hi:
So on Saturday night my daughter visited from Steamboat Springs, Colorado and points out to me some little ones in the lobby dressed up and wearing Ruby Red Slippers alla Judy Garland in our wonderful pops concert using the full Wizard of Oz movie. Cute as can be. Kids of all ages have...Read More »
Composer, performer, arranger and conductor for this
season's Stella Artois Happy Hour at the Symphony
series, Steve Hackman blogs about how he starting weaving the
concept for the next Happy
Hour together.
The
entire concept for Happy Hour #3 was really born out of the idea
that "Heart of Life" by John Mayer would make a great arrangement
for orchestra. The song came on as I was driving to a gig back in
December, and I immediately thought of the Happy Hour series. I
called Nick Kendall and...
My name is Sarah and I attend Covenant Christian High School. Each
year after Christmas break, students at my school participate in a
two week experience called “J-term”, or two week internship. I
love music and thought that the Indianapolis Symphony would be a
great opportunity. For my two weeks, I was part of the Learning
Community. There were many activities and projects that I
participated in during these two weeks, like the Young People's
Discovery Concert teacher workshops designed to help...
Everyone thinks marketers are all about numbers, charts and strange acronyms. It's true, ROI is crucial. (That’s Return On Investment, or, was the cost of the ad worth the money it generated?) And, yes, we've got to hit our revenue goals. But I certainly don't work in marketing at the ISO because I love graphs and spreadsheets. I work at the ISO because I love music, and I’m in marketing because I’m a people person. At the end of the day, I’m here to connect people more closely to our music.
O...
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It’s nice to have an announcement like this when a season is
complete:
Headline:
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY SETS NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD AT MARSH SYMPHONY ON THE PRAIRIE
Copy:
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra announced that it set a new all-time attendance record of 107,281 for its Marsh Symphony on the Prairie season of outdoor concerts this summer, exceeding the previous mark of 107,245 set in 1999. (We beat it by 36 people!)
· Total season attendance of 107,281, the largest full-season...
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