Upcoming Arts Events

Selections from the UIndy Permanent Collection
Nov. 9- Dec. 4
9:00 AM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Gallery

Baroque, Handbell & Piano Ensembles
Sunday, November 22
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Student-Directed Theatre Productions
Sunday, November 22
8:00 PM
Esch Hall
Studio Theatre

Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra: Bach Project
Monday, November 23
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Baroque, Handbell & Piano Ensembles
Monday, November 30
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Voices of Worship
Tuesday, December 1
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

African Drum Ensemble
Wednesday, December 2
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Student-Directed Theatre Productions
Thursday, December 3
8:00 PM
Esch Hall
Studio Theatre

Student-Directed Theatre Productions
Thursday, December 3
10:00 PM
Esch Hall
Studio Theatre

A Christmas Celebration
Friday, December 4
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Music Events

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Finale Concert of the UIndy Instrumental Conduction Workshop

November 21, 2009 at 4:00 PM

James Spinazzola, director

Baroque, Handbell & Piano Ensembles

November 22, 2009 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Tom Gerber & Rebecca Sorley, directors

Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra: Bach Project

November 23, 2009 at 7:30 PM

Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $5 students, and free to all UIndy faculty, staff, and students. Tickets may be reserved in advance or purchased at the door prior to the concert. FOR TICKETS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CALL (317) 808-2224.

John Abberger, principal oboist of Canada’s Baroque orchestra, Tafelmusik, created “Bach Project” several years ago with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and it has become an annual event. The series typically presents a mix of vocal cantatas and instrumental works by the great Baroque master; this season’s installment features the famous “Sleepers, Awake” cantata, BWV 140: “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.”

Baroque, Handbell & Piano Ensembles

November 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Paul Berns, director

Voices of Worship

December 1, 2009 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Geoffrey Kelsaw, director

African Drum Ensemble

December 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Art Reiner, director

A Christmas Celebration

December 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Admission: $10; $6 students & seniors
BOX OFFICE: 317-788-3251

Featuring University choral, instrumental & handbell ensembles

Paul Krasnovsky & James Spinazzola, directors

A Christmas Celebration

December 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Admission: $10; $6 students & seniors
BOX OFFICE: 317-788-3251

Featuring University choral, instrumental & handbell ensembles

Paul Krasnovsky & James Spinazzola, directors

Community Music Center Student Recitals

December 13, 2009 at 2:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Community Music Center students perform on various instruments and sing in these end-of-semester recitals. Music lessons are available through the Community Music Center for students of all ages.

Community Music Center Student Recitals

December 13, 2009 at 3:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Community Music Center students perform on various instruments and sing in these end-of-semester recitals. Music lessons are available through the Community Music Center for students of all ages.

Indianapolis Chamber Winds

January 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: www.indyband.org

The Indianapolis Chamber Winds, under the direction of UIndy faculty member Darin Sorley, features Mozart’s Serenade in C minor, K. 388. Visit www.indyband.org for information about the ICW’s concerts in and around central Indiana.

Alumni Recitals

January 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

UIndy alumni return to the warm acoustical environs of the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in solo and ensemble performances, including collaborations with former mentors. The concerts are coordinated by UIndy faculty member Jacklyn Chan.

Alumni Recitals

January 31, 2010 at 3:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

UIndy alumni return to the warm acoustical environs of the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in solo and ensemble performances, including collaborations with former mentors. The concerts are coordinated by UIndy faculty member Jacklyn Chan.

Opera Theatre: Too Many Sopranos

February 12, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Free tickets for guaranteed seating
(317) 788-3255

by Edwin Penhorwood

Kathleen Hacker, artistic director
James Caraher, music director
Mark Gilgallon, stage director

Opera Theatre: Too Many Sopranos

February 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Free tickets for guaranteed seating
(317) 788-3255

by Edwin Penhorwood

Kathleen Hacker, artistic director
James Caraher, music director
Mark Gilgallon, stage director

Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra: 1775–1780: Paris, Vienna, Hamburg, Mannheim . . . and Celebrating

February 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors, and free to all UIndy faculty, staff, and students. Tickets may be reserved in advance or purchased at the door prior to the concert. FOR TICKETS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CALL (317) 202-0546.

Barthold Kuijken returns from Belgium
to lead his American orchestra. The program celebrates Black History Month with music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the 18th-century Afro-Caribbean composer. A highlight of this “Classical” concert is Kuijken’s performance of Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major, K. 313. Other works from the second half of the 1770s include Haydn’s Symphony No. 70 in D Major and C. P. E. Bach’s Symphony in F Major, H. 665.

Festival of Winds & Percussion

February 19, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Featuring Symphonic Wind Ensemble & High School Festival Band

James Spinazzola, director

Young Composers Recital

February 21, 2010 at 3:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Elementary students as young as first grade, junior high students just finding their musical voices, and accomplished high school composers gather on a Sunday fternoon to unveil their fresh new creations. Prizes are awarded, but the fun is in just being there for both
kids and parents. This family event is a great way to experience the youthful variety of new concert music.

Mid-Semester Choral Concert

March 4, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Paul Krasnovsky, director

Maurer Young Musicians Contest

March 6, 2010 at 9:00 AM

INFORMATION: (317) 262-4068

Young musicians from around the state will compete in the annual Michael Ben and Illene Komisarow Maurer Young Musicians Contest, a project of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Women’s Committee. Preliminary auditions will be held on Saturday, with finalists performing on Sunday. The competition attracts some of the finest young musicians from across Indiana; many have extensive performing experience as soloists. Auditions are open to the public. For more information, contact the ISO Women’s Committee
at (317) 262-4068.

Richard Pressley, Guest Music Lecturer

March 17, 2010 at 4:00 PM

For the occasion of Frederic Chopin’s 200th birthday year, composer and scholar Richard Pressley discusses the music of the great Polish master and draws connections to the music of today, where echoes of Chopin’s lyricism and folk influences still can be found. Pressley, a former UIndy student, brings his imaginative presentation style and training from Cambridge and Darmstadt
to the UIndy audience.

Ching-chu Hu, Guest Composer Residency

March 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

With influences ranging from rave music to the American avant-garde to Chinese folk song, Ching-chu Hu creates stunning music of consummate craftsmanship. Hu is associate professor of composition and theory and chair of music at Denison University in Ohio. Thursday night his work is featured by the UIndy Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Orchestra. Friday, a program of Hu’s chamber music will enchant listeners.

University Orchestra & Symphonic Wind Ensemble

March 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

James Spinazzola, director

UIndy Piano Ensemble Festival Concert

March 21, 2010 at 6:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3400

The UIndy Piano Ensemble Festival Concert features pre-college pianists from around central Indiana in duet, duo, trio, and quartet performances. The event is co-sponsored by the Indianapolis Piano Teachers Association and the UIndy Community Music Center. For more information, contact Dr. Rebecca Sorley at (317) 788-3400 or rsorley@uindy.edu.

Jazz Combo

March 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Harry Miedema, director

Mu Phi Departmental Recital

March 31, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Rebecca Sorley, director

Student Chamber Recital

April 5, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Jazz Ensemble

April 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Harry Miedema, director

Student Chamber Recital

April 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Crimson Express

April 14, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Pete Schmutte, director

University Orchestra

April 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

James Spinazzola, director

Voices of Worship

April 17, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Geoffrey Kelsaw, director

CMC Faculty/Student Concert

April 18, 2010 at 3:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Community Music Center faculty join with some of their most promising pre-college students to present vocal, guitar, flute, and piano duets.

Percussion Ensemble

April 19, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Paul Berns, director

African Drum Ensemble

April 21, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Art Reiner, director

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

April 22, 2010 at 7:25 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

James Spinazzola, director

Baroque, Handbell & Piano Ensembles

April 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Tom Gerber & Rebecca Sorley, directors

Spring Choral Concert

April 25, 2010 at 4:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Paul Krasnovsky, director

High School Composers Seminar

April 30, 2010 at 2:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

For sharing new music, sometimes an informal mood is best. In the last week
of the semester, UIndy student composers get together with a special invited group of their high school counterparts for a show-and-tell session that can take on
any shape. Participants introduce and play recordings of their best recent work. This unpredictable interactive experience is open to the public.

Community Music Center Student Recitals

May 16, 2010 at 2:00 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Community Music Center students perform on various instruments and sing in these end-of-semester recitals. Music lessons are available through the Community Music Center for students of all ages.

Community Music Center Student Recitals

May 16, 2010 at 3:30 PM

INFORMATION: 317-788-3255

Community Music Center students perform on various instruments and sing in these end-of-semester recitals. Music lessons are available through the Community Music Center for students of all ages.