A look back on our first concert with chorus master, Eric Schmidt, with Maestro Matthew Kraemer. Learn about choral preparation, Messiah vs. Bach Christmas Oratorio, and its role in the Christmas repertoire in the USA and Europe. Don't miss this year's Classical Christmas on Saturday, December 14 (7PM) at Indiana Landmarks and the Sing-Along on Sun…

ICO Music Director, Matthew Kraemer, sits down with ICO Principal Oboe and our next concert's soloist, Leonid Sirotkin. Learn more about the concert and get tickets for November 23 at 7:3pm https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/autumn-sketches-vaughan-williams-mozart-and-leonid-sirotkin/By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

A throwback episode to this interview from October 2022 with Kenny Broberg, the most recent winner of the APA Classical Competition. We're celebrating our APA partnerships as ICO kicked off the 2024 Classical Competition earlier this month. Check out the APA concert lineup this season, featuring the ICO: https://lnkd.in/gS6fS7Jk…

ICO welcomes guest artist and Mezzo-Soprano, Ashley Dixon, to discuss her background, love for Berlioz and the Barqoeu music. Maestro Matthew Kraemer interviews. Enjoy a performance by Ashley, Rossini "La Cenerentola" Non piu mesta. Don't miss Summer Nights with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra on October 19 at 7:30 pm. Tickets & Info: https://ww…

Learn about the new ICO education field trip program created by Carnegie Hall: Link Up. ICO is offering this culminating concert and educational curriculum for free to schools in Indianapolis. If you want to bring your class, sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePg8NWXvCUUHDYM7HZHGp9AZq1jAGIP--QVTOhYk0Svgni_Q/viewform New Virtua…

Enjoy this re-aired interview with Rob Dixon, Dan Tepfer, and Matthew Kraemer from May 2021. They discuss their collaboration during James Aikman's "Peacemakers." A performance is included!By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Learn more about the program that earned a 2024 ARTI from the Indy Arts Council for its work in community partnerships towards diversity and equity!By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

An interview with Matthew Kraemer, Music Director, and ICO Principal Oboe, Leonid Sirotkin, from 2020. Leonid will solo with the ICO In 2024 - Autumn Sketches on November 23 Learn more https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/autumn-sketches-vaughan-williams-mozart-and-leonid-sirotkin/By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

ICO Principal Bass, David Murray, interviews Wendy Muston, Prinicpal Harp and founding member of the ICO. Enjoy a live performance from pandemic outdoor concert with Wendy Muston and Marjie Hanna!By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Actor and Narrator, Ty Stover, together with Dana Stone, ICO Executive Director, discuss the virtual education module, Tall Tales and Long Tails. This program is free for all students in Indiana with accompanying curriculum guides. Teachers can request free access: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddJRRcHvYqUTrF4o6xGfAK6f3COGVMK53KgkL0Wn7a…

Get to know our principal bassist, David Murray, with this interview and performance from May 17, 2021. Bonus content includes the Octabass!By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Join Maestro Matthew Kraemer and Executive Director, Dana Stone, as they discuss the 24-25 Season "Land in the Music" and ICO's education and community engagement. Be sure to join us for the Building Community Through Music Day on June 11!!! https://ci.ovationtix.com/36694/store/donationsBy Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

On the heels of the end of our 40th season, we are sharing an interview with Maestro Matthew Kraemer and now Artistic Director Emeritus, David Hochoy, of Dance Kaleidscope. This interview was in anticipation of the 2022 collaborative concert, Music Moves! Learn more about the ICO at icomusic.orgBy Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Get to know the artistic minds at work for the collaborative performance New World with Dance Kaleidoscope and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra on May 17, 18, 19, 2024! Guest Conductor, Andrés Lopera, DK Artistic Director, Joshua Blake Carter, and DK Associate Artistic Director, Stuart Lewis, discuss the collaboration, artistic decisions, choreog…

Learn about ICO virtual education module launched in 2021, What Makes Music American, with its hosts Matthew Kraemer and Joshua Thompson. Project support from: Central Indiana Community Foundation: CICF This episode originally aired on youtube on May 14, 2021.By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

ICO's Creative Partner in Residence and concert curator, Joshua Thompson, discusses the classical programming and artistic collaborations with Maestro, Matthew Kraemer. “Black Keys,” weaves together dance, powerhouse vocals, and world-class artistry and featuring fellow artists Psywrn Simone, Kenyetta Dance Co., and Jared Thompson. The repertoire i…

Get to know Joshua and Jared Thompson twin brothers and artistic collaborators on "Black Keys: The Evolution of the Black Classical Arts." Black Keys will have its first live performance to a sold-out audience on April 20, 2024 at the Schrott Center for the Arts with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Learn more: https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/…

Learn about ICO's signature fundraising event, Orchestration. Orchestration 2024 is March 16, 2024 at Crane Bay, so many of the details discussed in this interview hold true for the 2024 event. Tickets https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-0018000000euDndAAE/events/vevt:f097d10f-c3b9-4392-9d4a-93fe7c40abc7/home/story…

ICO Music Director, Matthew Kraemer, interviews composer, Richard Einhorn. Einhorn composed the oratorio "Voices of Light" for chorus, soloist and orchestra to accompany the classic silent film, "The Passion of Joan of Arc." ICO will present Voices of Light on March 9, 2024 at the Schrott Center for the Arts. DePauw University Choirs and profession…

Music Director, Matthew Kraemer, is joined by Butler Film Professor, Allison Harthcock. They discuss the impact of Metropolis on film, German Expressionism, the dawn of science fiction, and Maestro Kraemer discusses the Huppertz score.By Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Enjoy this re-aired interview, available for the first time as a mocktail, with Richard Lin, 2018 IVCI Gold Medalist. Dana Stone, Executive Director, interviews Richard about the music, his violin and more! Learn about upcoming ICO concerts at icomusic.orgBy Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Get to know Julian Rhee with this special interview by Matthew Kraemer, ICO Music Director. Julian is the 2022 Silver Medalist of the IVCI. Julian will join the ICO on January 20, 2024 for the Silenced Voices concert playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Other music featured on the concert by Schreker and Korngold and the world premiere of "Anne F…

Enjoy this special edition of Mocktails and Masterpieces recorded live at the Ann Katz Festival with Indianapolis JCC on November 2023. Victoria is joined by ICO Creative Partner-in-Residence, Joshua Thompson, and ICO Executive Director, Dana Stone. They discuss Victoria's compositional style and process and the evolution of the commissioned projec…

Enjoy this interview from June 2023 with ICO Chorusmaster, Eric Schmidt. Eric and Executive Director, Dana stone, discuss the return to Handel's "Messiah" and Saint Saens Christmas Oratorio plus the Sing-Along. Get Tickets for this year's "Classical Christmas" and "Sing-Along" at https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/a-classical-christmas/…

Maestro Matthew Kraemer and Classical Christmas soloists, Mary Martin and Norman Shankle, discuss ICO's upcoming concert on December 8 and 10. Hear their favorite Messiah stories and learn about their experience with "new-to-them" Saint-Saens "Christmas Oratorio." Tickets are available for Classical Christmas on Friday, December 8 at 7:30PM AND Chr…

Enjoy this interview from December 2021 with then, new ICO Chorusmaster, Eric Schmidt. Eric and Maestro Matthew Kraemer discuss the return to Handel's "Messiah" in ICO programming and Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Get Tickets for this year's "Classical Christmas" and "Sing-Along" at https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/a-classical-christmas/…

Join Maestro Matthew Kraemer and guest soloists Nancy Ambrose King, oboe, and Ryan King, clarinet. They discuss the premiere of Miguel del Aguila's new piece "Concierto Con Brio" featured on ICO's concert Suite Brilliance on November 18, 2023. They share more about their relationship with music, preparation, and more! Milkman's Daughter prepares a …

A re-air to podcast format from the June 2023 video edition of Mocktails & Masterpieces. Meet ICO 23-24 Composer-in-Residence, Miguel Del Aguila. Miguel's music is no stranger to ICO audiences. Learn about his musical influences as a Uruguayan-American composer and his compositional process. ICO is part of a consortium to present a new work in Nove…

Aaron Diehl, 2011 APA Jazz Winner, shares his connection with Mary Lou Williams' tour-de-force piece, Zodiac. Aaron and his combo will perform all twelve movements of the Zodiac Suite with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra on September 30, 2023. This concert starts the ICO's 40th Anniversary Season! Learn more at icomusic.org Enjoy a recipe for a …

This episode was the very first episode of Mocktails & Masterpieces aired on April 30, 2020. Host Maestro Matthew Kraemer introduces the program with a movement from James Aikman's "Peacemakers." This movement "RFK" features the speech from Robert Kennedy given in Indianapolis on April 30, 1968, the evening of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination…

Join us for our first Mocktails and Masterpieces to feature an actual MOCKTAIL. ICO has partnered with Milkman's Daughter, a mobile bartending service, this fall to highlight non-alcoholic drinks with our featured guests in mind. This episode is the first to be distributed as a podcast. ICO Executive Director interviews Pam Ajango, oboe; Candice Ki…

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