Mocktails & Masterpieces

Celebrating Silent Film a look back

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.
 
This podcast is released in celebration of the upcoming ICO presentation of Charles Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" with live orchestral score on March 8, 2025 at the Schrott Center for the Arts.
Get Tickets & Learn More!: https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/charlie-chaplins-the-gold-rush/

IVCI Gold Medalist Sirena Huang

The Internationa Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) and ICO will co-present "Solidarity Symphony" on February 1, 2025 featuring Sirena Huang, Gold Medalist. 
In this interview, Sirena shares her prepartion process, her love for Beethoven, and much more!
 
Get Tickets and Learn More: https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/joyful-solidarity-featuring-sirena-huang-violin/ 

Composer of Solidarity Symphony - Jorge Muñiz

Get to know the CMI composition winner, Jorge Muñiz. Jorge has composed "Solidarity Symphony" for premiere and recording with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra on February 1, 2025. This piece centers around the inspirational texts and poetry of Pope Francis, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Langston Hughes.
 
Learn more and Get Tickets: https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/joyful-solidarity-featuring-sirena-huang-violin/

A Talk with Bella Hristova, Violin, and past IVCI Laureate

Join us for a look back at a recent collaboration with past IVCI (International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Laureate), Bella Hristova.  ICO Executive Director, Dana Stone, talks with with Bella about her career, connection to Indiana, and her love of Prokofiev.
Don't miss our next partnership with IVCI on February 1, 2025 with 2023 Gold Medalist, Sirena Huang. Sirena will join the ICO with Beethoven's Violin Concerto on the "Joyful Solidarity" concert. This concert also features a world premiere by Jorge Muñiz. 
Tickets and Information - https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/joyful-solidarity-featuring-sirena-huang-violin/
 

A Treasured Collaboration, The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and the ICO

Join ICO Executive Director, Dana Stone, and ISC Artistic Director, Eric Stark, for a conversation about artistic collaborations. ISC and ICO's most frequent collaboration is Festival of Carols which is coming up later in December. 

Maestro Kraemer and Chorus Master, Eric Scmidt, on Bach's Christmas Oratorio & Handel's Messiah

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 Sunday, December 15 at 3PM.
Classical Christmas - https://ci.ovationtix.com/36694/production/1199550?performanceId=11462812
Sing-Along - https://ci.ovationtix.com/36694/production/1199552?performanceId=11462813
Combination Packages  - https://ci.ovationtix.com/36694/store/bundledPackages/143116
 

Principal Oboe and Featured Soloist, Leonid Sirotkin

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/

Kenny Broberg, APA 2020, Season Opener 2022

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