Mocktails & Masterpieces

Eric Schmidt ICO Chorusmaster 2023

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/

ICO Classical Christmas Soloists

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
Christmas Sing-Along (Messiah and Carols) on Sunday, December 10 at 3:00PM 
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Eric Schmidt, Chorusmaster, 2021 Interview

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/

Nancy Ambrose King, Oboe with son Ryan King, Clarinet discuss Miguel Del Aguila premiere

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 "NO-jito" with Nancy's flavors in mind! Plus a bonus Mocktail!!!
Purchase Tickets and Learn more about Suite Brilliance: https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/suite-brilliance/

Miguel Del Aguila, ICO 23-24 Composer-In-Residence

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 November by Miguel, "Concierto Con Brio." This concerto will feature soloists Nancy Ambrose King, oboe, and Ryan King (her son), clarinet.Learn more about the concert on November 18. https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/suite-brilliance/ 

Aaron Diehl, piano and Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac

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 Zodiac inspired Mocktail from Milkman's Daughter!
Special thanks to our sponsor - Anthony Team Realty

Mocktails & Masterpieces - Peacemakers RFK

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. "Peacemakers" was commissioned by the ICO in 2015 and was the subject of an Emmy winning documentary by WFYI. 

Mocktails & Masterpieces - ICO Core Musicians

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 Kiser, clarinet; and Emily Popham, violin. Special thanks to our sponsor Anthony Team Realty!
Learn more about the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.