2024-2025 Season
Experience the beautiful sounds of the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra this season, through either season tickets or by attending a single event. With world-class musicians performing scholarly informed repertoire on historical instruments, it’s a one-of-a-kind artistic experience, right here in central Indiana.
Vivaldi! – Beech Grove
The Chapel at Envive of Beech Grove 501 N 17th Ave., Beech Grove, IN, United StatesOf course we all know the prolific Vivaldi as the author of well over 200 violin concertos (among these, the famous Four Seasons). These all too easily divert our attention from other – equally interesting – compositions, such as the concertos for multiple soloists, another specialty of his. Here he often calls for wind instrument...
Vivaldi! – Indianapolis
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center - University of Indianapolis 1230 Greyhound Ln, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesVivaldi! led by Artistic Director & traverso player Barthold Kuijken Program: Concerto in C major RV 114 for Strings and Basso Continuo Concerto in B-flat major RV 548 for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo Sinfonia Al Santo Sepolcro in b minor RV 169 for Strings Concerto in G major RV 545 for Oboe, Bassoon,...
A Bach Harvest: Cantatas and Courtly Dances led by Adriane Post & Brad Hughley
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 6050 N Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN, United StatesA Bach Harvest: Cantatas and Courtly Dances led by Adriane Post & Brad Hughley Program: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066 Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 192 Kristine Caswelch, soprano Charles Wesley Evans, baritone All of J. S. Bach’s cantatas are special, but the two featured here...
La France Galante led by Artistic Director & traverso player Barthold Kuijken
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center - University of Indianapolis 1230 Greyhound Ln, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesLa France Galante led by Artistic Director & traverso player Barthold Kuijken Program: André Campra Suite from L’Europe Galante Michel Blavet Concerto in a minor Jean-Philippe Rameau Suite from Les Indes Galantes The French Galant is one of these concepts that is difficult to translate – maybe like the English gentleman? It includes too many...
St. John Passion
Christ Church Cathedral 125 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesEnjoy the historic traditions of St. John Passion with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra.
Pre-Concert Chat
Before every IBO subscription concert, a special Pre-Concert Chat with Dr. Matthew Balensuela will give you insights into the music you will hear on the program. Pre-Concert Chats are FREE to all ticket holders.
Dr. C Matthew Balensuela is the James B. Stewart Professor of Music History at DePauw University. His research interests include the history of music theory, music history pedagogy, and American popular music of the early 20th century. His publications include Music Theory from Boethius to Zarlino: A Bibliography and Guide, co-authored with David Russell Williams, and articles in Grove Music Online, Acta musicologica, Fontis artis musicae, Popular Music and Society, The Journal of Jazz Studies, and The Routledge Companion to Popular Music and Humor. Balensuela was the general editor of The Norton Guide to Teaching Music History and the founding editor of The Journal of Music History Pedagogy.
DR. C MATTHEW BALENSUELA
DePauw University
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