Angela Brown: The Making of a Mentor Melanated Moments in Classical Music Podcast, Season One, Episode Six Words by Joshua Thompson It comes as no surprise that one of the most popular episodes of Season One was Episode Six titled, Opera… from a Sist …

Salvador Perez Lopez uses his artistic freedom to draw new classical music fans Written by Crystal Hammon Some people spend a lifetime chasing the kind of achievements Salvador Perez Lopez has claimed. Classical Music Indy’s new web producer and host o …

For Okara Imani, hosting Classical Music Indy’s syndication is a dream come true Words by Crystal Hammon. Becoming a host for Classical Music Indy’s (CMI) radio syndication programming feels like the fulfillment of destiny to Okara Imani, a local music …

Classical pianist Clare Longendyke gives emphasis to living and underrepresented composers in a new series on Classical Music Indy’s streaming service. Words by Crystal Hammon. In an era that’s been especially harsh on performing artists, Clare Longend …

Interested in improving your quality of life? Classical Pairings podcast host and musicologist Nicholas Johnson offers this shortcut: turn on some music and mix a cocktail. Words by Crystal Hammon If Nicholas Johnson’s progress in baseball had gone as …

Angela Brown brings her unbridled zeal for classical music to a new podcast. Words by: Crystal Hammon If megawatt opera singer Angela Brown has her way, she’ll lead a life of few regrets. There will be no woulda, shoulda or couldas for this Indianapoli …

Traveling the world as an international opera star, Angela Brown noticed something about audiences. “I would see very few people who looked like me,” says Brown. On the surface, it looked like a racial divide, but when Brown performed at school outreac …

The holiday season will be upon us in no time at all. One perennial favorite in the classical music repertory is Handel’s oratorio Messiah. The Director of Music and Fine Arts at Second Presbyterian Church, Dr. Michelle Louer, spoke with Classical Musi …