“The kids came in, and when she was done playing flute, they were going crazy,” says Eric Salazar, assistant director of community engagement at Classical Music Indy. “I was like, ‘Oh, no, they’re out of control.’ She just sat down cross legged and san …

Violinist Jennifer Koh sat down with Michael Toulouse to talk about the concerto she’ll be performing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and why this composer’s music means so much to her.

My Music. My Story. Manon Voice. “Music helps me hear myself being alive in the world.” For this My Music. My Story., Classical Music Indy sat down with Manon Voice, who has become a trusted voice in the arts and activism community. Words by Auboni Har …

We attended and performed for Celebrate Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) at the Eiteljorg Museum with partner Nopal Cultural this past Saturday, October 29. There’s still time to visit Nopal Cultural’s Día de los Muertos Linocut Prints and Altar Exhibition that will be on display and FREE to view through Nov. 2 in the Lilly Auditorium at the Eiteljorg Museum. Read below to learn more about Día de los Muertos and the events that happened this past Saturday. 2017 Update: The event is being held Oct 28 from 11am-5pm, learn more here.

My Music. My Story. Hilary Buttrick. Words by Elliot Shelton What is it about music that makes something buried deep in the roots of your soul begin to churn? Admit it, all of our hearts flutter when we hear a piece that has some kind of extraordinary …

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 …

Gabriela Ortiz Words by Anna Hinkley CMI continues to celebrate Women’s History Month with the music of internationally-acclaimed composer Gabriela Ortiz. One of today’s foremost Mexican classical composers, Ortiz’s compositions draw on both European c …

Over the past year, Classical Music Indy provided 45 spontaneous concerts with our #RandomActsofMusic, serving 7,428 people. Learn more about these pop-up concerts that beautify Indy!

Differentiated Instruction in Music Ensembles Words by Shawn Royer The idea of differentiating instruction in music ensembles simply means that we are cognizant of and teach towards students with varied learning preferences, experience/ability levels, …

Inclusive Practices You Can Incorporate into Your Ensemble Rehearsals By Shawn Lynn Royer & Sarah Breann Royer When we talk about inclusion in education, we are most often talking about including the students that require more classroom support in …

My Music. My Story. is one of Classical Music Indy’s initiatives to feature music, musicians, and music lovers in a fun way. This week we spoke with Zach Rupp, Assistant Brewer and Cellerman with TwoDEEP Brewing Co. Zach shares his favorite types of music, why he likes working at TwoDEEP, and what he listens to while enjoying a TwoDEEP brew.

In the early 1980s two enterprising women set out to design and build the perfect timpani. Rebecca Kite and Barbara Allen met when both were graduate students at Indiana University (IU), Bloomington. They believed that they could improve upon timpani a …

My Music. My Story. is one of CMI’s many new initiatives to feature music, musicians and music lovers in a fun way. We hope you enjoy getting to know a few of your mover and shaker neighbors while learning how they interact with and think about music. …