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The Determined Pianist, Annie Fischer

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Annie Fischer was a Hungarian-Jewish pianist of great renown. Although an unfamiliar musician to Americans, her passion for music and excellent performance ability were greatly admired by her contemporaries. Fischer left behind a wealth of recordings, some from the studio and many from her live performances.

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Rebecca Clarke: Viola Master and Composer

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Rebecca Clarke is a name many violists know. She was an internationally acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, and composer during post-Victorian Era England. Despite a controlling and abusive father, she was able to leave her mark on the world with her musical achievements. 

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George Walker: ‘Life Enhancing’ American Master

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Eric Salazar

When George Walker won the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his work in 1996, famed conductor Zubin Mehta wrote in the Star Ledger, “this composer has finally gotten the recognition he deserves.” With an active career as a pianist and composer, Walker has made incredible contributions to the classical music world.

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Women Composers: CDs in our Music Library

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Eric Salazar

The F. Bruce Peck Jr. Music Library at Classical Music Indy contains a wealth of classical recordings, many what you would expect – Beethoven, Bach, Brahms. We are also thrilled to house a number of albums that feature works by outstanding women composers like Clara Schumann, Nadia Boulanger, Valerie Coleman, and Jennifer Higdon. See what music is in our library and why we love it!

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Spring Has Sprung! Playlist

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Classical Music Indy now brings you free listening playlists through Spotify.

Spring Has Sprung! Playlist

Spring has finally arrived after the cold winter! Enjoy this playlist of springtime classical music. This playlist has classics like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and hidden gems like D’un matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger.

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Margaret Bonds: A Unique Voice Crafted in the 20th Century

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Margaret Allison Bonds is an often-unsung master of classical music. Her first-rate works blend styles of African and European origin, and her compositions for voice and piano have profoundly moved audiences. Bonds is best known for her collaborations with the great African American poet Langston Hughes. Read below about Bonds’ life, career, and musical contributions to the American classical music world.

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Anne Duthie McCafferty: Indy’s Beloved Cello Maven

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Anne Duthie McCafferty grew up in Indianapolis and has played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for 45 seasons. She never thought she would have the chance to have a performance job, but when the opportunity arose she took it. Since then, McCafferty has performed for millions of people, performed numerous fantastic pieces, and coordinates the local chapter of Classical Revolution. Read below about her life, career, and impact on Indy.

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NOTE Magazine is Relaunched

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Eric Salazar

Indianapolis has a robust local classical music scene, worthy of being treasured as one of our city’s defining assets. And with NOTE, Classical Music Indy aims to tell stories that will delight and surprise avid classical fans, as well as welcome those new to the world of classical music. For this first issue, we chose to feature Women in Music, to celebrate local influencers past and present that have made stunning accomplishments not only with their talent, but also with their leadership in the genre.

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Unsung Masterpieces Playlist

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Eric Salazar

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Unsung Masterpieces Playlist

We put together a playlist of often unsung masterpieces by composers of African descent. Featuring music with a distinctly American sound by composers like William Grant Still and Florence Beatrice Price, and classical era music by French composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

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Valentine’s Day Playlist

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Eric Salazar

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Valentine’s Day Playlist

To help your Valentine’s Day plans, Michael Toulouse created a list of music inspired by the Lover’s Holiday. You can read the full original article with Michael’s commentary on each piece here.

It’s Valentine’s Day! Light a fire, unwrap a box of chocolates, pop open a bottle of champagne, and cuddle with your sweetheart. Note that only one of those things requires the participation of another human being. And in that spirit, I offer a list bathed in the full spectrum of love, from the totally imaginary, to the tragically unrequited, to the ecstatically fulfilled, to the catastrophically extinguished. Some of these loves were concrete, while others were more abstract. But they had one thing in common: they all inspired great music.

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Vicky Chow at Newfields Playlist

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Eric Salazar

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Vicky Chow at Newfields Playlist

Vicky Chow has been called a “new star of new music” by the Los Angeles Times and is an incredible performer of newly composed music. To preview her performance on February 6 at 7pm at the IMA Galleries at Newfields, we put together this playlist that shows off her work as a soloist and chamber musician.

Get 20% off your tickets with promo code “CMIVickyChow”, learn more about the program and purchase tickets here.

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PRISM Quartet Playlist

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Eric Salazar

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PRISM Quartet with Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis Playlist

PRISM Quartet is a legendary saxophone quartet that the New York Times calls “A bold ensemble that set the standard for contemporary-classical saxophone quartets.” We’ve put together this playlist to preview their performance with Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis at the Glick Indiana History Center on January 31, 2018 at 7:30 pm.

Don’t miss this concert, see the program here and get your tickets here.

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Strauss Writes Striptease into Opera, Does Not Go Well

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Eric Salazar

It’s not fake news, it’s very real. This Month in Classical Music History is a series dedicated to finding stories of the good, the bad, and the downright weird. In this article, read about a Beethoven historian who blatantly made things up, the NY Phil’s Young People’s Concerts under Leonard Bernstein, and a scandalous dance scene from an opera that was so seductive, all subsequent performances were cancelled.

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New Year, New Music Playlist

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Eric Salazar

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New Year, New Music Playlist

2018 is finally here! To celebrate the new year, we created a playlist made up of music composed in the 21st century. This playlist features works by some of today’s greatest living composers like Missy Mazzoli, Judd Greenstein, Terry Riley, and more!

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Holiday Listening Playlist from Kyle Long

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Eric Salazar

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Holiday Listening Playlist from Kyle Long

Last year we asked our friend Kyle Long to make a list of eclectic music for Holiday Listening. Kyle hosts Cultural Manifesto on WFYI Wednesdays at 8pm, DJs locally, and writes for NUVO magazine. You can read the full original article with Kyle’s commentary on each album here.

Kyle Long, photo by Jennifer Goodman

‘Tis the season when that razor thin songbook of commercial holiday standards comes blaring out of every shopping mall and department store speaker in sight. While I do enjoy hearing Ella Fitzgerald “ring ting tingling” her sleigh bells every December, I prefer to dig deeper into the vast catalog of holiday tunes for my own Yuletide musical fix. Fortunately, there’s a wide world of under appreciated holiday music out there just waiting to be discovered. So if your holiday wish list includes a request for some fresh seasonal sounds, I’ve assembled an assortment of recommended songs for you below.

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