We are all together in living – and performing – through today’s challenges. The upcoming season will feature physically distanced live performances as conditions allow, the use of streaming technologies that let us bring the music to you, a new recording project and, in the timeless tradition, masks.
Subscriptions are just $125 for the season with single performance tickets just $25, with seats strictly limited. For our streaming performances on YouTube Premiere, you’re guaranteed the best seat in the house! Reserve your tickets now by clicking on the link below or by calling 317-762-8812.
Season Subscription packages are on sale now. Individual tickets go on sale September 1, 2020
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
WHEN INDIANA WAS YOUNG II
*Outdoor Concerts
September 4-6, 2020
Celebrate Indiana’s musical heritage in this program combining music and spoken commentary. What was happening in New France, later known as the Indiana Territory, when the great composers of the Baroque were active in Europe? European chamber music and Hoosier history mix it up in “When Indiana Was Young.”
Sept 4 7pm IndyFringe Theatre map
Sept 5 7pm Culbertson Mansion map
Sept 6 3pm TC Steele Historic Site map
FREE Culbertson Mansion and TC Steele Historic Site concerts are made possible through a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission Arts in the Parks and Historical Sites program.
ON THE PERIPHERY: WOMEN COMPOSERS IN THE BAROQUE
*YouTube Premiere
October 18-24, 2020
In honor of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, IndyBaroque delves into the music and lives of female composers during the Baroque period. Often overlooked and on the periphery of the musical world, composers such as Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre and Isabella Leonarda were prolific artists contributing to the fabric of musical life in addition to their regular duties at convents and courts of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Oct 18, 4pm Indiana History Center (map)
*tickets are limited due to social distancing
Oct 24, 7:30pm YouTube Premiere
HANDEL MESSIAH REDEFINED
*YouTube Premiere
December 6, 2020
IndyBaroque and Dr. Michelle Louer present a special pandemic version of Handel’s Messiah. A reduced forces IBO joins Dr. Louer, 4 singers, and community commentary in this intimate holiday celebration. Join us at home for our YouTube Premiere concert this December celebrating the joyful humanity of this greatest of all oratorios.
December 6, 3pm YouTube Premiere
TOWARDS MOZART
BARTHOLD KUIJKEN, CONDUCTOR AND FLUTIST
February 7-8, 2021
Featuring Artistic Director and flutist, Barthold Kuijken, the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra traces some of the strands that were woven into Mozart’s artistic concept. From Franz Xaver Richter and the Mannheim School to a little known virtuosic flute concerto by the Viennese composer Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, this program culminates with bookend works, Symphony No. 1 and the Flute Concerto in D, from the incomparable genius of the unique child prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Feb 7, 4pm Indiana History Center (map)
*tickets are limited due to social distancing
Feb 8, 7:30pm Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis (map)
Feb 13, 7:30pm YouTube Premiere
GROWING UP BAROQUE
March 13, 2021
A core element of IndyBaroque Music’s mission statement is educational outreach, and this IndyBaroque Chamber Players concert focuses on the 18th-century music to which young students are exposed in their private study. Many of the IBO’s members are teachers themselves and remember how important first lessons in Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel were to them as kids. In the spirit of equity and music for all, IndyBaroque Music has developed this program to delight new and old audiences alike with iconic chamber period pieces performed on Baroque instruments in a historically informed performance style. Bring the family and enjoy this interactive program.
Venue: TBA
BACH IN THE SUBWAYS
March 2021
Calling all Bach lovers! Every year for Bach’s birthday a spontaneous, global community of musicians unites to sow the seeds for future generations of classical music lovers and share their joy and inspiration for their art form. Join us for a free lunchtime performance at the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital main lobby celebrating J.S. Bach's 335th birthday.
Venue: TBA
IIBC LAUREATE SERIES
VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS
AUGUSTA MCKAY LODGE
May 16-22
Hear the thrill of mother nature’s elements in Vivaldi’s beloved masterwork, “The Four Seasons.” Augusta McKay Lodge, “the real thing, a true virtuoso” and “an exceptional violinist” (Seen and Heard International), enjoys a flourishing career as an international prize-winning baroque and modern violinist based in New York and Paris.
May 16, 4pm Indiana History Center (map)
*tickets may be limited due to social distancing
May 22, 7:30pm YouTube Premiere
INDIANAPOLIS EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL SHEREZADE PANTHAKI KALEIDOSCOPE VOCAL ENSEMBLE
June 25, 2021
Renowned soprano Sherezade Panthaki and the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble perform with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra in an all Bach program at the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. Ticketing by Indianapolis Early Music.
Not included in season subscription
2020 INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL BAROQUE COMPETITION
*Rescheduled from 2020
July 18, 2021
Up to five finalists will compete for the $10,000 Gerber Prize performing solo concertos with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra as the final concert of the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. This second Indianapolis International Baroque Competition is the follow-up to the highly successful IEM/IBO 2016 Competition.
Ticketing by Indianapolis Early Music.
Not included in Season subscription package.