The Blakeman Gerber Indianapolis International Baroque Competition is a collaboration between Indianapolis Early Music and the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. This year, five exceptional soloists will take the Basile Theatre stage on July 12 to compete for the $15,000 Devona and Amos Gerber Prize.

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No composer comes out of nowhere: they all had examples, teachers, and colleagues. Telemann himself mentions that he took Lully and Campra as his models for instrumental suites. We add orchestral movements from an opera by the famous German opera composer Reinhard Keiser, who was strongly influenced by French models as well, and a sinfonia from a Vivaldi opera. No early 18 th century composer escaped from Vivaldi’s new and revolutionary style. In the second half of the concert, an Italianate flute concerto and a rather French-style suite by Telemann himself show how he combined this cosmopolitan training with more traditional German ingredients.

2:15PM Pre-concert chat
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Artistic director Barthold Kuijken will give a masterclass to students at Butler University.

Artistic Director Barthold Kuijken joins Baroque and Beyond for La Flûte Allemande: works by C.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, Graun, and more at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill, NC.

Co-led by IBO concertmaster Adriane Post and St. Paul’s Director of Music Brad Hughley, this concert features J. S. Bach’s Cantata  “Ich habe genug” BWV 82 for solo bass, sung by Jesse Blumberg, and the chorale cantata “Mit Fried und Freud,” BWV 125.  The cantatas share a common theme and occasion for composition: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, where the aged Simeon utters the canticle Nunc dimittis (“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace”). To round out the concert, Adriane Post and Priscilla Herreid will perform Bach’s exquisite Concerto in C minor for oboe and violin, BWV 1060R.

3:15PM Pre-concert chat
4:00PM Performance

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We are all thankful for Johann Sebastian Bach’s immense creative output, in quantity and in quality, but sometimes it is forgotten that four of his sons were extremely talented as well. We present four works by this next generation of the Bachs: Wilhelm Friedeman (°1710), Carl Philipp Emmanuel (°1714), Johann Christoph Friedrich (°1732, the same year as Joseph Haydn), and Johann Christian (°1735). Through their compositions we experience the stylistic evolution from High Baroque over Sturm und Drang towards Rococo and Classicism – a fascinating voyage through time!

2:15PM Pre-concert chat
3:00PM Performance

Belgian baroque flute virtuoso, Barthold Kuijken, will give a performance master class on baroque performance practice. Mr. Kuijken has been at the forefront of 18th century performance practice for more than 50 years and has performed internationally as a soloist, chamber musician and conductor. He has made more than 40 solo recordings. He was professor of flute at the Royal Conservatories in Brussels and the Hague.

This University of Minnesota School of Music event is free and open to the public. 

Hear Barthold Kuijken in his first Twin Cities performance since 2018 in a special program for two flutes and harpsichord!

For more information contact Immanuel Davis: Davis210@umn.edu

For local residents who want to volunteer for an area nonprofit but don’t know where to start, as well as nonprofits looking for volunteers, committee members or board members, Leadership Johnson County has just the event for you.

The leadership-focused organization will host the All Aboard Community Volunteer and Board Fair to connect youth and adults who want to volunteer with the nonprofits who need them. The fair will be held in the auxiliary gym at Whiteland Community High School.

Celebrating our 20th year, IndyHub will host IndyVolved presented by AES Indiana on Tuesday, September 23rd at the Indiana State Museum. This premier volunteer event features more than 100 local nonprofits and civic organizations showcasing ways for Indianapolis’ young leaders to volunteer, serve on boards and committees, join organizations as ambassadors and ultimately make a difference throughout the city.

The Penrod Arts Fair, also known as“Indiana’s Nicest Day®,” is one of the nation’s largest single-day arts fairs.

Join us on Saturday, September 6th, 2025 on the beautiful campus of Newfields. This year’s fair features over 350 artists, five stages of entertainment, more than 50 arts-related non-profit organizations, an extensive children’s area, and local food and beverages for all to enjoy. Stop by the IBO booth and say hi!

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Indy Arts Council will kick off the fall arts season at Start with Art, presented by Schahet Hotels, from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2025 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.

This event will bring together nearly 1,000 arts, business, and community leaders to celebrate the artists and arts organizations whose creative talents shape our world-class city. Funds raised support our mission to champion arts and culture and achieve our vision of a creative life for all in Indianapolis.