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Internationally renowned Baroque flutist and conductor Barthold Kuijken is IndyBaroque’s artistic director. Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and IndyBaroque Chamber Players concerts take place at the Indiana History Center and the University of Indianapolis, where the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra has been ensemble-in-residence since 1999.
The members of the group perform on instruments built between about 1600 and 1750, or replicas thereof, including instruments not in common use today, such as the theorbo, the violone, the sackbut, wooden one-keyed flutes, valveless trumpets, and the harpsichord.
Meet the IndyBaroque Team
Artistic and Executive Management
RACHEL GRIES
Board President
BARTHOLD KUIJKEN
Artistic Director
PAULINA FRANCISCO
General Manager
MARTIE PERRY
Acting Concertmaster
IndyBaroque Musicians 2020-2021
VIOLIN
Martie Perry, Acting Concertmaster
Elana Cooper
Sarah Cranor
Janelle Davis
Alice Culin-Ellison
Micah Fleming
Toma Iliev
Eleanor Legault
Augusta McKay Lodge
Anna Okada
Reynaldo Patiño
Maria Romero Ramos
Guillermo Salas-Suarez
FLUTE
Leela Breithaupt, Principal
Leighann Daihl
Immanuel Davis
OBOE
Sung Lee, Principal
Maryann Shore
Jennifer Kirby
Sarah Weiner
VIOLA
Rachel Gries, Principal
Allison Monroe
Reynaldo Patiño
Yaël Senamaud
CELLO
Anna Steinhoff, Principal
Erin Ellis
Pablo Mahave-Veglia
Erica Rubis
Lara Turner
Stephanie Vial
VIOLA DA GAMBA
Erica Rubis
BASSOON
Stephanie Corwin, Principal
Keith Collins
Kelsey Schilling
TRUMPET
Kris Kwapis, Principal
Lizbeth Yanez
Lena Console
Thomas Pfotenhauer
VIOLONE
Philip Spray
BASS
Sharif Ibrahim
Sue Yelanjian
HARPSICHORD
Thomas Gerber
THEORBO
Billy Simms
Daniel Swenberg
HORN
Christopher Caudill
Rachel Niketopolous
Paul Hopkins
TIMPANI
Bryan McNulty
IndyBaroque Board of Directors
Rachel Gries, President
Professional teacher
Principal viola
Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra
Michael Walker, Vice President
Annual Giving Manager
Central City Opera
Thomas Gerber, Secretary
Retired Professor of Music
Marian University, University of
Indianapolis
George Evans
Marketing and PR professional
By George Studios
Justin Indelicato
Senior Systems Engineer
Raytheon
Scott Meister
Accountant
Simplified Management Solutions, Inc.
Kendall Schnurpel
Attorney
Krieg DeVault LLP
Phillip Spray
Founding Member
Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra
Lucy Wortham
Juvenile Services
Indianapolis Public Library
IndyBaroque Appoints Rachel Gries Interim Board President
June 1, 2021
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
IndyBaroque Music, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Gries as Interim Board President, effective June 1, 2021. Gries will succeed Board President and former Executive Director Leela Breithaupt, who will assume the role of Executive Director of Bach Choir of Bethlehem, in Bethlehem, PA.
"Rachel is absolutely the best person to serve as IBO Interim Board president,” says long-time board member Tom Gerber. “Her commitment to the IBO is seen in her many years of beautiful artistic contribution as principal violist, as well as astute organizational contribution as Board member and Treasurer. Her deep knowledge of the "business" of the IBO, as well as a rock-steady belief in the group's vision, will help ensure a smooth and successful transition from the period of Leela Breithaupt's superb leadership as Board President into the future."
Rachel brings a well-rounded and extensive knowledge of the organization’s development over the past few years. She currently serves as Principal Violist of IBO and will transition out of the Board Treasurer position to fulfill this new role.
“I am delighted that the Board has asked me to serve IndyBaroque Music, Inc. in this role,” says Greis. “ I have been a member of IndyBaroque for more than 20 years, and the organization and those associated with it hold a special place in my heart. Leela Breithaupt has done wonderful during her time as President, and I am looking forward to IndyBaroque's continued growth as we serve the Indianapolis community.”
