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LOU'S VIEWS: A ballet blockbuster tops 2009's list of favorites
December 26, 2009
Lou HarryHere are the 10 offerings that I most enthusiastically recommended to friends and readers in the past year.
MoreSymphony ousts maestro, reports historic budget gap
December 26, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra experienced a year of financial and leadership shocks, as it reported a $2.8 million
budget shortfall and abruptly dismissed Music Director Mario Venzago.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Symphony's annual Yuletide show doesn't need Vegas dress-up
December 11, 2009
Lou HarryWhen this year’s edition of “Yuletide Celebration” maintains its focus on the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra, guest host Maureen McGovern and the tap-dancing Santas, it’s as comforting as the
show has ever been.
MoreSymphony reports record shortfall of $2.8 million
November 16, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra CEO Simon Crookall said he's expecting a smaller but still significant gap of $1.3 million
in the 2010 budget year.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Teaching the ISO new tricks
November 7, 2009
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra combined magic and music with "Mysterioso."
MoreOusted Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra conductor Venzago finally speaks out
October 24, 2009
IBJ StaffVenzago said the abrupt dismissal has affected his ability to work this season, and that he received
an outpouring of sympathy from Indianapolis and the classical music world.
MoreSymphony's CEO trying to steer through challenging time
October 17, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSimon Crookall is trying to hire a maestro who will excite audiences at the same time he’s trying to pull the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra out of
a financial tailspin.
MoreSymphony musicians, management take big pay cuts
October 7, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians will take a 12-percent pay cut this year, saving the cash-strapped organization
$4 million. Management-side salary reductions should save another $2 million.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Of 'Glee' they sing
October 3, 2009
Lou HarryFox's musical high school comedy is generating buzz in the A&E world.
MoreSymphony musicians reject contract offer
September 12, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians and librarians unanimously rejected a new contract offer, suggesting they might
not easily accept the same deep pay cuts seen at major orchestras around the country.
MoreBackstagers play big role in what you'll see in coming arts season
September 5, 2009
Whitney SmithAs part of this year's A&E Season Preview, we thought we'd introduce you to some of the people behind the people on our
cultural front.
MoreISO conductor should live here
September 5, 2009
I know that I will not be supporting the [Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra] in any way until they have a conductor
that lives here and is paid a reasonable salary.
MoreDirector of Carmel performing arts center says venue will be 'amazing'
August 24, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSteven Libman believes he’ll have no trouble raising money for a $3 million operating budget, and says he plans to
pack the calendar with big-name acts.
MoreEDITORIAL: Next ISO conductor should live here
August 24, 2009
Venzago was essentially an absentee conductor. He didn’t
live here and never seemed fully engaged with the city.
MorePlethora of candidates likely for symphony post
August 17, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's messy split with Mario Venzago is not expected to hamstring its search for a new music
director.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Leguizamo tries out Indy
August 10, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, a film and theater star uses Indianapolis as a test market, Shakespeare holds a rain-soaked mob, and a somber ISO
plows
through a Beatles afternoon.
MoreISO struck tentative Venzago deal before ouster
July 31, 2009
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Mario Venzago had reached an agreement in principle on a new contract
before the deal recently unraveled, an official with the musicians' union said this morning.
MoreUPDATE: Symphony seeks maestro with local presence
July 30, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is looking for a new maestro, and
CEO Simon Crookall said he wants Mario Venzago's replacement to have more of a local presence.
MoreBREAKING: Venzago out as symphony maestro
July 30, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is looking for a new maestro. CEO Simon Crookall announced to the symphony staff this
afternoon that Music Director Mario Venzago would
not return for the 2009-10 season.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Must-sea Phoenix drama
June 27, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, catching "Octopus" at the Phoenix and opening night on the Prairie.
MoreIMA, $3 Bill, symphony and opera deliver drama, comedy, fine music
May 25, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, challenging work at the IMA, an impressive operatic collaboration, and laugh-out-loud silliness.
MoreFive pianists put their pedals to the medal
March 30, 2009
Whitney SmithThis week, one of the Midwest's most unusual music contests swings into high gear with the start of the final round of the
American Pianists Association's 2009 Classical Fellowship Awards.
MoreOrchestra lays off eight as donations, ticket sales drop
February 16, 2009
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will look to volunteers to help cover the work done by eight people who were laid off
last week in a move to trim $600,000, or 2 percent, from the $29.5 million annual budget.
MoreYear in review: 10 reasons I loved my job in '08
December 29, 2008
Lou HarryTraditionally, as the year winds down, critics' thoughts tend toward "best of the year" lists. But I'm feeling the
need for
a more accurate label.
MoreEconomic slump causes ISO leaders to delay capital campaign
December 1, 2008
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's operating loss of $293,000 during the most recent fiscal year is not nearly as troubling
in the long term as the symphony's shrinking endowment.
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Why is it, these days, so difficult to understand what is the proper decorum for specific situations. But then again, not too long ago I witnessed a patron of St. Elmos dining while dressed in a sweat suit. With regard to attending a classical music performance, with Mr. Rodenbeck, I am firmly in agreement.
Gee, you'd think somewhere along the line someone would have the (legal) right not to have the matter totally aired in public.
I think Brad will stay for at least 3 more years, but probably 5 and maybe more depending on opportunities that open. Here is the big question though: What happens if Butler makes the Final Four in Indy this year? What if they win? Would it then finally set Brad apart from Thad and Todd?