October 3, 2009
Lou HarryFox's musical high school comedy is generating buzz in the A&E world.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 24, 2009
Venzago was essentially an absentee conductor. He didn’t
live here and never seemed fully engaged with the city.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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June 27, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, catching "Octopus" at the Phoenix and opening night on the Prairie.
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May 25, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, challenging work at the IMA, an impressive operatic collaboration, and laugh-out-loud silliness.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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November 17, 2008
Sean Newhouse, associate conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, invited concert goers to send a text message to
vote for their finale favorite.
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April 2, 2007
Lisa GerstnerAlthough he wears one of his two tuxedos for concerts, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Samuel Banks dons sneakers
and jeans for a Tuesday morning rehearsal. But he works hard once the music starts. That attitude likely helped the 26-year-old
land his job in one of just 17 year-round orchestras in the nation.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.