For release: May 27, 2015 Contact: Jessica Di Santo – 317-‐229-‐7

 For release: May 27, 2015 Contact: Jessica Di Santo – 317-­‐229-­‐7082 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra JUNE CONCERT SCHEDULE Urbański conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 June 5, 8 p.m. at The Palladium (Palladium Series) June 6, 5:30 p.m. at Hilbert Circle Theatre (Lilly Classical Series) June 7, 3 p.m. at Center Grove High School (317 Series) Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor ISO Music Director Krzysztof Urbański leads the orchestra in Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, a work that reflects the development of love in Bohemian composer Gustav Mahler’s personal life, with its trajectory from mourning to triumph. • Urbański will conduct the score as originally intended by the composer, with an extended pause between the second and third movements. • Leonard Bernstein, who conducted the fourth movement (Adagietto) during the funeral mass for Robert Kennedy, once said “(Mahler’s) marches are like heart attacks, his chorales like all Christendom gone mad.” Lilly Classical Series Beethoven’s Ninth June 11, 7:30 p.m. June 12, 8 p.m. June 13, 5:30 p.m. June 14, 8 p.m. at The Palladium (Palladium Series) Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is considered by some as the greatest piece of music ever written. The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir joins the ISO and Krzysztof Urbański for this triumphant season finale. • This is the first time Maestro Urbański has conducted this seminal piece in Indianapolis. • The ISO last performed Beethoven’s Ninth to a capacity crowd at the Palladium in 2011. Lunch Break Series Gershwin and Marimba Thursday, June 18, 12:15 p.m. Keitaro Harada, Conductor Daniel Hallett, Marimba Bring your lunch, pick any seat in Hilbert Circle Theatre, and relax with a 40-­‐minute performance by the ISO and 2015 Maurer Young Musician Competition winner, Daniel Hallett, performing the Prism Rhapsody for Marimba by Keiko Abe. All seats are $5. • Daniel Hallett just completed his senior year at West Lafayette High School. • He has only been playing the marimba for 18 months. • The marimba originated as a folk instrument in Africa and Latin America. John Calhoun Deagan founded the first U.S. company to manufacture percussion instruments in the 1880s and produced the first modern America marimba in the 1920s. • Also on the Lunch Break Series program are Sibelius’ Finlandia and Gershwin’s Cuban Overture. Marsh Symphony on the Prairie Disco Days & Boogie Nights: Music of The 70s Friday, June 19, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 8 p.m. Jack Everly, Conductor The ISO kicks off its 34th season of Marsh Symphony on the Prairie with a trip back to the 1970s as Jack Everly conducts disco anthems like “I Will Survive,” monster rock hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and singer-­‐songwriter tunes like “American Pie.” • Friday night is “College and Alumni Night” at the Prairie. All current students and alumni are encouraged to wear their school colors or logo apparel and sing along with their fight songs as played by the ISO. The following universities will have groups in attendance: o Purdue University o Indiana University School of Medicine o Marian University o DePauw University o University of Indianapolis Lunch Break Series Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto Thursday, June 25, 12:15 p.m. Fawzi Haimor, Conductor Nareh Arghamanyan, Piano The second week of ISO’s Lunch Break Series features Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Nareh Arghamanyan. Tickets are $5. • In 1982, Indiana’s own David Letterman opened his first episode of Late Night with David Letterman with women in peacock headdresses dancing to a disco rendition of this well-­‐known concerto. • Armenian born Arghamanyan was the youngest student to be accepted to the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna in 2004. Marsh Symphony on the Prairie Pictures at an Exhibition Friday, June 26, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 8 p.m. Fawzi Haimor, Conductor Nareh Arghamanyan, Piano Special guests: Hamilton County Artists Association The ISO will perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition under the baton of Fawzi Haimor, resident conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. • Thirty artists from the Hamilton County Artists Association will paint plein air during the concert. Their finished works of art will be displayed at Hilbert Circle Theatre during the Pictures at an Exhibition weekend, April 1-­‐2, 2016. • This is the first arts partnership of its kind in central Indiana between the performing and visual arts. Special Concert The ISO in Lebanon, Indiana Sunday, June 28, 8 p.m. at Abner Longley Park, Lebanon, Ind. Presented by Symphony at Sunset, Inc., the ISO performs a collection of patriotic favorites at this annual concert, led by guest conductor Alfred Savia. Ticket information will be announced at a later date. Special Concert – Rescheduled from April 25 Audra McDonald with the ISO Tuesday, June 30, 8 p.m. Six-­‐time Tony Award winner and Grammy winning artist Audra McDonald joins the ISO for this one-­‐
night-­‐only special event! The Broadway legend and Live from Lincoln Center host dazzles audiences with classic show tunes and with songs from her latest album, “Go Back Home.” Note: This is a rescheduled performance from April 25. Tickets purchased for the previous date are valid and will be re-­‐issued. -­‐ Looking ahead to July -­‐ The ISO salutes American military at the perennial favorite Star-­‐Spangled Symphony on the Prairie conducted by Alfred Savia July 2-­‐4. Other Marsh Symphony on the Prairie concerts include The Music Of Journey, July 10 & 11; Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, July 17 & 18; Movie Music of John Williams, July 24 & 25 and The Music Of Genesis Starring Daryl Stuermer, July 31-­‐Aug. 1. The ISO goes to Danville, Indiana, for a special concert at Ellis Park. Tickets and information here. Music lovers also can enjoy free Symphony in the Park concerts at Garfield Park, July 1; Ellenberger Park July 8; and Holliday Park, July 16. For tickets for any of the above performances, contact: ISO Box Office 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis (317) 639-­‐4300 or (800) 366-­‐8457 IndianapolisSymphony.org