Singer Spotlight: Love At First Note

Some of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir’s 201 volunteer singers have found much more than a passion for performing through their choral involvement in the Choir. With Valentine’s Day upon us, we’d love to share the story of Rick and Carol Thorne. As Carol says, “Rick and I never would have met were it not for the Indianapolis Symphonic… Read More

Guest Blog | Henry Leck

Britten War Requiem:  a monument in our time This season marks the one hundredth anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s birth. Consequently, this has been a real Britten year for the Indianapolis Children’s Choir.  In the fall, we performed the “Missa Brevis in D” and at holiday time, “Ceremony of Carols.”  And now, this spring the “War… Read More

Guest Blog | Dr. Michael Sells

Reflections on a Friendship Although this posting is not directly about War Requiem, it is about one of the significant participants in that first performance, Peter Pears, for whom Britten wrote such lovely and loving music throughout his career, and who became a kind and generous friend over the last 12 years of his life…. Read More

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