226 past events with the free concerts tag

Seen Unseen: The Black Image in American Art - Preview the exhibition opening of Seen Unseen: The Black Image in American Art from the collection of John H. Surovek on Thursday, September 16th from 5-7 p.m. The preview party will also include jazz music by Frank Smith, bass, Steven Jones, piano, and Kenny Phelps, drums.

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Muncie Children's Museum, February 18 at 2pm!

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will perform a kid-friendly concert featuring an outstanding display of percussion on Saturday, February 18. The Muncie Children's Museum is located at 515 South High Street in Muncie.

The free concert will include a variety of musical pieces from the "Roaring 20s," directed by Dr. Erwin Mueller, professor of percussion at Ball State University.

The concert will showcase the areas most accomplished marimba ensembles, with special performances by xylophone and vibraphone. The highlighted pieces from the concert will include, "Xylophone Rag," "Carnival of the Animals," "Mayan Dances," as well as an exceptional performance of one of the most well known percussion pieces, "Chopsticks."

The event is part of a "Jungle Fun Comes to MCM," sponsored by the Indiana Arts Commission. The program is a partnership with the Muncie Children's Museum, Muncie Civic Theater, and Muncie Symphony Orchestra. There is no cost to attend the event, or the museum on February 18.

About Muncie Symphony Orchestra:
The Muncie Civic and College Symphony Association (MSO) is in the 63rd year of performing in Delaware County. MSO is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and provides performing opportunities for musicians and artists.

For more information about the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, visit its website at http://www.munciesymphony.org/,

the symphony blog at http://munciesymphonyorchestra.blogspot.com/, and its Ffacebook page at www.facebook.com/MuncieSymphonyOrchestra.

Athena Nagel (14) was born in Muncie, Indiana. She is homeschooled and is now in 9th grade. Athena loves to play classical piano and also to participate in Muncie Ballet, Inc. During summer of 2011, she attended the "Young Artist World Piano Festival" in St. Paul for her second year in a row, and she spent three weeks at the piano camp at Interlochen in Michigan. While at Interlochen, Athena was chosen to play the harpsichord with the intermediate Interlochen Symphony Orchestra, and the ensemble performed a concerto grosso by Handel. In May of the same year, she won the local "Junior Festival" playoffs, and then in June she won first place in her age category at the state level of the "Junior Festival" competition. She also won first place in the local "Hoosier Auditions" competition, and went on to win an honorable mention at the "Hoosier Auditions" state level. Athena's playing has been heard on WBST radio several times over the last few years, as part of the "Young Artist Showcase" series presented by PianoForte, Inc. She regularly plays on MTNA pre-college recitals hosted by Ball State, and on spring recitals coordinated by her principal piano teacher, Liz Seidel. She has also been the piano/harpsichord player with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana for the last three years. Athena takes supplemental piano lessons with Jean-Louise Hagenauer at Indiana University.

Please join MSO at the Friends of the Orchestra community series concert at Westminster Village this Wednesday, March 28 at 2pm for a "An Afternoon at the Movies" featuring Liz Seidel, piano.

You will have a chance to name the films, or the leading actor/actress as the tunes are being played. The person who gets the most correct answers will get a small token/prize from the Muncie Symphony. The concert is open to public and is free of charge.

The United States Navy Band from Washington, D.C., will present a free concert at the John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium on the Ball State University Campus in Muncie, Indiana on March 28 at 7:00pm.  Under the Baton of Captain Brian O. Walden, the band will present a variety of popular and classical favorites.  The special performance by the Navy's premier musical organization is part of the Navy Band's national tour.  The band performs frequently at the White House and the U.S. Capital Building, and has participated in 21 presidential inaugurals.  The concert is free, but tickets are required.  Tickets are available at the Emens Box office.  Box office hours are M-F 9am to 6pm.

For more information, phone 765 285-1539.

Cosmic Productions is back!

All Ages Dance Party with 4 DJs!  NO COVER!

Diephox 9-10:30

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Ganzarelli 10:30 - 12

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Rudy Kizer 12-1:30

Indigo Child 1:30-3

Come get your dance on and rage to some of Indy's finest :)

Check out the Fbook event page and RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/events/320850134657431/

Summer Stage Fest at Minnetrista presents the Muncie Symphony Orchestra's Picnic and Pops concert.

Free concert. Family and kids friendly. Bring a picnic and enjoy delightful music outdoors.

Guest Conductor, Richard Sowers

Program:

• Die Fledermaus Overture – Johann Strauss
• Carmen Suite No. 1 – Georges Bizet [4 mvts.]
  1.    Prelude
  1a.  Argonaise
  2.    Intermezzo
  4.    Les dragons d’Alcala
  5.    Les Toreador
• Highlights from Wicked – Schwarts/Rickets
• When I Fall in Love – Selden/Custer
• Duke Ellington! – arr. Custer
• Beach Boys Medley – arr. Custer
• Pirates of the Caribbean – Badelt/Rickets
• America the Beautiful – Bates/Reed
• Stars and Stripes – Sousa

Event supported by George and Frances Ball Foundation, Minnetrista, and First Merchants Trust Company.

Music on the Move! is a free program available through a partnership between Muncie Symphony Orchestra and the Ball State University School of Music. Elementary students experience a small chamber ensemble (string quartet) in a casual, personal, interactive musical conversation. String ensemble's program theme Music is a Language is mainly meant for elementary age students and lasts approximately 25 minutes.  More info here. 

In the fall of 2012 the program has been visiting elementary schools, Muncie Children's Museum and will be visiting Maring-Hunt Public Library on November 17th with performance at 2pm and repeated performance at 3pm.

Strings Quartet Instrumentation: Violin (2), viola (1), cello (1)

Best suited for audiences in grades k-6, but is enjoyable by all.

Instrument petting zoo will be available immediately after performances. 

Music on the Move is sponsored by Vectren Foundation and Mutual Bank Charitable Foundation.

For more information or for the program content please visit MSO website www.munciesymphony.org

Kick off of the community concert series – Monday, November 26, 2pm, (FREE and open to public) presented by friends of the Muncie Symphony Orchestra

Vocal performance by Mavis Hsieh (soprano) and Thomas Schwartz (tenor), accompanist- Armida Avanesova (piano)

Program includes duets of familiar tunes and a few surprise solo works:

Somewhere out there
Let us break bread togetherShall we gather by the riverOld devil moonCan’t help falling in love with youSelection of solo works

Stay tuned for more information about these upcoming concerts and check our website or facebook page frequently for program and guest artists updates.
More information here. 

Ball State University’s Musical Arts Quintet will perform in the David Owsley Museum of Art on Dec. 4, 2012.

6:30p.m. Reception precedes the concert in the Brown Study Room - Cash Bar

7:30 p.m. Concert begins in the Sculpture Court

The museum and the concert are FREE and open to the public. Seats are limited. Early arrival is recommended.

Parking is available in the McKinley Avenue garage between Riverside and University Avenues.

In residence at Ball State University, the Musical Arts Quintet was established in 1957 and is one of the country's most distinguished chamber ensembles of its kind. Eight cross-country tours have brought the quintet high critical acclaim. Current members of the MAQ are Mihoko Watanabe, flute; Aryn Sweeney, oboe; Elizabeth Crawford, clarinet; Keith Sweger, bassoon; and Gene Berger, horn.

For more information about the Musical Arts Quintet follow this link: http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CollegesandDepartments/Music/Ensembles/MAWoodQuint.aspx

East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra will hold its third concert of the year at 7:30 p.m. on December 4 at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts. With a new conductor and a talented feature artist, Dr. Phillip Cooley, the small symphony orchestra is hoping to attract a wide audience. 

Cooley will perform Mozart's entire 21st piano concerto. Other pieces to be performed by the orchestra will be the overture from Mozart's "Die Entfurung aus dem Serail," Beethoven's "The Consecration of the House," Jean Sibelius's "Valse Triste" and a special Christmas piece.

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra holds a yearly competition for young musicians in the region. Two divisions – the Junior and the Senior- provide the opportunity to select two winners: a younger player and a more seasoned player. Both division winners will have a performance opportunity and receive cash prizes.  Please read more information on the 2012-2013 season Young Artist Competition in the application form below.

Application Deadline: December 1, 2013

MSO Young Artist Competition App 2013

Audience is admitted free of charge on the day of competition. Seating available on balcony only. Concert etiquette is required

More informtion here.

Free, all-ages concert and kickoff for the 25th annual "Lend-A-Hand Day" drive, featuring music by Kaitlin Klotz, Nor Heart, Coyotes, and Scarlett Hill.  This event is free with the donation of a personal care item.

Suggested Donations:  Haircare products, hygiene products, household cleaning supplies, toilet paper, diapers/baby items, clothing for all ages, toys, books, non-perishables, etc.

This event is presented by Student Voluntary Services. The collected drive items will be distributed later this semester at the YWCA on April 6th, 2013.  Volunteers are needed on April 6th to be personal shoppers and/or helping hands. Sign up online: www.bsu.edu%2Fsvs&h=GAQFyCOf0&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.bsu.edu/svs

Contact: Roger McConnell                                                       Tel. 765-289-2041

Email: businessoffice@amhometownband.org

With a new year comes a new concert season and America’s Hometown Band will be kicking off their season at 4:30 p.m. on February 24 at Ball State University’s Pruis Hall. Their concert will be the first in the band’s 2013 concert season.

The show, aptly named “Band Stars,” will highlight some of the band’s most talented members in several featured pieces. Pianist Dr. Philip Cooley will perform George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and Will Frazier will play solo trombone to Arthur Pryor’s “Thoughts of Love.” Piccolo player Rachael Eldridge will also be highlighted in a rendition of Vivaldi’s “Concerto I n C Major.”

 Other feature pieces will include oboist Dr. Aryn Sweeney and saxophonist Dr. George Wolfe.

 A professor of saxophone at Ball State, Dr. Wolfe is a well-known performer who has played across North America and Europe. He has performed with such groups such as the United States Navy Band, The Indianapolis Children’s Choir, and the Royal Band of the Belgian Air Force, among others. He will be playing soprano saxophone on AHB’s performance of “Los Andes” by Adriana Isabel Figueroa Manas which he premiered with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra last year.

 Rounding out the night of star performances will be Dr. Aryn Sweeney’s presentation of “Concertante” by Emilie Paladilhe. Also a Ball State professor, Sweeney is the principal oboist for Muncie’s Symphony Orchestra as well as the Lexington Philharmonic. Sweeney has taught and performed with many artists around the world and in 2005 was prizewinner at the Barbirolli International Oboe Competition.

Other pieces AHB plans to perform include such favorites as “Amazing Grace,” “Star Wars,” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.”

The show is free and open to the public, in keeping with AHB’s stated mission of performing for “town and gown.” Upcoming performances include a St. Patrick’s Day performance, a first Thursday performance on May 2 at Vera Mae’s Bistro, as well as a Memorial Day service at Beech Grove Cemetery on May 27.

For questions regarding the upcoming performance or performances contact Roger McConnell. For more information regarding the band, visit their website at amhometownband.org or call 765-289-2041. 

Come one come all to Frank Schweikhardt CD release show hosted at the *V*G*R* FOR FREE (of course donations are more than welcome!).

Performing with Frank will be his label mate and buddy Mike Adams At His Honest Weight returning with undoubtly a few new songs under his belt as well!

Frank:
http://frankschweikhardt.bandcamp.com/

Mike Adams: 
http://flannelgraphrecords.bandcamp.com/album/oscillate-wisely

And Muncie band Bird Of Paradise from awesome local label Polymath will be supporting these two killer groups, making the new a true hat-trick of wicked fun bands!

Bird of Paradise
http://polymath.tk/artists/bird-of-paradise/

See You There

The Ball State School of Music’s annual Chamber Music Festival is believed to be the longest-running continuous university-affiliated series of its kind in the country. These concerts showcase the eclectic talents of numerous faculty, students, and guest artists.  This is the second of four concerts.

Doc Peterson, Phil Dunn and more

FREE public concert with Telarc recording artist Otis Taylor band at Canan Commons. Otis Taylor is a 4-time winner of Downbeat's Blues Album of the Year. Part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series

The Ball State School of Music’s annual Chamber Music Festival is believed to be the longest-running continuous university-affiliated series of its kind in the country. These concerts showcase the eclectic talents of numerous faculty, students, and guest artists.

The Ball State School of Music’s annual Chamber Music Festival is believed to be the longest-running continuous university-affiliated series of its kind in the country. These concerts showcase the eclectic talents of numerous faculty, students, and guest artists.