Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Time for Three have announced a new three-day festival this spring that will focus on and celebrate the connections between music and the environment. From April 28-30 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre, INfusion Music Fest will feature modern orchestral compositions and special appearances by notable indie artists San Fermin, Kishi Bashi and Ben Folds. Tickets are on sale now and available by calling the ISO’s Box Office at (317) 639-4300.
“The arts have always been a powerful means for addressing social change,” stated Gary Ginstling, CEO of the ISO. “The ISO’s INfusion Music Fest provides a novel way to connect orchestral music to important social issues of our time, all in one fun and compelling weekend.”
Led by Jayce Ogren, an up-and-coming conductor of contemporary repertoire, the ISO will present several orchestral works during INfusion Music Fest that evoke the human relationship with the environment. The centerpiece of the festival will feature John Luther Adams’ Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning composition, “Become Ocean,” a single-movement work inspired by the changing sea levels of the oceans in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Also featured during INfusion Music Fest will be Steven Mackey’s “Urban Ocean;” the haunting, musical documentary “Dreamland” by Valgeir Sigurdsson; and acclaimed composer Kenji Bunch’s work, “Elevation: Paradise,” which premiered last year at the Sun Valley Music Festival.
For more, visit IndianapolisSymphony.org.
Schedule for INfusion Music Fest at the Hilbert Circle Theatre
April 28
Time for Three in a special cabaret-style performance
Doors open at 7 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m.
Limited and general seating in Hilbert Circle Theatre lobby
April 29
6:30 p.m.: Partner exhibits open
7 p.m.: Pre-concert programs and DJs
8 p.m.: Performances of John Luther Adams’ Become Ocean and Steven Mackey’s Urban Ocean; Ben Folds performs his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
April 30
2:30 p.m.: Partner exhibits open
3 p.m.: Pre-concert programs, DJs and local bands
4 p.m.-6 p.m.: Valgeir Sigurdsson’s Dreamland and Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s How To Fake Your Death; Performances by Kishi Bashi and Time for Three
7 p.m.: Pre-concert programs, DJs and Jason Aaron Coons
8 p.m.: Kenji Bunch’s Elevation: Paradise by the ISO and Time for Three; Performances by San Fermin and Time for Three
*Artists, repertoire and times subject to change.
