Orchestras

As part of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra residency at Ball State, members of the ISO will coach the Ball State Symphony Orchestra as they rehearse for an upcoming concert. Free and open to the public.

Director of Orchestras Douglas Droste will lead the BSSO in a program to include Weber's Oberon Overture and Bassoon Concerto in F (featuring this year's Undergraduate Concerto Competition winner), Barber's Adagio for Strings, and Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber. Tickets available through the Emens Auditorium box office.

Led by conductor Marc Albrecht, the program will include selections by Maurice Ravel, Benjamin Britten (featuring soprano Julia Bullock), and Hector Berlioz. Series subscriptions and single tickets available through the Emens Auditorium box office. This concert is presented by the Sherman & Marjorie Zeigler Foundation, in tribute to Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler.

Ian studies conducting with Douglas Droste, associate professor of music and director of orchestras. He will conduct the Ball State Symphony Orchestra in a program to include Eduard Tubin's "Concerto for Double Bass" and Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite." Double bass professor Ju-Fang Liu joins as soloist. Free and open to the public.

Director of Orchestras Douglas Droste will lead the BSSO in a program to include Beethoven's Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 (featuring this year's Graduate Concerto Competition winner), and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture. Tickets available through the Emens Auditorium box office.

The Ball State Opera Theatre season ends with an enchanted performance of "Cendrillon," Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story. The opera is a 19th-century take on the beloved subject that features a lushly beautiful score and a romantic fairy tale plot. Tickets available through the Emens Auditorium box office.

The Ball State Opera Theatre season ends with an enchanted performance of "Cendrillon," Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story. The opera is a 19th-century take on the beloved subject that features a lushly beautiful score and a romantic fairy tale plot. Tickets available through the Emens Auditorium box office.