Charlie Chaplin film, Berlioz and more on Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's new season
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Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star AOL Staff
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will again perform Handel's "Messiah" and has concert themes that focus on the ideas of solidarity and homeland.
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For its 2024-2025 season, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will perform programs that speak to contemporary conversations and celebrate classical works. The ensemble also will continue its tradition of playing the score alongside a silent film, and this year's choice is a 1925 Charlie Chaplin movie.

A few pieces explore the timely themes of homeland, solidarity and displacement. Other works throughout the season pay homage to the First Viennese School, which includes composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. Guest artists and soloists from within the ensemble will perform high-profile pieces as well.

Performances will be at Butler University's Schrott Center for the Arts unless otherwise noted. Season subscriptions are on sale, and more packages will be available starting July 1. Single tickets will go on sale Aug. 15. Buy tickets at icomusic.org.

Here's the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's 2024-2025 season.

Summer Nights

Oct. 19

Mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon will perform Berlioz' "Les Nuits d’été" ("Summer Nights") on a program that includes Schubert’s Symphony No. 4 in C Minor ("Tragic") and Anna Clyne’s "Restless Oceans."

Autumn Sketches

Nov. 23

Leonid Sirotkin, the ensemble's principal oboe, will be the soloist for Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A Minor. Pieces by Frank Martin, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Mozart round out the concert.

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A Classical Christmas

Dec. 14 at Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Ave.

The tradition continues with the orchestra, professional chorus and guest soloists performing the Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah" as well as selections from Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

Christmas Family Sing-Along

Dec. 15 at Indiana Landmarks Center

The orchestra shares the spotlight with the audience members, who are invited to sing along with carols and the Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah."

Joyful Solidarity

Feb. 1, 2025

On the program are Jorge Muñiz's "Solidarity Symphony" and Brian Raphael Nabors' "lubilo." Sirena Huang, the gold medalist in the 2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto Op. 61 in D Major.

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Charlie Chaplin's 'The Gold Rush'

March 8, 2025

The orchestra will perform the score alongside the silent film about the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. The classic comedy celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025.

Land in the Music

April 5, 2025

The orchestra will perform a work it commissioned from composer Reinaldo Moya — "Home, Run Away from Me" — that centers on themes of homeland, displacement and resilience. Also on the program is Bohuslav Martinů’s "Sinfonietta La Jolla" and Haydn’s "Mass in the Time of War."

Celebrate the Songbook

May 10, 2025, at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Carter Green in Carmel

Michael Feinstein, singer and artistic director for the Center for the Performing Arts, will join the orchestra to perform historic arrangements of works from the Great American Songbook.

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