THE MUSIC OF SPIRIT & LEGEND
Friday, January 25, 8pm
Saturday, January 26, 5:30pm
Mario Venzago, Conductor
Emanuele Arciuli, Piano
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
The late “Stands with Eagles” Louis Ballard made it his life’s
mission to illuminate the unique motivations behind Native
American music. The ISO pays homage to Ballard with both
Incident at Wounded Knee and the World Premiere of Indiana
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, completed posthumously
by his protégé Brent Michael Davids. The mythical tales of
Sibelius’s Four Legends complete the program.
Stay after the concert to hear Mario Venzago (above), Davids
and Louis Ballard, Jr. discuss the life and music of Ballard.
