9 past events with the masterworks chorale tag

Join Muncie Symphony Orchestra and Masterworks Chorale for a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah day filled with music and song! From 12 to 2 p.m.  take your turn trying out different instruments in MSO’s instrument petting zoo,if you can play an instrument you are invited to show off your talent at the song of choice station, visit the brass ensemble to learn the language of music notes, check out the pitch pit and challenge your voice to a matching contest with Masterworks Chorale and step on stage to see how costumes tell a story.  At 2 p.m. the MSO ensemble and Masterworks Chorale will put on a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah performance with help from the audience.

Program is made possible through a collaborative grant from Indiana Arts Commission

The program is a collaborative project of the Muncie Children’s Museum, Muncie Symphony Orchestra, and Masterworks Chorale.Take on the challenge of learning a song and be a part of the performance coming together. Tour our four music stations at MCM!From 12pm to 2pm, take your turn trying out different instruments in MSO’s instrument petting zoo; if you can play an instrument you are invited to show off your talent at the song of choice station; visit the MSO ensemble to learn the language of music notes; check out the pitch pit to match your voice with Masterworks Chorale; and step on stage to see how costumes tell a story. At the end of the musical tour at 2pm, the MSO ensemble and Masterworks Chorale group will put on a patriotic performance with help from the audience.
Supported by: Indiana Arts Commission

Join Cornerstone Center for the Arts and Masterworks Chorale for the A Grand Hall for Music concert and listen while the building comes to life. Masterworks and Cornerstone will collaborate for a new traveling musical experience showcasing Cornerstone’s beautiful architecture and choral pieces reflective of the design eras. The performances begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 23 at Cornerstone located in downtown Muncie at 520 E. Main Street.

A Grand Hall for Music will begin in the Colonnade Room on the first floor of Cornerstone. Masterworks invites guests to enjoy musical selections inspired by the architectural features throughout the building, and it will conclude with a finale and reception in the Grand Hall.

The former Masonic Temple was designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style by prominent local architect, Cuno Kibele. Much of the building’s original interior and exterior character has remained unaltered during the building’s over 90 years of use. The building, now known as Cornerstone, was built in the 1920s as the third Masonic Temple in Muncie to meet the needs of the growing organization. The building became an arts center in the late 1990s and now thrives as Cornerstone Center for the Arts, known for its arts education and as a special events destination.

The performances will be led by Masterworks’ Artistic Director, Andrew Crow, and will feature the organization’s 60-member choir. The University Choral Union, a mixed choir group of nearly 100 Ball State students, also will perform a variety of repertoire. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and free for children and students.

Tickets are available to purchase in advance at munciemasterworks.org, at Cornerstone’s second floor desk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or by calling 765-286-5347, ext. 22. They will also be available for purchase at the door.

Masterworks Chorale

Masterworks Chorale Presents a free outdoor concert with seasonal and Halloween-themed music. "Masterworks in Masks: How Can We Keep from Singing?"  The concert will feature vocal music for all ages including Blue Moon, Shine On Harvest Moon, Indiana Moon (barbershop quartet), Double Trouble from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and other pieces celebrating this time of year. 

The concert will be presented on the front lawn of First Presbyterian Church, 1400 W University Ave in Muncie. Audience members are asked to bring their own seating. Masks and social distancing are required. 

This is a free concert; donations are requested. The rain date is Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Watch the Masterworks Chorale, Inc. Facebook page for updates.

Masterworks Chorale is grateful for the support of First Presbyterian Church and the Ball State University School of Music with this concert. 

Masterworks Chorale presents its annual Valentine's concert "Postcards from Masterworks" with underwriting support from the Hamer and Phyllis Shafer Foundation. Join us for this online concert for its premiere at 5:00 pm Saturday, January 13, 2021 or view anytime until 8:00 a.m., Monday, January 15, 2021. The concert will feature Masterworks Chorale soloists and small ensembles, the Mark Buselli jazz quartet, and the Delta High School choir. This is a free concert with registration required. Donations to Masterworks Chorale at www.munciemasterworks.org are encouraged. 

Light up Dwntwn! Hugh Syme at Gordy Fine Art and Framing, Co. Jingle & Mingle at Madjax for First Thursday Snowflake Ornament Workshop at Madjax Retirement Party for Debra Gindhart Dragoo at Madjax, 2nd floor Rosaline Franklin, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" Holiday Gift Market Carrie Wright Pop-Up Shop inside Olive & Slate

Downtown Development
Canan Commons
Light Up Dwntwn!

Spread the Christmas cheer with galleries, restaurants, retailers, and neighbors throughout DWNTWN during December’s First Thursday. At 6:00 pm, join us in Canan Commons as we officially kick off the holiday season with the tree lighting.

Then, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, at the top of each hour from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, the animated Community Christmas Tree will feature a 15 minute music & light show you won't want to miss! Make it a part of your holiday tradition!

- Community Tree Lighting (6pm) with Animated Light Show Synchronized to Music 
- Santa & The Kiddie Express Train at Canan Commons
- Holiday Gift Market by the Muncie Makers Market (OPEN DOOR BUILDING, 220 S WALNUT)
- Holiday Gallery Walk

LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
- America’s Hometown Band Jazz Combo: 
George Wolfe (Sax) & Robert Willey (Piano) • 220 S Walnut
- Tree Lighting Performances by: Harmony Players, Code Red Dancers, Masterworks Chorale, MCS Elementary School Choirs, Charlie Cardinal and Rudy the Roadrunner

https://www.downtownmuncie.org/lightupdwntwn

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 arts gallery continues to showcase new art historic tattoo artists on daily basis for the past 17 years.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing opening party for Hugh Syme: Hugh Syme is an artist with a long career designing album covers for bands such as Rush, Def Leppard, Dream Theatre, Megadeath and many others. He will open a new exhibit in Muncie, Indiana at Gordy Fine Art and Framing on Thursday December 1, 5 – 8 pm. The show of signed prints will include some of his most iconic album art together with rare originals.  Throughout the evening, he will be on hand to engage with viewers and answer questions.  Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.  Live music by Dan Wright will be provided throughout the evening. 

At 6:15 there will be an informal Question and Answer period with Hugh.

The exhibit will be on view with framed works for sale in the gallery and at gordyframing.com through January 28, 2023. 

Originally from Toronto, Syme has lived in New Castle, Indiana off and on since 1987.  When working in Indiana, he collaborated with a Muncie-based photographer for set pieces, worked with local people as models, and used nearby architecture to construct the final images for his work. 

Syme began his career in the music business playing keyboards and creating the album art for the Ian Thomas Band.  The manager for the Thomas band also managed Rush. In 1975 he and Rush drummer Neil Peart asked Syme to do the album art for the Caress of Steel album. This launched Syme’s career, now spanning nearly 50 years.  In Peart’s introduction to Syme’s recent book Art of Rush, he said that Syme creates with “both talent and love.” He praised “Hugh’s eye for proportion and ‘negative space’ – seldom understood as luxury, as space always does to humans.”

Syme’s clients include Time Warner, Disney, Forbes, NFL, Virgin, David Geffen, Mercury, SONY and many record labels too numerous to list. Syme has been nominated for the Juno Award (Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) a total of 18 times. He won for Best Album Graphics or Design in 1982 for Rush’s Moving Pictures, 1986 for Rush’s Power Windows, 1989 for Ian Thomas’s Levity, 1990 for Rush’s Presto, and 1992 for Rush’s Role the Bones. 

Since 2020, he has co-hosted the popular “Music Buzz” podcast with fellow Hoosiers Dane Clark, drummer for John Mellencamp, and Andy Wilson, president of Elevate Entertainment.   musicbuzzzpodcast.com

Syme recently launched his gallery shop website: hughsymeartshop.com

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
DECEMBER 1, 2022 – FIRST THURSDAY AT MADJAX Visit Madjax during First Thursday for handmade goods and maker demonstrations and activities for all ages!

Lab Tech Olivia has been working on designs for our Snowflake Ornament workshop! Stop by the Design Lab on Thursday, Dec 1 anytime between 5 and 8 pm and personalize your ornament with a word, short phrase, or design. Cost is $5 per ornament. Register at madjax.as.me/snowflake-ornaments.

Local artist, educator, poet and arts advocate Debra Gindhart Dragoo is wondering if artists ever retire? Being an artist means no official retirement age. I choose SEVENTY. Farewell First Thursday and tah tah to Muncie Arts. Come send me off. Social commentary ART SALE. 5-8pm, second floor gallery 

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
The Muncie Artist Guild’s “Artist of the Month” for December 2022 is Rosaline Franklin

Rosaline’s artist statement:
"In my eyes there is nothing quite like looking out toward the horizon and taking in the beauty that can be found in nature!  In elementary school, I quickly fell in love with art class and always looked forward to painting.  I took this love home with me and begged my dad to buy me some paints!  I would try my best with my store brand water colors and put on little art shows for my family.  

When I was a little older I began to appreciate nature more and more before discovering “The Joy of Painting'' hosted on PBS by none other than Bob Ross.  The way he was able to create whole landscape paintings from nothing in the span of thirty minutes was inspiring!  I decided I wanted to try my hand at wet on wet but found oils too expensive and settled on some acrylic paints.  I can’t quite mimic the look of Bob Ross style paintings but I really enjoy trying my best to make acrylics look like oils! 

This particular series of paintings combined warm and cool colors!  Winter is my favorite season and I wanted to create snowy landscapes without using too much white.  I settled with multiple hues of grays and blues for my cool colors and exciting oranges and yellows for my warmer colors.  I love acrylic paints because little mistakes can be corrected quickly and I can come back sooner than with oils to add more to my canvas!" 

Rosaline Franklin will be displaying her work at the following businesses for the month of December: 
Northwest Bank, 110 E Charles St. Muncie, IN 47305
Old National Bank, 2401 S Madison St. Muncie, IN 47302
Parlour at Hazelwood Hair Salon, 1300 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
Rosebud Coffee House, 1805 S Hoyt Ave. Muncie, IN 47302
Vera Mae’s Bistro, 207-209 S Walnut St. Muncie, IN 47305 

In addition to our “Artist of the Month” display, Muncie Artist Guild Members have artwork on Display for the month of December at the following businesses: 
Massage Therapy Associates of Muncie, 419 S Walnut St, Muncie, IN 47305 (members Pati Sparks, Lylanne Musselman and Jean McCauley)
Identity Salon, 3111 W Jackson St, Muncie IN 47304 (members Alison Hindman and Carla Corbin) 
Rosebud Coffee House, 1805 S Hoyt Ave, Muncie, IN 47302 (members Karen Fisher and Chicqiela Elbert-Velazo) 
George Insurance, 114 S Walnut St, Muncie, IN 47305 (members Marta Stephens, Jill Palumbo and Mazelle Rollins) 

Several Muncie Artists Guild members will have artwork for sale at both the Light Up DWNTWN Holiday Gift Market (December 1, 2022) and the Enchanted Luminaria Walk Holiday Market at Minnetrista (December 2-3, 2022).   

Muncie Makers Market
220 S. Walnut St.
It’s time, Muncie! The 2022 HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET, presented by the Muncie Makers Market, is kicking off the Winter shopping season and we invite you to celebrate with us! The next BIG event for the Muncie Makers Market is the Holiday Gift Market coming up SOON on December 1st, during December’s First Thursday, from 5-8p. There will be fun events all over Downtown Muncie that evening which are sponsored by the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, and we are excited to be at the heart of it all! Every December’s First Thursday is branded as Light Up DWNTWN and we intend to show up BRIGHT and MERRY!

The Holiday Gift Market showcases local business and will feature a HUGE set-up with over FIFTY Vendors, all with handmade creations, homemade goodies, locally grown plants, and SO MUCH MORE! We’ll even have Gift Wrapping available from the Community of Hope fundraiser! Join your community at Light Up DWNTWN for a really fun evening of shopping in a fabulous environment - there is a three floor atrium above our heads and plenty of FREE parking right up to the door! We encourage folks to #ShopLocal on First Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 5-8p INDOORS with the wonderful local Growers and Makers of the Muncie Makers Market at Light Up DWNTWN in Downtown Muncie at our Holiday Gift Market! DO NOT MISS THIS! 

We will be celebrating the kick off of the season with a great night of shopping and entertainment in our wonderful host venue, the Open Door Health Services administration building at 220 South Walnut Street. This is the big glass building on the corner of Walnut and Adams in Downtown Muncie, formerly the Chase Bank building. Very easy to find! 

All Vendors must register in advance. 

More information here:
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Olive & Slate
304 S. Walnut St. 
Carrie Wright will be having a pop-up shop inside Olive & Slate for First Thursday! 

For the night of Light Up Downtown, they will be open until 8pm. She will be selling hand-painted silk gifts and art at every price point from $10 - $1000. Everything is handmade and one of a kind. 

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery Pop-Up
Inside Olive & Slate
304 S. Walnut
First Thursday: 10am - 8pm
11/21 - 12/4, 10am-7pm 
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Sea Salt and Cinnamon
100 S. Walnut St.
Sea Salt and Cinnamon is having a kids holiday market from 5-8pm. We will have 5-6 kid makers with tables set up in the shop.