Comments on: Ghost Opera: The Toby Opening http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/11/24/ghost-opera-the-toby-opening/ The IMA blog is a space to discuss everything related to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chantal I. http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/11/24/ghost-opera-the-toby-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-17816 Chantal I. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:20:16 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=1979#comment-17816 Exactly as John said---there IS a real audience here in Indy for new music. It's awesome that the IVCI and IMA are supporting new music, and innovation overall! http://www.nuvo.net/articles/virtuosos_and_visions/ Exactly as John said—there IS a real audience here in Indy for new music. It’s awesome that the IVCI and IMA are supporting new music, and innovation overall!

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]]> By: John http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/11/24/ghost-opera-the-toby-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-17711 John Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:40:28 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=1979#comment-17711 I was in the Toby's balcony for the performance of "Ghost Opera" ... when it finished, cries burst out, "Play it again!" There's clearly a real audience in Central Indiana for challenging new music. While I could go on and on and on about the performance and the space (both great), what would have made the evening complete would have been to get a chance to talk about it afterwards. "Ghost Opera" wasn't the sort of music that has you leaving the hall humming a pleasant aria. It leaves you buzzing with a desire to ask "Wasn't that amazing?" and "What do you think it meant?" Linda's comments about Shamanism are very insightful, and completely different from how I thought of the performance. I wish I had been able to talk about it with her Friday evening. Having an intro by Cho-Liang Lin was was helpful, but even more I would have liked an "outro," a chance to hear what others thought, maybe even have one of the performers stop by to chat. IMA has a lot of cool spaces where these conversations can break out, no need to drive to a bar ... perhaps with future music performances in the TOBY, these can be regular features. Or perhaps it did happen Friday night, and I was so preoccupied with the echoes of rocks and water and paper in my head that I walked right past the conversation I was seeking. At any rate, thanks to the IMA and IVCI for making a wonderful evening possible, it will be a special part of my memories of Indianapolis. I was in the Toby’s balcony for the performance of “Ghost Opera” … when it finished, cries burst out, “Play it again!” There’s clearly a real audience in Central Indiana for challenging new music. While I could go on and on and on about the performance and the space (both great), what would have made the evening complete would have been to get a chance to talk about it afterwards. “Ghost Opera” wasn’t the sort of music that has you leaving the hall humming a pleasant aria. It leaves you buzzing with a desire to ask “Wasn’t that amazing?” and “What do you think it meant?”

Linda’s comments about Shamanism are very insightful, and completely different from how I thought of the performance. I wish I had been able to talk about it with her Friday evening. Having an intro by Cho-Liang Lin was was helpful, but even more I would have liked an “outro,” a chance to hear what others thought, maybe even have one of the performers stop by to chat. IMA has a lot of cool spaces where these conversations can break out, no need to drive to a bar … perhaps with future music performances in the TOBY, these can be regular features.

Or perhaps it did happen Friday night, and I was so preoccupied with the echoes of rocks and water and paper in my head that I walked right past the conversation I was seeking.

At any rate, thanks to the IMA and IVCI for making a wonderful evening possible, it will be a special part of my memories of Indianapolis.

]]> By: Linda http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/11/24/ghost-opera-the-toby-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-16971 Linda Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:47:21 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=1979#comment-16971 Thanks, Alishba! I'm glad you like the website. Linda Thanks, Alishba! I’m glad you like the website.
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]]> By: Alishba http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/11/24/ghost-opera-the-toby-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-16842 Alishba Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:00:26 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=1979#comment-16842 well… i visit your website first time and found this site very usefull and intresting ! well… you guys doing nice work and i just want to say that keep rocking and keep it up !!!! Regards Alishba well… i visit your website first time and found this site very usefull and intresting !

well… you guys doing nice work and i just want to say that keep rocking and keep it up !!!!

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