Indianapolis Early Music

05/10/2026

OUR GIFT — IEM’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY

OUR GIFT is the Indianapolis Early Music Festival’s 60th-anniversary invitation to the community! Join us as we celebrate 60 years of bringing Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music to life.

In celebration of our 60th Anniversary, most concerts will use a Pay-What-You-Want admission with a $1 minimum per seat (excluding the Blakeman Ge**er Indianapolis International Baroque Competition). There is no fixed ticket price—your contribution supports the musicians, the festival, and future community access to early music.

All concerts use Pay-What-You-Want admission with a $1 minimum per seat.

Tickets are still required.

https://www.indyearlymusic.org/in-person-tickets

05/08/2026

Mark Cudek and Friends
Free pre-festival concert
Sunday, May 31, 2026
3:00 PM
The Basile Opera Center
4011 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN 46205

William Simms, lute
Michael Manganiello, baritone
Mara Yaffee, soprano
Mark Cudek, bass viol & cittern

Pastime with Good Company
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Mark’s first professional recital, and his 20th Summer with IEM.

Music by Henry VIII, John Dowland, Tobias Hume, Thomas D’Urfey, Thomas Weelkes, and Diego Ortiz

This program features a wide variety of 16th- and 17th-century secular music, including drinking and smoking songs, a discussion and demonstration of early improvisation, and English ballads about the ex*****on of Thomas Cromwell, the “Rump” Parliament, and the “Popish Plot.”

No tickets are required for this performance.

05/07/2026

Our 2026 Indianapolis Early Music Festival booklet is in the mail—keep an eye out for it soon!

If you’re not on our mailing list, you can still take a look. Here’s the link to the online flipbook with all the concerts celebrating IEM’s 60th Anniversary.

https://myflipbook.net/view/TVlGMjg0NDcwMjY/2026-IEM-Booklet-flipbook.htm

Indianapolis Early Music Renaissance Elizabethan Baroque

04/12/2026

Indianapolis Early Music performance for Music Fest!

04/12/2026

Indianapolis Early Music was well represented at today's Music Fest, presented at the Basile Opera Center. Thanks to Phil Spray, Tom Ge**er, Milo Aoki, Martie Perry, and Sophie Benn for their wonderful concert.

04/08/2026

Join us at Music Fest this weekend!

Indianapolis Early Music will be at the Music Fest at the Basile Opera Center with a fantastic lineup of performers—many of whom you’ve seen at our festival!

Don’t miss our live performance at 3 PM on Sunday:

• Sophie Benn – Antonio Vivaldi Sonata for Cello & Continuo in A minor
• Miyo Aoki – George Frideric Handel Recorder Sonata in C Major, Op. 1
• Martie Perry – Sonata by Antoine Dornel
• Tom Ge**er – “Morlake Ground” by John Blow
• Full ensemble – “Bergamasca” by Marco Uccellini

Stop by our booth, say hello, and enjoy performances by Indianapolis Early Music musicians!

04/04/2026

Join us at Music Fest!

Indianapolis Early Music is excited to be part of Music Fest at the Basile Opera Center next weekend, April 11–12!

Stop by our booth to say hello, learn more about what we do, and connect with our community. Then don’t miss a special treat—live performances by IEM musicians at 3 PM on Sunday!

We can’t wait to see you there! 🎻

04/02/2026

OUR GIFT — IEM’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY

OUR GIFT is the Indianapolis Early Music Festival’s 60th-anniversary invitation to the community! Join us as we celebrate 60 years of bringing Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music to life.

In celebration of our 60th Anniversary, most concerts will use a Pay-What-You-Want admission with a $1 minimum per seat (excluding the Blakeman Ge**er Indianapolis International Baroque Competition). There is no fixed ticket price—your contribution supports the musicians, the festival, and future community access to early music.

All concerts use Pay-What-You-Want admission with a $1 minimum per seat.

Tickets are still required.

03/14/2026

We are presenting our new logo in honor of our 60th Anniversary!

Our updated design is inspired by a rose — the beautifully carved decorative pattern that covers the soundhole of a lute. The rose is inspired by gothic cathedral rose windows found as early as the 12th century. This particular design is known as the Gerle Rose; while this design originated before the Gerle lute, Georg Gerle’s version is the best example we have of this design. This rose can be found in multiple paintings from the 1500’s, and is clearly featured here in San Giobbe Altarpiece by Giovanni Bellini (Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons).

Robert Bolyard, board member and recent president of Indianapolis Early Music, digitally traced the rose from the painting, thoughtfully balancing the angular qualities of stained glass with the soft geometry of carved wood. The result is a design that honors history while remaining clear, elegant, and recognizable at any size.

02/27/2026

02/27/2026

Representing IEM as a proud partner of WFIU for a taping of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me. Check out our new logo!