15 Past Events at Westminster Village

Athena Nagel (14) was born in Muncie, Indiana. She is homeschooled and is now in 9th grade. Athena loves to play classical piano and also to participate in Muncie Ballet, Inc. During summer of 2011, she attended the "Young Artist World Piano Festival" in St. Paul for her second year in a row, and she spent three weeks at the piano camp at Interlochen in Michigan. While at Interlochen, Athena was chosen to play the harpsichord with the intermediate Interlochen Symphony Orchestra, and the ensemble performed a concerto grosso by Handel. In May of the same year, she won the local "Junior Festival" playoffs, and then in June she won first place in her age category at the state level of the "Junior Festival" competition. She also won first place in the local "Hoosier Auditions" competition, and went on to win an honorable mention at the "Hoosier Auditions" state level. Athena's playing has been heard on WBST radio several times over the last few years, as part of the "Young Artist Showcase" series presented by PianoForte, Inc. She regularly plays on MTNA pre-college recitals hosted by Ball State, and on spring recitals coordinated by her principal piano teacher, Liz Seidel. She has also been the piano/harpsichord player with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana for the last three years. Athena takes supplemental piano lessons with Jean-Louise Hagenauer at Indiana University.

Please join MSO at the Friends of the Orchestra community series concert at Westminster Village this Wednesday, March 28 at 2pm for a "An Afternoon at the Movies" featuring Liz Seidel, piano.

You will have a chance to name the films, or the leading actor/actress as the tunes are being played. The person who gets the most correct answers will get a small token/prize from the Muncie Symphony. The concert is open to public and is free of charge.

Mrs. Gloria Griner, retired professor of piano, music education and piano for conductors at Ball State University, will be performing for the Muncie Symphony Orchestra as part of the Westminster Concert Series.

Mrs. Griner, a local pianist, is known for her long time dedication to the arts within the Ball State Community.  A founding board member of the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, Gloria has dedicated both her time and talents to the symphony.  Mrs. Griner is also an active member at the Ball State University Museum of Art as a sustaining member and past president of the Ball State University Art Alliance.  Both Gloria and her husband Ned have been long time supporters of the museum.   Mrs. Griner has also developed a significant part of the community engagement on behalf of the Museum of Art, as a former member of the Art Museum’s Benefactors Society.  Mrs. Griner will perform works by Debussy, as well as a host of the worlds most beautiful classical pieces.  The concert will be a unique and beautiful experience, as Mrs. Griner shares a portion of her vast background from a spectrum of visual and musical artistry.

Kick off of the community concert series – Monday, November 26, 2pm, (FREE and open to public) presented by friends of the Muncie Symphony Orchestra

Vocal performance by Mavis Hsieh (soprano) and Thomas Schwartz (tenor), accompanist- Armida Avanesova (piano)

Program includes duets of familiar tunes and a few surprise solo works:

Somewhere out there
Let us break bread togetherShall we gather by the riverOld devil moonCan’t help falling in love with youSelection of solo works

Stay tuned for more information about these upcoming concerts and check our website or facebook page frequently for program and guest artists updates.
More information here. 

MSO presents Serenade String Quartet in the second concert of the 4 Friends of the Westminster community series. 

David Blakley, violin
Adele Maxfield, violin
Beverly Scott, viola
Anna Thompson-Danilova, cello

An hour of live string music for music lovers. Free event. No ticket required.

Come enjoy an afternoon of music with the MSO Outreach Quartet!  The event will feature the music of Tchaikovsky, with numerous selections from the Nutcracker to get you in the holiday spirit.  Find out about Tchaikovsky’s travels and inspirations in his compositions.

Free admission. More info at http://www.munciesymphony.org/friends-orchestra/

This panel discussion will feature notable stories about some of the most fascinating women in Ball State University history—the presidents’ wives. Learn the stories of women who made history in their own right and their contributions to the University, to Muncie, and beyond. The program will include historic photographs of some of the behind-the-scenes lives of the presidential families.

Panelists:
· Sarah Allison, Head of User Engagement, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
· Melissa Gentry, Supervisor, Map Collection, Ball State University Libraries
· Lisa Jarrell, Head of Education, Music, and Media, Ball State University Libraries
· Sara McKinley, Local History and Genealogy Supervisor, Muncie Public Library
· Karen Vincent, Delaware County Historian

No Charge—Reservations NOT Required