Celebrating our 83rd season


This coming season is the Philharmonic’s 83rd year. In the 2023-24 season, we will play five concerts at Pike Performing Arts Center.
We will provide the dates and times once the upcoming season is finalized. Our first rehearsal is on August 28.
Rehearsals are on Monday evenings at 7:30-10:00 with additional rehearsals on Thursday and Saturday prior to every concert.
2023-2024 Season
Tuesday, September 19 @ 7:00 PM
Side by Side Concert
Pike Performing Arts Center
6701 Zionsville Road, Indy 46268
Sunday, October 15 @ 3:00 PM
Music from Manuel de Falla’s
The Three-Cornered Hat
Pike Performing Arts Center
Sunday, November 19 @ 3:00 PM
Leonard Bernstein’s
West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Pike Performing Arts Center
Saturday, February 17 @ 2:00 PM
Annual Gospel Concert with
the Symphonic Praise Choir
Pike Performing Arts Center
Sunday, May 19 @ 3:00 PM
Alexander Borodin’s
Polovsian Dances
Pike Performing Arts Center
June 2024 @ 7:00 PM
(DATE TBD)
Free Concert
MacAllister Amphitheater
at Garfield Park
Auditions for New String Players
The Philharmonic Orchestra, the largest all-volunteer orchestra in Indianapolis, is holding auditions for NEW string players on
August 28 and September 6, 2023.
Brass, percussion, and woodwind musicians interested in playing with the Philharmonic should contact Dorothy Ilgen at philofindy@gmail.com
When
Monday, August 28 and September 6, 2023 from 6:00-7:20
Deadline to register for an audition is August 25.
Where
Pike High School | Orchestra Room
6701 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268
The dates and times are as follows:
August 28 September 6
6:40 6:40
6:50 6:50
7:00 7:00
7:10 7:10
Please prepare 2 works that demonstrate your musical talents. One piece should be fast and technical and the other slow and lyrical. You may also be asked to sight-read music from our upcoming season. You will audition privately for 10 minutes with Music Director Orcenith Smith. Like the Phil itself, our auditions are friendly and relaxed.
If you are invited to join the orchestra, the first rehearsal is also on Monday, August 28th from 7:30-10 PM. Join US!!
Contact:
Katie Lockwood, Auditions Coordinator
Dorothy L. Ilgen, Executive Director
philofindy@gmail.com