Stella Artois Happy Hour at the Symphony

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce composer and conductor Steve Hackman as the new creative director of the Stella Artois Happy Hour at the Symphony Series! Hackman has been bringing his incredible symphonic fusions to the Hilbert Circle Theatre stage for years, and we are excited to benefit from his talents and vision. The series opens in September with Firebird: Remix | Response, an original fusion of Stravinsky’s Firebird, a female chamber chorus, the ISO, plus rapper Jecorey Arthur. October’s Happy Hour—Brahms V. Radiohead—is an orchestral synthesis of Brahms’ First Symphony and Radiohead’s album OK Computer from 1997. Two more Happy Hour concerts are planned for spring 2020.

“I want this series to be about virtuosic, substantive content that features the orchestra in a new way,” explains Hackman. “The orchestra means a lot to this community, and it’s my job to integrate compelling and engaging programs with guest artists. I want to reveal the excellency of the orchestra to the audience.”

Stella Artois Happy Hour at the Symphony Resurrection Mixtape: Mahler, Tupac, Biggie Wednesday, April 22 5PM Happy Hour 6:30PM Performance Steve Hackman, Conductor Steve Hackman’s newest orchestral fusion brings Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG back to life, combining their iconic classics with Mahler’s transformative ‘Resurrection’ Symphony. Buy Tickets

Stella Artois Happy HOur at the Symphony Bartók X. Björk Wednesday, May 13 5PM Happy Hour 6:30PM Performance Steve Hackman, Conductor Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is fused with the music of Björk, selected from her first three albums Debut, Post and Homegenic. These two composers from different genres are beloved for similar reasons: their radical and colorful musical language, extremes of emotional expression, and thrilling modernism. Buy Tickets