Music Program

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The Marianne Tobias Music Program lifts the spirits of patients, staff and visitors through weekly live music performances. Through the gift of an endowment and donation of a concert grand piano, the Marianne Tobias Music Program at Eskenazi Health is dedicated to providing high-quality performance music to patients, staff and visitors. Marianne Tobias, Ph.D., was a resident musicologist, accomplished pianist, lecturer and program annotator for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, who helped Eskenazi Health launch the namesake program in 2013.

The piano, located in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, is accessible to the public 24 hours a day and has been played by world-class musicians and amateur music lovers alike. Performances are free, open to the public and live-streamed to patient rooms in the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital.

Past performances have featured: renowned soprano Angela Brown, Latin jazz ensemble Pavel & Direct Contact, Middle Eastern music ensemble Salaam, string trio Time for Three, the American Pianists Association finalists, and members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

For more information about the Marianne Tobias Music Program, please call 317.880.4801 or fill out the Contact Us form linked below. In addition to this performance-based music program, Eskenazi Health offers music therapy with a board-certified music therapist. Click here to learn more about the Eskenazi Health Music Therapy program.

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Cohen-Rutkowski Trio

Dates: Oct. 16, 2024

The Marianne Tobias Music Program will feature the Cohen – Rutkowski Trio on Wednesday, October 16, at 12 p.m. in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse.

The Cohen-Rutkowski Trio, comprised of saxophonist Rich Cohen, pianist Chris Rutkowski, and bassist Fred Withrow, creates an intimate yet grooving ambiance. Its repertoire is solidly founded on the Great American Songbook, but is very wide, incorporating the bebop and contemporary jazz idioms as well as classic R&B and pop.

This concert will be broadcast live and viewable from all televisions on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, including patient rooms, on channel 17. Learn more about the Marianne Tobias Music Program here.

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Arts With A Purpose: Classical Indian Dance Trio

Dates: Oct. 23, 2024

The Marianne Tobias Music Program will feature a Classical Indian Dance Trio, in collaboration with Arts With A Purpose, on Wednesday, October 23, at 12 p.m. in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse.

Arts With A Purpose is a multi-disciplinary consortium of artists who use creative expression to create positive change in youth, families, adults, and seniors while promoting Individual Wellness, Social Awareness, Inclusion, and Compassion. AWP connects and coordinates communities and collaborators to artists of all disciplines who use creativity as the tool for individual and social improvement, transformative behavior, and decision making with a focus on challenged environments, emotional recovery, and communities with no access to the arts.

This concert will be broadcast live and viewable from all televisions on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, including patient rooms, on channel 17. Learn more about the Marianne Tobias Music Program here.

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Arts With a Purpose: Pedal Steel Guitar duo

Dates: Oct. 30, 2024

The Marianne Tobias Music Program will feature a Pedal Steel Guitar duo, in collaboration with Arts With A Purpose, on Wednesday, October 30, at 12 p.m. in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse.

Arts With A Purpose is a multi-disciplinary consortium of artists who use creative expression to create positive change in youth, families, adults, and seniors while promoting Individual Wellness, Social Awareness, Inclusion, and Compassion. AWP connects and coordinates communities and collaborators to artists of all disciplines who use creativity as the tool for individual and social improvement, transformative behavior, and decision making with a focus on challenged environments, emotional recovery, and communities with no access to the arts.

This concert will be broadcast live and viewable from all televisions on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, including patient rooms, on channel 17. Learn more about the Marianne Tobias Music Program here.

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American Pianists Association: Sasha Kasman Laude

Dates: Nov. 06, 2024

The Marianne Tobias Music Program at Eskenazi Health is excited to partner with the American Pianists Association for their 2024-2025 competition season.

The American Pianists Association nurtures the artistic growth of America's top young pianists by focusing on creative expression and career development. Their largest and most prestigious support is given through a biennial competition known as the American Piano Awards. Since its founding in 1979, the American Pianists Association has supported 48 winners.

This year’s classical piano competition will feature five finalists, all of whom will give solo performances at Eskenazi Health throughout the 2024-2025 competition cycle. The second finalist performance will feature Sasha Kasman Laude on Wednesday, November 6, at 12 p.m. in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse.

Kasman Laude appears as a guest artist and teacher at the invitation of such festivals as International Keyboard Institute and Festival, Southeastern Piano Festival, Utah State University Summer Piano Festival, Kyiv International Summer Academy (Ukraine), Busan International Music Academy (South Korea), and PianoCity Milano (Italy). She has given solo recitals at such major venues as Steinway Hall in New York City, Yamaha Ginza Hall in Tokyo, Salle Cortot in Paris, and Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. In 2019, she was named a Young Artist-in-Residence of National Public Radio’s Performance Today, hosted by Fred Child. Her playing and interviews have been broadcast on NPR stations nationwide.

This concert will be broadcast live and viewable from all televisions on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, including patient rooms, on channel 17.

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Arts With A Purpose: Native Lakota Flute Duo

Dates: Nov. 13, 2024

The Marianne Tobias Music Program will feature Arts With A Purpose ensemble Native Lakota Flute Duo, comprised of Larry Gindhart and Gary Cope, on Wednesday, November 13, at 12 p.m. in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse.

Arts With A Purpose is a multi-disciplinary consortium of artists who use creative expression to create positive change in youth, families, adults, and seniors while promoting Individual Wellness, Social Awareness, Inclusion, and Compassion. AWP connects and coordinates communities and collaborators to artists of all disciplines who use creativity as the tool for individual and social improvement, transformative behavior, and decision making with a focus on challenged environments, emotional recovery, and communities with no access to the arts.

This concert will be broadcast live and viewable from all televisions on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, including patient rooms, on channel 17. Learn more about the Marianne Tobias Music Program here.

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