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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Becky Archibald Trio

Dates: May. 22, 2024

The Marianne Tobias Music Program will feature the Becky Archibald Trio on Wednesday, May 22, at 12:00 p.m. in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse.

Becky Archibald is an award-winning pianist, composer, recording artist, and educator. An Anderson native, and a graduate of Anderson University, Becky holds a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from California State University at Long Beach. Her life took a new direction when she wrote a piano piece for her mom’s birthday in 1997—her first composition. Since then, Archibald has written over 200 compositions and has released 5 piano CDs.

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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Indianapolis Suzuki Academy Faculty

Dates: May. 29, 2024

The Marianne Tobias Music Program will feature Indianapolis Suzuki Academy Faculty on Wednesday, May 29, at 12:00 p.m. in the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Concourse.

The Suzuki Method® was developed in the mid-20th century by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, who noticed that all children acquire their native language naturally and fluently. He reasoned that if a person has the skill to acquire their mother tongue, then they have the necessary ability to become proficient on a musical instrument. He modeled his method, which he called "Talent Education," after the process of natural language acquisition. This performance will feature violinist Amanda Baer and harpist Stephanie Hall, who both maintain active performing and teaching careers throughout the Indianapolis area.

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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