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SYOGI Concert at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008

The Symphonic Youth Orchestra of Greater Indianapolis (SYOGI) made their first public appearance as a group at the Indianapolis Artsgarden on Saturday, August 9, 2008, presenting a 20-minute program featuring selected works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Steven Edward Goodman, and Georges Bizet.

The entire performance was recorded with an M-Audio MicroTrack II mobile digital recorder. It is a 22.49MB MP3 file, which may take a LONG time to open on your computer, depending on what type of Internet connection you have (takes about 3 minutes to open on our Comcast high-speed cable connection, for example). Click here to hear the show (not recommended for those on dialup connections).

Here are photos from the event:

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

SYOGI at the Artsgarden, Aug. 9, 2008.

Impossible Jazz Collaboration at the Chatterbox

Australia's Cameron McCarthy was the special guest artist Friday, July 11, 2008, at the Chatterbox Jazz Club, joining the Impossible Jazz Collaboration for a set of avant garde jazz, performing on the distinctively unique didgeridoo:

Cameron McCarthy on didgeridoo, July 11.

Here's a short video clip of the scene at the Chatterbox on July 11:

Here are more photos of the members of Impossible Jazz Collaboration at the July 11 event:

Impossible Jazz Collaboration at the Chatterbox, July 11, 2008.

Impossible Jazz Collaboration at the Chatterbox, July 11, 2008.

Impossible Jazz Collaboration at the Chatterbox, July 11, 2008.

Impossible Jazz Collaboration at the Chatterbox, July 11, 2008.

Impossible Jazz Collaboration at the Chatterbox, July 11, 2008.