At the season finale concert, Charles Conrad, the Indiana Wind Symphony’s founder and music director, conducted his final official concert with the IWS May 19 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The musicians presented Conrad with a commemorative plaque and a thank you speech delivered by flute chair, Carl Butler. Matthew Harrod, director of bands at Riverside Junior High School and Riverside Intermediate School, was presented the 2024 James B. Calvert Outstanding Music Educator Award. Taking the stage to conduct “Lord Tullamore,” incoming IWS Music Director Jay Gephart said the City of Carmel should be proud to have Conrad as a citizen. (Photo by Jennifer A. Haire)
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Henry Friedman, from Fairfield, Conn., attend to support Ella Corbit, Fishers, who is assistant principal on the French horn.
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Aiden Stiff and Christy Stiff, from Fortville, attend the performance to hear his Mt. Vernon High School band director Kathryn Spangler perform on tenor sax.
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Charles Conrad addresses the audience.
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Andrew Hite with IWS Hamilton County musicians John Chlapik (percussion), Sarah Rains (percussion), Ellen Huckabee (oboe), Ella Corbit (horn), Carl Butler (flute), Larry Purdue (horn), Matthew Harrod (James B. Calvert Award winner), Frank Stephens (horn), Charles Conrad (conductor), Jeff Goens (alto saxophone) and Reece Tofaute (baritone saxophone)
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From left, Andrew Hite, assistant band director at Riverside Intermediate School in Fishers, presents Matthew Harrod, band director of Riverside Junior High School and Riverside Immediate School, with the James B. Calvert Outstanding Music Educator Award along with IWS retiring Music Director Charles Conrad.
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Charles Conrad, left, with Jay Gephart
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New Indiana Wind Symphony Music Director Jay Gephart takes the stage, welcomed by retiring Music Director Charles Conrad.