The Ensemble Music Society was formed in the winter of 1944 by a nucleus of civic-minded music lovers who met in the Herron Art Museum on 16th Street, which later became the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Guided by Leonard Strauss who with Ferdinand Schaefer had worked to establish the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, they decided to officially form a chamber music society to bring a regular season of chamber music concerts to Indianapolis. They selected the name, Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis, and formed an organizational committee. The first concert was announced for the following April in the Indiana War Memorial concert hall.

Our Mission

Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis presents an annual chamber music concert series featuring internationally recognized artists and promotes music education through school and university outreach.