Songbook Academy All-Stars @carmelpalladium, Jan. 7, 2017

Carmel Palladium. AroundIndy.com staff photo, (c) 2011, all rights reserved.

By Scott Hall
The Center for the Performing Arts

CARMEL, IN – Each summer, the Great American Songbook Foundation brings together 40 of the nation’s top high school vocalists for its weeklong Songbook Academy® and competition. Only one is named Songbook Youth Ambassador for the coming year, performing with Foundation founder Michael Feinstein at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center.

At 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, for the first time, the foundation will welcome back all seven of its previous Ambassadors when the Center for the Performing Arts presents the inaugural Songbook Academy® All-Stars concert, a special evening of music at the Palladium in Carmel. Tickets are on sale now at TheCenterPresents.org/tickets.

The performers, most of whom have launched professional careers even while still in high school or college, will include:

· Julia Bonnett of Carmel, who was named the very first Songbook Youth Ambassador in 2009 and performed with Feinstein and David Hyde Pierce at the Center for the Performing Arts gala opening celebration in 2011; she has since appeared with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and Indiana Wind Symphony and played top roles at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre and Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre;
· Annie Yokom (2010) of Chicago, who has appeared in regional theater across the country and made her national television debut on Fox’s Prison Break;
· Nick Ziobro (2012) of Manlius, N.Y., who has appeared on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and recorded his Feinstein-produced debut album, A Lot of Livin’ to Do, with help from guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Jay Leonhart and other jazz greats;
· Julia Goodwin (2013) of Baldwinsville, N.Y., who was featured on Michael Feinstein’s PBS New Year’s Eve special and has appeared on America’s Got Talent and ABC’s Inside Edition.
· Maddie Baillio (2014) of League City, Texas, who recently landed the coveted role of Tracy Turnblad in the upcoming NBC production Hairspray Live!, which airs Dec. 7 with a cast that also includes Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein, Martin Short and Ariana Grande;
· Lucas DeBard (2015) of Lebanon, Ind., who is studying music education and jazz at Indiana University and performed over the holidays at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City;
· Brighton Thomas (2016) of Burbank, Calif., who will perform throughout the U.S. over the coming year and make her NYC debut Dec. 16 at Feinstein’s/54 Below.

Backed by bass, drums and piano, the singers will perform solo and in duets and trios with their peers, performing tunes that represent their current careers as well as their original Songbook Academy® performances.

The Songbook Academy® is the nation’s only summer music intensive for high school students that focuses solely on the timeless popular music of the early- to mid-20th century, including jazz standards, Broadway and Hollywood tunes and classic compositions by the great Tin Pan Alley songwriters.

The participants, selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide, experience workshops and master classes with world-class mentors, including Broadway veterans, Grammy winners, Emmy winners and educators from top college arts programs, led by five-time Grammy nominee Feinstein. The final competition performance takes place in the state-of-the art, acoustically superior Palladium concert hall for an audience of over 1,000 people.

Next year’s Songbook Academy® will take place July 15-22, 2017, at the Palladium in Carmel.

For more information, visit http://thecenterpresents.org/, or call 317-843-3800.

2016-17 Season at The Center for the Performing Arts

The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana.
AroundIndy.com staff photo, (c) 2013, all rights reserved.

By Anne O’Brien
The Center for the Performing Arts

The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana announces its 2016-2017 season, presented by Allied Solutions. Highlights include:

* Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis
* Alan Cumming
* The Yellowjackets
* Sara Evans
* Havana Cuba All-Stars
* Lang Lang
* Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
* Anoushka Shankar
* Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
* Joan Baez
* Official Blues Brothers Revue

Subscriptions on sale Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Carmel, Ind. (April 25, 2016) – President and CEO Tania Castroverde Moskalenko and Artistic Director Michael Feinstein today unveiled the 2016-17 Season, presented by Allied Solutions, during a special gathering at the Palladium for subscribers and donors.

The 2016-17 season at the Center for the Performing Arts will feature six subscription series, including: Printing Partners Classical, The Stratford Songbook, Jazz, Country, World Stage and Dance. In addition, the Center will present Drewry Simmons Vornehm Pop/Blues/Folk, University of Indianapolis Spotlight, Family and Holiday performances.

Highlights of the season includes performances by Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, Alan Cumming, the Yellowjackets, Sara Evans, Havana Cuba All-Stars, Lang Lang, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Anoushka Shankar, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Joan Baez, and the Official Blues Brothers Revue and more.

The Center’s annual Songbook Celebration Gala presented by Krieg DeVault returns in October and the second annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza returns in December.

New this year, the Center has increased subscriber benefits. Now, save 20-30% on tickets in a subscription series, and 15% on Create Your Own series. The 15-20% subscriber discount can be applied to any additional performances throughout the Center Presents 2016-17 season presented by Allied Solutions, including just-added performances.

“The Center has prepared a sensational lineup awaiting your discovery. From powerful classical recitals and orchestral performances, to exhilarating Songbook and Broadway showcases, from hand-clapping and foot-stomping pop rock, and blues bands, to awe-inspiring family friendly presentations, the season ahead is filled with incredible talent and flair. We look forward to sharing the season with the community and will continue, as always, to announce new performances throughout the year,” said Moskalenko.

Subscriptions are on sale Tuesday, April 26, beginning at 6 a.m. online and 10 a.m at the Palladium box office window and by phone at 317-843-3800 or toll-free at 877-909-2787. The season lineup will be outlined in full on the Center for the Performing Arts’ website:www.TheCenterPresents.org.

“The 2016-17 Season presented by Allied Solutions” includes:
Printing Partners Classical Series

Lang Lang
Tue., September 27 at 7:30pm | The Palladium

Russian String Orchestra
Sat., October 29 at 8pm | The Palladium

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Fri., December 9 at 8pm | The Palladium

Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Fri., January 20 at 8pm | The Palladium

Venice Baroque Orchestra with Nicola Benedetti, Violin
Sat., February 18 at 8pm | The Palladium

Direct from Kiev, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Fri., March 3 at 8pm | The Palladium

The Stratford Songbook Series
2016 Songbook Academy Finals
Sat., July 23 at 7pm | The Palladium

Up, Up, & Away: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. and The Next Dimension
Fri., September 23 at 8pm | The Palladium

Alan Cumming
Sat., December 3 at 8pm | The Palladium

Neil Berg’s “101 Years of Broadway”
Sat., January 21 at 8pm | The Palladium

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra:
By George! The Pops Play Gershwin
Sun., April 2 at 7pm | The Palladium

Michael Feinstein with Special Guest
Sat., April 29 at 8pm | The Palladium

Jazz Series

Arturo Sandoval
Fri. September 30 at 8pm | The Palladium

Dr. John “The Spirit of Satch”
with Nicholas Payton
Sat., November 19 at 8pm | The Palladium

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Mon., December 5 at 7:30pm | The Palladium

The Yellowjackets
Fri., February 24 at 8pm | The Palladium

Joey Alexander Trio
Sat., March 25 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels Featuring Bill Frisell
with Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland & Greg Leisz
Thur., April 20 at 7:30pm | The Palladium

Country Series A

Scotty McCreery
Fri., September 9 at 8pm | The Palladium

LeAnn Rimes
Sun., October 2 at 7pm | The Palladium

Sara Evans
Fri., February 3 at 8pm | The Palladium

The Time Jumpers featuring Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, and “Ranger Doug” Green
Fri., April 28 at 8pm | The Palladium

More Country Music! This year, the Center is adding more country performances and offering two Country Series packages. Subscribe now to the Country Series A. Stay tuned later this season for an additional package, Country Series B, for even more artists and discounts!

World Stage Series

Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz
Sun., September 25 at 7pm | The Palladium

Havana Cuba All-Stars
Fri., November 4 at 8pm | The Palladium

Danú: An Evening of Celtic Music
Fri., March 10 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Anoushka Shankar
Fri., March 24 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Simon Shaheen
Sat., April 8 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Dance Series

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
September 23 & 24 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Koresh Dance Company
25th Anniversary Celebration
November 11 & 12 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Russian National Ballet Theatre
January 13 & 14 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Ballet Hispanico
March 17 & 18 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Drewry Simmons Vornehm Pop/Blues/Folk Performances

The Official Blues Brothers Revue
Sat., August 27 at 8pm | The Palladium

George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Sat., September 17 at 8pm | The Palladium

An Evening with Joan Baez
Thur., October 20 at 7:30pm | The Palladium

R.E.M.’s Mike Mills’ Concerto
for Violin, Rock Band, and Orchestra
Sat., November 5 at 8pm | The Palladium

“1964 the Tribute” – Celebrating the Beatles
Sat., February 17 at 8pm | The Palladium

Family Performances

Leela – The Divine Play
Sat., October 1 at 7pm | The Tarkington

Shaolin Warriors
Sat., March 18 at 8pm | The Palladium

Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo LIVE!
Sun., April 23 at 1pm & 4pm | The Palladium

CNO Financial Indiana Music Series

Purdue Glee Club & Purduettes
Sat., September 24 at 8pm | The Palladium

University of Indianapolis Spotlight Performances

Reduced Shakespeare Co.
The Complete History of America (abridged): Election Edition
Fri., September 30 at 8pm | The Tarkington

Jake Shimabukuro
Mon., November 7 at 7:30pm | The Palladium

Five Irish Tenors
Sat., February 4 at 8pm | The Palladium

Vienna Boys Choir
Sat., March 4 at 8pm | The Palladium

Holiday Performances

Sandi Patty Christmas
Fri., December 2 at 8pm | The Palladium

Dave Koz & Friends Holiday
Thur., December 8 at 7:30pm | The Palladium

Home Free Holiday
Thur., December 15 at 7:30pm | The Palladium

Special Events

2016 Songbook Celebration Gala presented by Krieg DeVault
Sat., October 15 | The Palladium

New Years Eve Extravaganza
Sat., December 31 at 8pm | The Palladium

“In The Mood” at Carmel Palladium, Apr. 3, 2016

“In The Mood” at the Carmel Palladium, Apr. 3, 2016.
Image provided by the event organizers and used with written permission.

Press Release
Tellem Grody PR

To the delight of fans of American Big Bands and the Big Band era, the brassy, all-singing, all-dancing and all-American 1940s musical IN THE MOOD (www.inthemoodlive.com) celebrates 22 years on the road with a new U.S. tour visiting 60 cities for 125 performances including The Palladium in Carmel for two shows on April 3, 2016 (2pm and 7pm).

Much more than a concert, IN THE MOOD is a brassy, all-singing, all-dancing, all-American 1940s live musical and tribute to the music that has made a worldwide impact and continues to influence today’s music producers and stars.

Tickets start at $24.50 and are on sale now and available at The Palladium’s box office, by calling 317-843-3800 or online athttp://www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org/

“Swing music is alive and well today,” says Creator and Producer Bud Forrest. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are working on a follow up to their Grammy award-winning duet album Cheek to Cheek. The YouTube channel Postmodern Jukebox has earned more than 400 million views covering big band era hits (the channel has nearly two million subscribers). The critically acclaimed Revive Big Band is ushering a new generation of big band listeners by collaborating with famous hip hop artists like Bilal and Talib Kweli. A swing revival led by Royal Crown Revue, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and The Brian Setzer Orchestra took over radio airwaves in the 1990s.

“One huge reason this music has transcended generations is because of IN THE MOOD’s primary music arranger and famous American bandleader Vic Schoen,” says Forrest. Schoen is best known as one of the seminal creators of the big band era sound. He arranged music for Universal and Paramount Pictures and was musical director and arranger for The Andrews Sisters. Forrest, who played piano for the U.S. Air Force Band, created a singing group inspired by The Andrews Sisters that would eventually become what IN THE MOOD is today.

“IN THE MOOD introduces new generations to the swing, the rhythm and the jazzy, sentimental and patriotic music of a pivotal time in American history when everyone listened to, and danced to, up-tempo big band rhythms and intimate ballads,” says Forrest. Nineteen cast members including the sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra and In the Mood Singers & Dancers bring authentic, classy costumes, sizzling choreography and more than fifty unforgettable hits to the stage.

IN THE MOOD celebrates the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the 1940s. Hop aboard the “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and you’ll soon be “In The Mood” to hear timeless melodies from the Great American Songbook. Hit songs include Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Tuxedo Junction, Well Git It, On The Sunny Side of the Street, In the Mood and many more. “These songs are still very popular and part of the core catalog for high school and college jazz bands performing today.”

Watch a preview of the action here: https://youtu.be/n-0o5njMnUc

Now in its 22nd season of touring, IN THE MOOD is a phenomenon among touring shows, performing in 49 states in the U.S, Canada, New Zealand, The Netherlands and two sold-out tours of Australia.

IN THE MOOD takes a look at America’s Swing Era and recreates defining moments from the 1930s and 1940s. “From the happy-go-lucky era before WWII to the start of the war when thousands of our youth were going abroad to defend our freedoms and longing for the end of the war when loved ones would be reunited,” says Forrest. The show pays tribute to all veterans – from WWII to today’s men and women in uniform. The arrangements of these American songs evoke powerful emotions even in people who were born decades after WWII.

The late Vic Schoen, the show’s primary arranger, created the musical arrangements for the entire career of the legendary Andrews Sisters and was Music Director for both Universal and Paramount Pictures. He was one of the seminal creators of the swing-era sound that he imbued into IN THE MOOD.

For the fifth year, stage director and the highly-in-demand choreographer Alex Sanchez, a veteran of 11 Broadway shows, is set to bring the IN THE MOOD Singers and Dancers alive with his staging and choreography. “He is committed to bringing a fresh, dynamic, ever-changing perspective on the culture of the Swing Era,” says Forrest.

Follow IN THE MOOD on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/InTheMoodLive.

Venue: The Palladium at The Center for Performing Arts

Address: 1 Center Green, Carmel, IN 46032

Day/Date: April 3, 2016

Time: 2pm and 7pm

Tickets: Ticket prices start at $24.50 depending on performance day/time (service fees will apply). Ticket prices may change without warning. Tickets are available at The Palladium box office, by calling 317-843-3800 or online at http://www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org/

Groups: Great discounts for groups of 10 or more. Please call Lori or VJ: 828.682.4989

Indiana Wind Symphony Concert, Feb. 21, 2016

Press Release
Indiana Wind Symphony

The Land of the Rising Sun, its beauty, culture, and people have served to inspire a number of composers. The Indiana Wind Symphony brings some of these aural impressions of Japan to life on the stage of the Carmel Palladium with works by Holst, Gilbert and Sullivan, and others, on Feb. 21, 2016, at 2:00 pm.

Additionally, 2016 begins the Wind Symphony’s celebration of the bicentennial of Indiana’s statehood.  The IWS will perform an Indiana-related work on each concert in 2016.

Hale A. Vandercook wrote the march Indiana Folks while he was the Bandmaster of La Pearl’s Circus in the 1890s. La Pearl’s winter quarters were in Crawfordsville, IN. He gained the most fame as a music educator, and the Vandercook College of Music in Chicago was his most important contribution in that field.

The Program

Charles Conrad, conductor

HOLST: Japanese Suite
WOLFRAM: Spectral Shift

Patty Hoover, B♭ clarinet;

Cindy Moss, E♭ clarinet;

Jay Parks, bass clarinet

SOUSA: Mikado March
GILBERT and SULLIVAN; arr. IRISH: Selections from The Mikado

 

Intermission

 

TARUYA:  The Archangel Raphael

VANDERCOOK:  Indiana Folks

GIROUX: Symphony #4-Bookmarks from Japan

 

Tickets:   Tickets cost $5 – $35 and are available at the Palladium Box Office, online at thecenterpresents.org, or by phone at 317-843-3800.  Discounted tickets are available for groups of 12 or more.

Indiana Wind Symphony Concert, Mar. 28, 2015

Carmel Palladium at The Center for the Performing Arts. AroundIndy.com staff photo, (c) 2011, all rights reserved.

By Stacy Clark
On behalf of the Indiana Wind Symphony

The Indiana Wind Symphony (IWS) helps you discover the inspirational beauty of works inspired by hymns on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:30 pm, at the Carmel Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Center Green, Carmel, Indiana.

The IWS March concert will be an inspirational one. Hymns, written to inspire the faithful, have often also served to inspire the composition of more complex works of music. The music to be performed will feature famous and a few not so famous hymn tunes.

“Eternal Father, Strong to Save” is an exciting work with brass fanfares and a wonderful fugue on the theme by Claude T. Smith that uses the United State Navy hymn, played by the horn quartet.

In Pride and Glory John Philip Sousa, the March King, uses “Onward Christian Soldiers” as the trio theme in this march.

Mannin Veen is the finale to the concert and the masterpiece of the early 20th century British composer Haydn Wood. This piece is a brilliant tribute to his home, the Isle of Man, and uses both Manx folktunes and hymns.

Sam Rhinesmith, who served as Director of Bands at North Central High School for three decades, will be presented with the 2015 James B. Calvert Outstanding Music Educator Award as part of this special evening.

The Program
Charles Conrad, conductor

SMITH: Eternal Father Strong to Save
SIBELIUS: Finlandia
REED: The King of Love My Shepherd Is
GRANTHAM: Kentucky Harmony

Intermission

SOUSA: Power and Glory
DEL BORGO: Do Not Go Gentle
HOLSINGER: On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss
SOUSA: The Great Revival March
WOOD: Mannin Veen

Tickets are $5-$35 and are available at the Palladium Box Office, online athttp://thecenterpresents.org/, or by phone at 317-843-3800. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 12 or more.

About the Indiana Wind Symphony

The Indiana Wind Symphony is in its 16th season of performing as Indiana’s premier adult concert band, under the direction of Dr. Charles Conrad.

This 75-piece adult concert band is comprised of professional musicians, music educators and other serious avocational musicians who work in a variety of other professions.

The group has performed several American premiers of compositions by leading composers and showcased the musical talent of native Hoosiers and nationally-renowned soloists.

The Indiana Wind Symphony is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization with the mission to present artistic performances of significant music for band and wind ensemble to the Central Indiana community. More athttp://www.IndianaWindSymphony.org/.