President and CEO Tania Castroverde Moskalenko and Artistic Director Michael Feinstein today unveiled the 5th Anniversary Season, presented by Allied Solutions, during a special gathering at the Palladium for subscribers and donors. The 2015-16 season at the Center for the Performing Arts will feature six subscription series, including: Printing Partners Classical, The Stratford Songbook, Taft Law Jazz, Country, World Stage and Dance. In addition, the Center will present Drewry Simmons Vornehm Pop, Rock & Folk, Family, Spotlight, and Holiday shows.
A grand season kick-off for the 5th Anniversary Season by Harry Connick Jr. will be on Aug. 6. Tickets for this special event are available to subscribers and donors onApril 21. Highlights of the season includes performances by Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the Gatlin Brothers, Rosanne Cash, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, the Ailey II dancers, and more. The Center’s annual Songbook Celebration Gala presented by Krieg DeVault returns in October and new this year is a New Year’s Eve Extravaganza.
“We have a stellar lineup for this very special season marking five years of offering world class entertainment to fans of great performances who come to Carmel from all 92 counties in Indiana, each of our 50 states, and 22 countries. Our ever-expanding lineup also ensures that each of our three performance spaces is brimming with activity throughout the year,” said Moskalenko.
Subscriptions are on sale Tuesday, April 21, 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 2015-16 Season presented by Allied Solutions” includes:
Printing Partners Classical Series
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello – November 18, 2015
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman – January 10, 2016
Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra with Lech Walesa – February 26, 2016
Joshua Bell and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields – March 13, 2016
Jeremy Denk, Piano – April 24, 2016
Cleveland Orchestra – May 15, 2016
The Stratford Songbook Series
Great American Songbook Academy Finals – July 25, 2015
Ann Hampton Callaway: Barbra Streisand Songbook – September 18, 2015
Frank Sinatra Jr. – October 16, 2015
Vikki Carr – January 30, 2016
Michael Feinstein with Cheyenne Jackson – March 5, 2016
Denzal Sinclaire – April 16, 2016
Taft Jazz Series
The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman – October 18, 2015
Regina Carter & Kenny Barron – November 21, 2015
Ramsey Lewis Quartet – January 9, 2016
John Scofield & Joe Lovano Quartet – February 6, 2016
Christian McBride Big Band – March 4, 2016
SFJAZZ Collective: The Music of Michael Jackson – April 8, 2016
Country Series
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers – September 25, 2015
Tanya Tucker – October 31, 2015
Ronnie Milsap: Farewell Tour – November 20, 2015
Roseanne Cash – January 8, 2016
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – March 11, 2016
The Oak Ridge Boys – April 23, 2016
World Stage Series
National Dance Company of Siberia – October 11, 2015
Bollywood Masala Orchestra – November 1, 2015
Son de Madera – November 13, 2015
Direct from Ireland, Celtic Nights – February 20, 2016
Silk Road Ensemble – February 27, 2016
Dance Series
Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel – October 9, 2015
Ailey II – October 30, 2015
Moscow Festival Ballet – January 15-16-17, 2016
Alonzo King LINES Ballet – March 18-19, 2016
Drewry Simmons Vornehm Pop, Rock & Folk Shows
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn – October 23, 2015
Gordon Lightfoot – November 5, 2015
Under the Streetlamp – March 18, 2016
Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell – March 20, 2016
Family Shows
National Circus & Acrobats of The People’s Republic of China – October 24, 2015
Dan Zanes & Friends – November 14, 2015
Project Trio: Peter & The Wolf – January 9, 2016
Disney’s Choo-Choo Soul – March 12, 2016
Spotlight Shows
Re-Inventing the Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass – January 23, 2016
The Band of Royal Marines with the Pipes, Drums & Highland Dancers of the Scots Guards – February 5, 2016
MOJO & the Bayou Gypsies – March 11, 2016
Holiday Shows
Wynonna & The Big Noise Christmas – December 4, 2015
Dave Koz & Friends Holiday Show – December 11, 2015
Jim Brickman “Comfort & Joy Tour” – December 17, 2015
Special Events
Season Kick-Off with harry Connick, Jr. – August 6, 2015
Songbook Celebration presented by Krieg DeVault – October 3, 2015
New Year’s Eve Extravaganza – December 31, 2015
For more on these shows and details on how to purchase tickets, read Current on Tuesday, April 21.