Interlude - November 12
November 12, 2020
Virtual Koz, book club, CSO, Wild Things and more
Welcome back to Interlude, your weekly reminder that the arts are still here, whenever you need them.
Holiday tradition continues online this year
Here at the Center, it just ain’t the holidays without a seasonal show from Dave Koz & Friends. Sadly, the pandemic scuttled plans for their 23rd Annual Christmas Tour, but happily, the friendly saxophonist is rounding up his crew for a Dec. 12 virtual concert titled The Greatest Hits of Christmas 2020.
Joining him for the one-night-only livestream will be Jonathan Butler, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Peter White, David Benoit and a newcomer, vocalist Rebecca Jade. You can watch on any connected device from virtually any location, including your home, perhaps in front of a crackling fire.
’Tis the season for curling up
… with a good book! We’re not in a hurry for winter, but we’d better find some enjoyable things to do inside. How about diving into some compelling fiction and then chatting about it later with other clever readers?
The Dec. 14 session of Palladium Bookies will take on The Circus in Winter by Cathy Day. Inspired by Day’s childhood in Peru, Indiana, the acclaimed collection of related stories explores the less glamorous side of showbiz, as the performers in a traveling circus spend their winters in a small Hoosier town.
All you have to do is track down a copy and RSVP to Outreach@TheCenterPresents.org to find out how to join in – whether in person or online.
A soundtrack for your November
The Center’s monthly Shepherd Insurance Rewind Playlist reminds us just what a fine variety of music is offered here under normal circumstances. The past decade of Novembers has brought us such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Costello, Milk Carton Kids, Celtic Thunder, Sara Evans, Harry Connick Jr., Jason Mraz and Beach Boys maestro Brian Wilson.
And that’s not even the full list! You can see and hear it only if you crank up your Spotify machine now.
Ready to get wild, kids?
A few years back, the Center’s kids’ concert series presented actor Will Gould and jazz pianist Dave Hepler delivering their interpretation of the Maurice Sendak children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are.
The latest edition of Faegre Drinker PB&J Replay offers a clip of that 2017 performance and a whole mess of activity ideas for young ones who love the story. Some are just for fun, but others might secretly teach them a thing or two. Enter the mysterious land of the Wild Things here.
Supporting the troops through music
Artists and entertainers have played a valuable role in boosting morale and bringing a slice of home to the troops fighting for our country's freedom and honor. Marking Veterans Day, the Great American Songbook Foundation is highlighting that relationship with a look at the United Service Organization, aka USO, which for seven decades has been dedicated to providing music, comedy, dance and other comforts to both veterans and active military personnel.
The Songbook Archives hold many reminders of this legacy, including the popular sheet music of the times, Songbook artists' military records, and photographs of USO performers such as the Andrews Sisters. In the World War II era, the sisters toured with the USO and entertained thousands of our troops as well as Allied forces in Africa and Europe, regularly singing the beloved "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," among other hits. Learn more about the history of the Andrews Sisters and their USO work through the Songbook Foundation's online exhibit The Andrews Sisters: Queens of the Jukebox.
CSO presents another round of Masterworks
Cooper Olsen
The resident Carmel Symphony Orchestra returns to its Palladium home Saturday evening for the second installment of this season’s Masterworks series, featuring selections from Beethoven, Mozart and Rossini and an appearance by violinist Cooper Olsen (above), winner of CSO’s 2019 Young Artist Competition.
Options for audiences include limited in-person seating in the concert hall or viewing via livestream from your location of choice. Either way, get your CSO tickets now.
Center offers options for seasonal gatherings
The Center’s three-venue campus has always offered a range of options for families, community groups and corporate clients seeking elegant but comfortable places to get together. Amid current public health concerns, that flexibility is more important than ever.
If your gang needs a place for that special holiday gathering, the Center offers sufficient space for physically distanced in-person events as well as powerful new livestreaming capabilities that can take your event beyond our campus and around the world.
For more information, read about our streaming services here or drop a line to our Events team at (317) 819-3526 or SpecialEvents@TheCenterPresents.org.
This week in performing arts history
Chicago
November 8: In 1999, tenor Andrea Bocelli released his album Sacred Arias, the world's all-time best-selling classical crossover album by a single artist. In 2019, the Center presented the Four Italian Tenors on their inaugural U.S. tour, in which the younger singers paid tribute to their illustrious predecessors including Bocelli, Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza and Luciano Pavarotti.
November 14: In 1900, composer Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York. Often blending classical, folk and jazz themes, Copland’s most prominent pieces include Fanfare for the Common Man, El Salon Mexico and Appalachian Spring. The Center’s resident Indiana Wind Symphony dedicated a concert to the Oscar and Pulitzer winner in February 2019.
November 14: In 1996, the revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's Chicago opened on Broadway and became the runaway smash of the season, winning Tony Awards for the show as well as director Walter Bobbie, choreographer Ann Reinking, and actors James Naughton and Bebe Neuwirth. It became the longest-running revival and the second longest-running show in Broadway history. The Center’s resident Actors Theatre of Indiana staged a production in 2011.
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