A Salute to the Golden Age of American Popular Music

We salute the music from Broadway, Hollywood, New Orleans, Tin Pan Alley and the "melody makers;" i.e. the bands and singers that brought the music to us via the radio, recordings and live events in the period from the 1920's to the 1960's. This is the golden period of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Larry Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Van Heusen, Harold Arlen, Harry Warren, etc.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

New Home for Michael Feinstein's Great American Songbook Collection


News from Indiana: The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel has unveiled plans for the Palladium concert hall's grand opening week. A ribbon cutting and free concert is set for January 22. 2011.

Governor Mitch Daniels has designated January 22-30 Palladium Week. The Palladium will also be home to Michael Feinstein's Great American Songbook Collection, acting as a museum and education center by day and a concert venue by night.

The Center for the Performing Arts has finalized plans for the Palladium's January 22-30 grand opening week presented by St.Vincent Health. The celebration will begin with a ceremonial ribbon cutting scheduled for Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11 a.m.

The community is anxious to experience this state-of-the-art hall in person. We have made sure opening weekend is packed with a lively mix of musical events open to everyone, said Steven B. Libman, President/CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts. The Palladium is a one-of-a-kind concert hall. Opening week presents an amazing opportunity to join us as we unveil this magnificent arts venue.

Immediately following the January 22 ribbon cutting, Carmel Brass will present a free concert. Next, Community Day presented by Vectren continues with back-to-back musical performances on the Palladium stage as part of Take Center Stage. A free open house continues the weekend's celebration lineup on January 23.

Additionally, Governor Mitch Daniels has designated the week of January 22-30, 2011 as Palladium Week. The proclamation honors the Center for the Performing Arts and its positive contributions to the State of Indiana.

The gala dinner and concert is Saturday, January 29, 2011. The gala features artistic director Michael Feinstein with jazz artist Chris Botti, vocalists Neil Sedaka, Dionne Warwick and Cheyenne Jackson. The gala will be produced by Hollywood producer Gordon Hunt and will include performances by the Carmel Symphony Orchestra.

On Sunday afternoon, January 30, the Palladium's first Bose McKinney & Evans Classics Series concert debuts featuring a roster of world-class artists: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Mir Quartet and cellist Lynn Harrell. Tickets are available at the Palladium box office, One Center Green, by phone at 317-843-3800 or online at www.TheCenterForThePerformingArts.org.

The Center for the Performing Arts includes the Palladium concert hall, the Tarkington proscenium theater and the 200-seat Studio Theater.

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