Yearly History

 

1956-57             

 
  Kovach & Raborsky – Ballet Dancers

  Goldovsky Opera Theatre

  Ruth Slenczyncka – Pianist

  Longine Symphonette

   
 

1957-58             

 
   

Iva Kitchell – Singer and Impressionist

  Cavalcade of Song

  Nelson & Neal – Duo Pianists

  Stan Freeman – Pianist and Com

edian

   
 

1958-59             

 
  Philip Maero – Baritone

  Tihman Dance Theatre

  Eloise Polk – Pianist

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

   
 

1959-60             

 
  Columbus Boys Choir

  Continental Aires – Choral Group

  Fredell Lock – Violinist

  Ferrante & Teicher – Duo Pianists

   
 

1960-61             

 
  Stecher & Horawitz – Duo Pianists

  The Theatre Men

  Rod Strong Dance Quartet

  Saint Louis Sinfonitta

   
 

1961-62             

 
  Royal Winnipeg Ballet

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

  George Fever – Pianist

  Aliani & Diavel – Soprano & Tenor

   
 

1962-63             

 
  Singing Boys of Mexico

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Rosenblith

  Carole Longone – Operalogue

  Rosand & Flisser – Violin & Piano

  Mildred Dilling – Harpist

   
 

1963-64             

 
  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

  American Ballet Threatre

  Gregg Smith Singers

  Stecher & Horawitz – Duo Pianists

   
 

1964-65             

 
  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

  Norman Luboff Choir

  Gianna D’Angelo – Opera

  National Ballet Society

   
 

1965-66             

 
  Mary Costa – Opera

  Carole Longone – Operalogue

  Peter Nero

  Norman Luboff Choir

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Van Cliburn, Pianist

   
 

1966-67             

 
   

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Roberta Peters & Jan Peerce

  Roger Williams

  Blanche Theabom – Opera

  National Ballet Society

  Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians

   
 

1967-68             

 
  Carmina Burana

  Roger Wagner Chorale

  Serendipity Singers

   

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Misha Dichter

  Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians

  Carole Longone – Operalogue

   
 

1968-69             

 
  Javier de Leons “Fiesta Mexicana”

  Leonid Hambro Piano Quartet

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Joan Sutherland

  Francoise Regnat & Mary Jane Rupert

  Arthur Fiedler “Pops” Concert

  Victor Borge

   
 

1969-70             

 
  Van Cliburn

  U.S. Marine Band

  Indiana University Chamber Singers

  Danzas Venezuela

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Choir with The Messiah

   
 

1970-71             

 
  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and With Andre Watts, Piano

  Siberian Dancers & Singers of Omsk

  The Romeros

  Purdue Varsity Glee Club

  Carole Longone – Operalogue

  Johann Strauss Ensemble

  Gail Bass & Herbert Greenberg – Harpist & Violinist

   
 

1971-72             

 
  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Robert Merrill & Dorothy Kirsten

  Hornibrook & Webb

  The Brass Choir

  Roger Wagner and The Westminster Chorale

  Hugo Winterhalter with Earl Wrightson & Lois Hunt

   
 

1972-73             

 
  Artur Rubinstein, Pianist

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and With Beverly Sills, Soprano

  Preservation Hall Jazz Band

  Max Morath

  Wayne King Orchestra

  Rajko Hungarian Orchestra, Dancers & Singers

  New York Philharmonic Orchestra

   
 

1973-74             

 
  The Cincinnati Symphony – Thomas Schippers, Conductor

  Big Band Cavalcade with Freddy Martin, Bob Crosby, Margaret Whiting & Buddy Morrow

  U.S. Marine Band

  Mitch Miller Orchestra

  Tim Noble & Mark Barnett

  Krasnayarsk Dance Company of Siberia

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tucker & Robert Merrill

   
 

1974-75             

 
  The Cleveland Orchestra

  Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass

  Soviet Dancers

  Johnny Mann Singers

  The King Family

  U.S. Navy Band

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and With Andre Watts, Piano

   
 

1975-76             

 
  Don Cossacks Dancers and Singers of Rostov

  The Genius of Virgil Fox – Organist

  Paul Lavalle and The Band of America

  The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Lorin Hollander

  “1776″ – Musical Celebration of American’s Bicentenial

  Boots Randolph – Master of the Sax

   
 

1976-77             

 
  U.S. Navy Band

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Walter Cronkite

  “Shenandoah”

  William Windom Plays Thurber

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Van Cliburn, Pianist

  Benny Goodman – The King of Swing

  Bob Talson & Gail Farrell

   
 

1977-78             

 
  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Henry Mancini

  Les Brown and The Band of Renown

  Ferrante & Teicher – Duo Pianists

  Hungarian Folk Dancers

  Jury’s Irish Cabaret of Dublin

  Peter Nero

   

Indianapolis SymphonyOrchestra with Robert Merrill & Roberta Peters

   
 

1978-79             

 
  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Eugene Fodor

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Gala Evening at the Metropolitan Opera

  Cincinnati Ballet

  The Young Americans Salute to Richard Rogers

  U.S. Navy Band

  Canadian Brass

  Viennese Gala – Franz Allers and The Tonkuenstler Orchestra

  Scotland On Parade

   
 

1979-80             

 
  William Windom Plays Indiana’s Ernie Pyle

  Historic Preservation Hall New Orleans Jazz Band

  Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band

  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and With Andre Watts, Piano

  “South Pacific”

  Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan

  I

ndianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Choir with Four New York Metropolitan Opera Singers (Roberta Peters, Robert Merrill, Jan Pierce)

   
 

1980-81             

 
  U.S. Marine Band

  Westminster Choir

  “A Christmas Carol”

  Canadian Brass

  Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico

  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

  Ragtime Revue

   
 

1981-82             

 
Oct 29, 81

Big Band Show with Johnny Desmond

Nov 11, 81

The New Swingle Singers

Feb 24, 82

New American Ragtime Ensemble

Mar 10, 82

Jury’s Irish Cabaret of Dublin

Mar 16, 82

“Children of a Lesser God”

Apr 18, 82

 

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Verdi’s “Requiem” with New York Metropolitan Opera Singers

May O3, 82

Andre Watts & Charles Treger

   
 

1982-83             

 
Sep 23, 82

1940′s Radio Hour

Oct 23, 82

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Dec 08, 82

Eugene Fodor

Jan 16, 83

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Feb 19, 83

Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band

Mar 05, 83

Theatre Frederik

Mar 18, 83

Big Band Cavalcade with Russ Morgan

   
 

1983-84             

 
Oct 12, 83

Charles Webb

Oct 21, 83

Vienna Choir Boys

Nov 21, 83

Nashville Music Express

Mar 07, 84

Stars of The Lawrence Welk Show

Mar 25, 84

U.S. Air Force Band

Mar 31, 84

Ferrante & Teicher – Duo Pianists

Apr 11, 84

The Lettermen

May 19, 84

Indianapolis Symphony “Pops” Orchestra

   
 

1984-85             

 
Sep 20, 84

U.S. Marine Band

Oct 17, 84

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Oct 25, 84

Stars and Songs with Jane Russell, Connie Haynes, Beryl Davis

Nov 24, 84

Canadian Brass

Mar 19, 85

Big Band Cavalcade with Alveno Rey

Mar 26, 85

Mantovani Orchestra

   
 

1985-86             

 
Oct 14, 85

Leonid Hambro Piano Quartet

Oct 28, 85

Dukes of Dixieland

Nov 06, 85

Clancy Brothers

Dec 03, 85

Indianapolis Symphony “Pops” Orchestra

Feb 26, 86

Andre Leplant

Mar 07, 86

Big Band Hit Parade with Russ Morgan Orchestra, Johnny Ray, Barbara McNair & The Four Lads

Mar 26, 86

Dizzy Gillespie

   
 

1986-87             

 
Sep 29, 86

Peter Nero

Oct 22, 86

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Nov 15, 86

Empire Brass

Dec 03, 86

Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band

Feb 10, 87

John Browning

Mar 09, 87

Hungarian State Folk Dance Ensemble

Mar 24, 87

Big Band with Johnnie Ray, Barbara McNair & Four Ladds

   
 

1987-88             

 
Oct 15, 87

Boys Choir of Harlem

Nov 10, 87

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Corey Cerovsek, Violin

Dec 04, 87

River City Brass Band

Feb 04, 88

Mantovani Orchestra

Mar , 88

Singing Hoosiers

Apr 27, 88

“Show Boat”

   
 

1988-89             

 
Oct 01, 88

Roberta Peters

Noc 07, 88

Shanghai Acrobats

Dec 05, 88

Vienna Choir Boys

Jan 24, 89

Dallas Brass with Michael Levine

Feb , 89

“Music Man”

Mar 15, 89

Budapest Symphony with Andras Ligeti Conductor, Leonard Pennario, Piano

Apr 26, 89

Christopher Parkening – Classical Guitarist

   
 

1989-90             

 
Sep 28, 89

The Pipes, Drums and Dancers of the Scottish Black Watch

Oct 28, 89

Marvin Hamlisch, Pianist and Comedian

Dec 09, 89

Harvey Phillips – Tuba Santas

Jan 20, 90

Purdue Varsity Glee Club

Feb 10, 90

“My Fail Lady”

Mar 11, 90

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Raymond Leppard, Conductor, Hidetaro Suzuki, Violin

   
 

1990-91             

 
Sep 22, 90

Canadian Brass

Nov 10, 90

Gershwin By Request – Leon Bates

Dec 08, 90

“A Christmas Carol”

Feb 23, 91

“Hello Dolly”

Mar 17, 91

Pirin Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble

Apr 07, 91

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Raymond Leppard, Conductor, Charles Webb & Wallace Hornabrook, Duo Piano

   
 

1991-92             

 
Sep 27, 91

Fort Wayne Philharmonic

Oct 05, 91

Chinese Magic Revue from Taiwan

Nov 16, 91

The Smothers Brothers

Dec 08, 91

Chicago Brass Quintet

Jan 18, 92

Philharmonia Hungarica with Yuhudi Mehnuhen, Conductor, Markham & Broadway, Duo Piano

Feb 15, 92

Singing Hoosiers

Mar 07, 92

Westminster Choir with Joseph Flummerfelt, Conductor

   
 

1992-93             

 
Sep 12, 92

Shirley Jones

Oct 31, 92

Kirov Orchestra of St. Petersburg with Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Vladimir Feltsman, Piano

Dec 05, 92

Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band

Jan 22, 93

“Bye Bye Birdie”

Mar 05, 93

“Nunsense”

Apr 03, 93

Ralph Markham & Kenneth Broadway, Duo Pianists

May 08, 93

A Broadway Celebration

   
 

1993-94             

 
Sep 25, 93

Fort Wayne Philharmonic with Timothy Bozarth

Oct 16, 93

Tommy Dorsey Band with Buddy Morrow, Conductor

Dec 18, 93

“Babes In Toyland”

Mar 26, 94

American Tap Dance Orchestra with Brenda Bufalino

Apr 16, 94

“Cabaret”

Apr 30, 94

Victor Borge

   
 

1994-95             

 
Sep 10, 94

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Raymond Leppard, Conductor, and Jurists of the International Violin Competition – Pierre Amoyal, Ida Kavafian, Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin, Igor Oistrakh, Igor Ozim, Gyorgy Pauk, Hidetaro Suzuki

Sep 23, 94

“Evita”

Oct 22, 94

Kingston Trio

Dec 10, 94

Circo Zoppe’ Europa

Jan 21, 95

Purdue Varsity Glee Club with Brian Breed, Director

Feb 11, 95

Ballet Threatre de Bordeaux

 

Feb 25 & 26, 95

“Anything Goes”

Mar 19, 95

Mel Torme

Apr 01, 95

Dallas Brass with Michael Levine

 

Apr 22, 95

Danny Wright, Pianist

   
 

1995-96             

 
Oct 26, 95

Doc Severinsen and His Big Band

Nov 19, 95

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Alfred Savia, Conductor, Joshua Bell, Violin

Dec 05, 95

Nutcracker On Ice

with Tai Babilonia, Randy Gardner & Linda Fratianne

Feb 03, 96

Misha & Cipa Dichter, Duo Pianists

Mar 02, 96

Augustanna College Band with James Lambrecht, Director

Mar 17, 96

“Mikado”

Apr 25, 96

“42nd Street”

   
 

1996-97             

 
Sep 21, 96

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops Concert with Edvard Tchivzhel, Conductor

Oct 08, 96

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert

Oct 12, 96

Sandi Patty

Oct 28, 96

Manchester Symphony Orchestra with Robert Jones, Conductor, Ju-Ying Song, Pianist

Nov 02, 96

“Mame” with Morgan Brittany

Nov 23, 96

Dance Kaleidoscope with David Horchoy, Director

Dec 14, 96

Scott Chamber Players

Feb 22, 97

 

“Swan Lake” by the St Petersburg State Ice Ballet

Mar 16, 97

Indianapolis Symphony with Hans Graf, Guest Conductor and Richard Stoltzman, Clarinet

Mar 29, 97

Corey Cerovsek, Violin and Charles Webb, Piano

Apr 12, 97

Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale

Apr 25, 97

Weekley and Arganbright, Piano Duettists

   
 

1997-98             

 
Sep 12, 97

Burt Bacharach

Oct 16, 97

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” with Joe Machota

Oct 21, 97

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert

Nov 09, 97

Fort Wayne Philharmonic with Edvard Tchivzhel, Conductor, Gil Shaham, Violinist

Jan 11, 98

Ronen Chamber Ensemble

Jan 17, 98

Wayland Pickard

Feb 07, 98

Indianapolis Children’s Choir

Feb 21, 98

River City Brass Band

Mar 14, 98

Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble

Mar 28, 98

Timothy Noble, Baritone with Charles Webb, Piano

Apr 19, 98

“Carousel”

   
1998-99               
Sep 12, 98 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Raymond Leppard, Conductor, and Jurists of the International Violin Competition – Pierre Amoyal, Ida Kavafian, Young Uck Kim, Jaime Laredo, Malcolm Lowe, Igor Oistrakh, Ruggiero Ricci, Kyoko Takezawa
Oct 14, 98 Spirit of the Dance
Oct 30, 98 Fort Wayne Philharmonic with Edvard Tchivzhel, Conductor, Joshua Bell, Violin
Nov 3, 98 Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert
Nov 28, 98 Freimann Quartet
Feb 6, 99 “Brigadoon”
Mar 6, 99 “Madama Butterfly”
Mar 27, 99 American Pianist Association Fellows – Hiroko Kunitake, Peter, Miyamoto and Derison Duarte
Apr 24, 99 An Evening of Song – Virginia Johnson, Dona Longbons and Nancy Morse
May 15, 99 Hollywood Hills Orchestra with Cecil Welch and Robert Strickland
   
1999-00                
Sep 11, 99 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Raymond Leppard, Conducting, Sylvia McNair, Soprano
Oct 14, 99 Don Cossacks of Rostov
Oct 19, 99 Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert
Nov 14, 99 William Warfield, Baritone with Robert Ray, Piano
Jan 29, 00 Richard Glazier, Pianist-Narrator – Evening of Gershwin Music
Feb 23, 00 Hoagy Carmichael Centennial Celebration with Tony Waag
Mar 12, 00 “Victor, Victoria”
Apr 15, 00 Dionne Warwick
   
2000-01                
Sep 24, 00 The Marion Philharmonic Orchestra with Alexander Platt, Conductor, William Wolfram, Piano
Oct 17, 00 Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert
Oct 28, 00 “The Will Rogers Follies — A Life In Revue”
Nov 18, 00 “Peter Pan”
Dec 9, 00 Holiday Spectacular On Ice
Feb 25, 01 “Carmen” by London City Opera
Apr 21, 01 Marvin Hamlisch, Pianist and Comedian
   
2001-02                
Sep 8, 01 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Itzhak Perlman Conducting, Ilya Gringolts Violin
Oct 16, 01 Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert
Oct 20, 01 Tap Dogs
Dec 16, 01 “A Christmas Carol”
Feb 20, 02 Our Sinatra
Mar 2, 02 “Merry Widow”
Apr 20, 02 Crystal Gayle
   
2002-03                
Sep 7, 02 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with John Nelson Conducting, Jaime Laredo, Violin
Oct 15, 02 Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert
Oct 18, 02 Shanghai Ballet – “Coppelia”
Dec 8, 02 Holiday Spectacular on Ice
Feb 7, 03 “Porgy & Bess”
Mar 15, 03 Debbie Reynolds
Apr 27, 03 “Cinderella” – Rogers and Hammerstein
   
2003-04                 
Sep 6,03 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Mario Venzago, Conducting, Naida Cole, Pianist
Oct 17, 03 “Singin’ in the Rain”
Oct 28, 03 Fort Wayne Philharmonic Children’s Concert
Jan 9, 04 Moscow Festival Ballet – “Cinderella” by  Prokofiev
Feb 14, 04 “The Fantasticks”
Mar 12, 04 Mancini at the Movies with Monica Mancini
Apr 24, 04 Daniel Rodriguez
   
2004-05                
Sep 18, 04 Wayne Newton
Oct 16, 04 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra – Kenneth Sillito, Leader, Christopher O’Reily, Pianist
Nov 19, 04 “Fosse”
Feb 13, 05 Indianapolis Children’s Choir
Mar 13, 05 Ballet Internationale – “Sleeping Beauty” by Tchaikovsky
Apr 9, 05 Notre Dame Glee Club
   
2005-06                 
Sep 10, 05 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Oct 14, 05 “Cats”
Nov 13, 05 Blast
Jan 22, 06 Dance Kaleidoscope
Mar 12, 06 The Ten Tenors
Mar 25, 06 An Evening With Ben Vereen
Mar 28, 06 St. Lawrence String Quartet
   
2006-07                 
Sep 8, 06 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Oct 6, 06 “Beauty and the Beast” (Wabash Area Community Theater)
Nov 17, 06 Amy Grant with the Manchester Symphony
Jan 27, 07 Singing Hoosiers
Feb 9, 07 Jim Brickman
Feb 23, 07 “Man of LaMancha”
Apr 12, 07 Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy
   
2007-08                 
Sep 29, 07 Chris Botti
Oct 12, 07 “Hello, Dolly!” (Wabash Area Community Theater)
Nov 2, 07 “Gypsy”
Jan 12, 08 “The Producers”
Jan 27, 08 Dance Kaleidoscope
Feb 29, 08 Melissa Manchester
Mar 29, 08 Time for Three with special guests, The Purduettes
   
2008-09                 
Sep 7, 08 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Mario Venzago, Conductor, Alessio Bax, Piano
Oct 10, 08 “Chicago”
Nov 14, 08 “A Christmas Carol” (Wabash Area Community Theater)
Nov 23, 08 “Sleeping Beauty” by the St Petersburg State Ballet on Ice
Jan 8, 09 “Hairspray”
Mar 13, 09 Simply Ballroom
Mar 27, 09 Tommy Tune and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings
   
2009-10                 
Sep 25, 09 Straight No Chaser
Oct 9, 09 “Anything Goes” (Wabash Area Community Theater)

Dec 11, 09 “Annie”
Jan 2, 10 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Jan 27, 10 “Drowsy Chaperone”
Feb 26, 10 Canadian Brass

Apr 18, 10 Tap Kids
   
2010-11           _     
Sep 12, 10 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Christoph Konig, Conductor
Oct 8, 10 Tom Wopat
Oct 22, 10 “Cinderella” (Wabash Area Community Theater)
Dec 7, 10 “A Chorus Line”
Jan 16, 11 “Fiddler on the Roof”
Feb 11, 11 Dance Kaleidoscope
Apr 30, 11 The Osmond Brothers
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