Tickets are still available for these upcoming arts and education events at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Just go to TheCenterPresents.org or call (317) 843-3800.
Abilene Quartet with Chloë Agnew
Saturday, April 15 at 8 p.m.
The Palladium
Formed in 2020, Abilene is a quartet whose cinematic compositions marry classical and modern elements with an emphasis on narrative storytelling. Electronics, percussion and sounds made with household items often supplement the core instrumentation of Joshua Spacht, piano; Katie Foto, violin and vocals; Gaylyn Foto, cello and vocals; and David Molina, synthesizers. The Miami-based ensemble’s unconventional, genre-bending artistry is driven by the belief that music should serve, inspire, and elevate the soul.
Abilene will be joined on tour by vocalist Chloë Agnew, one of the original members of the internationally acclaimed Celtic Woman. Click here for tickets.
Live at the Center: Premium Blend
Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
The Palladium & Online
Led by saxophonist Jared Thompson, Premium Blend is a modern jazz quartet that combines elements of bebop, hard bop, R&B and groove in its original compositions. Backed by guitarist-songwriter Ryan Taylor and keyboardist-songwriter Steven Jones, the band has released four studio albums: S.O.A.P (Sum of All Parts) (2015), The Road (2017), Vices (2019) and 38th & Postmodernism (2021), part of a documentary film project. The group also is featured in the 2017 Heartland Film Festival documentary Go Get Your Horn, about the Indianapolis jazz scene. Click here for tickets. (Free livestream available!)
The Four Phantoms in Concert
Friday, April 21 at 8 p.m.
The Palladium
The Four Phantoms in Concert brings together four stage stars who have played the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, London’s West End and around the globe. Brent Barrett, Ciarán Sheehan, Franc D’Ambrosio, and John Cudia are joined by Kaley Ann Vorhees, one of the youngest sopranos to sing the role of Christine on Broadway. The show features many hits from the Lloyd Webber songbook as well as songs from Man of La Mancha, Chicago, Les Misérables and many more. Click here for tickets.
Graham Nash: Sixty Years of Songs & Stories
Saturday, March 18 at 8 p.m.
The Palladium
As a solo artist and founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash, singer-songwriter Graham Nash is a two-time inductee of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, known for such classics as “Teach Your Children,” “Our House,” “Chicago” and “Just a Song Before I Go.” His new studio album, Now, will be released May 19. On this tour, Nash will be joined by his longtime musical partners Shane Fontayne (guitar and vocals) and Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals), performing favorites from across his 60-year career. Click here for tickets.
National Geographic Live – Filipe DeAndrade: Untamed
Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
The Palladium
Wildlife filmmaker and conservationist Filipe DeAndrade, star of Nat Geo WILD’s digital series Untamed, gives his unfiltered look at what it’s like to come face to face with wild animals, survive extreme environments and make unexpected discoveries. He’ll also share a preview of his new documentary, The River and the Wall, which focuses on wildlife along the Mexico/U.S. border. Click here for tickets.