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DAMIEN ESCOBAR

Eclectic violin virtuoso returns to share his take on the holidays

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CONTENTS WELCOME................................................................................................................................................ 4 FEATURE: DAMIEN ESCOBAR INTERVIEW................................................................................................. 6-9 ON-SITE PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS BEN FOLDS.......................................................................................................................................12 SEAN CHEN......................................................................................................................................14 STORM LARGE..................................................................................................................................16 LUMINARE........................................................................................................................................17 DEBBY BOONE..................................................................................................................................19 POSTMODERN JUKEBOX.....................................................................................................................20 DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS........................................................................................................................21 THE KING’S SINGERS........................................................................................................................ 22 DAVID SEDARIS.................................................................................................................................23 DAMIEN ESCOBAR.............................................................................................................................24 21-22 SEASON LISTING............................................................................................................................28 LIVE AT THE CENTER SEASON LISTING.......................................................................................................29 BEYOND THE STAGE: ARTS EDUCATION.....................................................................................................31 ABOUT THE CENTER.................................................................................................................................32 ABOUT THE SONGBOOK FOUNDATION...................................................................................................... 33 PATRON SERVICES AND AMENITIES..................................................................................................... 34-35 BOX OFFICE............................................................................................................................................36 CONTACT US...........................................................................................................................................37 CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF.............................................................................................. 40-41 CENTER ANNUAL PARTNERS................................................................................................................42-47 SONGBOOK FOUNDATION BOARD & FRIENDS.......................................................................................51-53 CENTER MAJOR PARTNERS...................................................................................................................... 54

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WELCOME TO THE CENTER! Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. It’s always a special time here at the Center for the Performing Arts, but this year seems even more magical than usual, now that we can gather again in person to experience top artists from around the world.

The 2021-22 Center Presents Season sponsored by Allied Solutions includes an especially robust Holiday Series. New names include the rock-meets-classical Luminare production making its national debut; the timeless Debby Boone on a rare concert tour; and from the U.K., a cappella stalwarts the King’s Singers.

Singers Of course, it wouldn’t be Christmas at the Center without a visit from Dave Koz & Friends, Friends and “hip-hop violinist” Damien Escobar is returning to the Palladium with his unique take on seasonal tunes. You can read more about him in our cover story on Page 6.

Even aside from those holiday shows, November and December at the Center offer plenty more to lift your spirits. Other performers on the schedule include witty pop-rock composer Ben Folds, Folds rising classical piano star Sean Chen, Chen the charmingly irrepressible chanteuse Storm Large, Large Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox on their Grand Reopening Tour, and beloved writer and humorist David Sedaris. More details are in the pages that follow.

Sedaris The Center Presents season is off to a great start this fall, and clearly folks are eager to enjoy the performing arts again. We appreciate your cooperation with our health and safety protocols, which have become a standard expectation in the concert industry.

And as always, the Center is extremely grateful to the donors, sponsors and other community partners who have sustained our mission through good times and bad. We truly could not continue this work without your support.

Thanks again for joining us, and – if it’s not too early – Happy Holidays!

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“I want to make that thing sing,” says Damien Escobar

By Scott Hall

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Like many folks, Damien

Escobar had plans heading into 2020.

“I thought that was going to be my best year yet,” says the genre-scrambling violin virtuoso. “I had just rebuilt my team. I had all these tour dates coming up. I was moving into acting, auditioning for some prominent roles.”

Yet Escobar wasn’t entirely surprised when the pandemic essentially shut down the concert industry in March of that year.

“When I was in Europe in January (2020), I told my band, ‘Look, you guys, we really have to wear masks on the plane because of COVID,’” he says. “Everyone thought I was crazy.”

After a scheduled jazz cruise was canceled, Escobar realized business would not proceed as usual. An early adopter of livestreaming in lieu of touring, he organized a benefit concert in April 2020

that raised over $50,000 to buy protective gear for hospital staffers in his hometown of New York City.

More importantly, after a couple decades of a performing career that began in childhood, he found himself at home, with a big dent in his cash flow but plenty of time to reconsider his priorities. Those priorities include four children, currently ranging from 8 weeks to 14 years old. The break from touring became “one of the greatest years of my life personally, so there was a gift in it.”

“You realize the things you can live without, the things that are not important, and then you start focusing on things that are important, and for me it was family,” he says.

Escobar himself was the youngest of three siblings, growing up in Queens with a single mom. Their public elementary school in the ’90s actually required music instruction starting in the third grade. When he was just 6, 7

his older brother brought home a violin. Damien wasn’t allowed to touch the instrument, and it captured his imagination.

“I was like, ‘I can’t sing, but the violin sounds close to the voice, and I want to make that thing sing,’” he says. “And you can hear it in my music today, just me making the instrument really sing.”

“You tell a 6-year-old he can’t do something, and he just From those early has to sit there inspirations, and wait for what followed two years, “You realize the for Damien that was it. So things you can and his brother when it was live without, the Tourie was my turn to things that are not something of a take (violin) in important, and then fairy tale – and third grade, you start focusing it couldn’t last.

I just kind of on things that are took it and important, and for While still in ran with it,” me it was family.” grade school, he recalls. “I the violinknew at that wielding siblings moment, I want began charming crowds as to do this forever. … I was buskers in the New York City just lucky enough to grow up subways. They studied at in an era when I was able to Juilliard and the Bloomingdale take advantage of those arts School of Music. As teens in programs.” the 2000s, they began mixing their classical, jazz, pop, Additional music education soul and hip-hop influences came at home, where sounds into an act called Nuttin’ But of classic soul, pop and R&B Stringz, which won an Apollo filled the air. Escobar was Theater talent show, released particularly intrigued by an album, took third place singers, from Chaka Khan to on America’s Got Talent, Whitney Houston.

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and appeared on Ellen, the Today show and The Tonight Show, among other places.

They played for President George W. Bush at the White House in 2007 and at the first inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009.

a mix of seasonal songs and other selections from the band, which includes bass, drums and keyboards.

By 2012, however, the two brothers had parted ways professionally. The break was tough for Damien Escobar, who gave up violin for a while, teetered on homelessness and even tried his hand selling real estate before regaining his sense of purpose. He began building his solo career – a bit more intentionally and deliberately this time – with the 2013 album Sensual Melodies and followed up in 2017 with a collection of original music titled Boundless.

“People in Indiana, you guys really love music,” he says, “and when an artist gets on the stage and shows their heart, you guys really give it back.”

Escobar played the Palladium to a packed house that year and returned in late 2019, just before the shutdown. Since then, he has released a sixsong holiday EP, 25 Days of Christmas, which will provide the theme of his December performance. Fans can expect

The Palladium is “one of my favorite rooms to play,” Escobar says.

Damien Escobar: 25 Days of Christmas Thursday, Dec 16 at 7:30 p.m.

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Chen’s recordings include the 2021 Steinway label release of Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin and Sonatine; La Valse, also on the Steinway label; a live recording from the Cliburn Competition released by Harmonia Mundi, cited for its “ravishing tone and cogently contoured lines” (Gramophone); an album of flute, oboe and piano repertoire titled KaleidosCoping, with colleagues Michael Gordon and Celeste Johnson; and For the Young Artist, works by Michael Glenn Williams.

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STORM LARGE Saturday, November 20 at 8pm ET | The Palladium Combining cabaret style with rock attitude, Storm Large (her real name) has performed with major symphony orchestras across the country and since 2011 has been a frequent guest vocalist with Pink Martini. The singer, actress and Oprah Book of the Week memoirist first gained national attention in 2006 as a contestant on the CBS competition show Rock Star: Supernova, and earlier this year stunned the judges and received a standing ovation with her audition for NBC’s America’s Got Talent.

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LUMINARE CHRISTMAS Friday, December 3 at 8pm ET | The Palladium Drawing from his many years as keyboardist for Dennis DeYoung (Styx) and lead keyboardist for Mannheim Steamroller, John Blasucci and Luminare have created a new and exciting musical experience that will take audiences on an unforgettable journey through the holiday season and beyond.

Luminare is made up of world-class musicians whose international credits include Foreigner, Chicago, Camerata Strumetale Italiana, Orchestra Sinfonica del Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini di Trieste, Rock of Ages, American Idol and The Voice, to name only a few. The band’s debut album, That Star, showcases their powerful blend of rock, pop, classical and folk music on the original title track and Christmas classics such as “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “What Child Is This,” “We Three Kings,” “Little Drummer Boy” and “Joy to the World.”

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DEBBY BOONE: A DEBBY BOONE WHITE CHRISTMAS Saturday, December 4 at 8pm ET | The Palladium Debby Boone is a rare crossover artist who has enjoyed Top 10 successes on the pop, country, adult contemporary and contemporary Christian charts. Her record-breaking 1977 single “You Light Up My Life” was a No. 1 hit for 10 straight weeks and later ranked No. 7 in Billboard’s 50th Anniversary Hot 100.

In recent years, Boone has been exploring the Great American Songbook with such albums as Reflections of Rosemary, a musical portrait of her late mother-inlaw, Rosemary Clooney; and Swing This, inspired by her father, Pat Boone, and his headlining years in Las Vegas.

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POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: THE GRAND REOPENING TOUR Friday, December 10 at 8pm ET | The Palladium Best known for viral YouTube videos that reinterpret modern pop hits in various vintage genres, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox is a rotating musical collective founded in 2011 by arranger-pianist Bradlee. In addition to the group’s many independent releases, Concord Records has issued two The Essentials collections featuring PMJ classics from American Idol alum Haley Reinhart’s torch song rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep” to actor-comedian Wayne Brady’s Cab Callowayinspired version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

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DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS TOUR 2021 Saturday, December 11 at 8pm ET | The Palladium A popular annual tradition at the Center, saxophonist and bandleader Dave Koz’s holiday concerts feature stellar special guests performing fresh, lively arrangements of seasonal favorites in a high-energy show for the entire family. This year’s tour features Jonathan Butler, Richard Elliot, Rick Braun and Rebecca Jade.

In a career spanning three decades, Koz has earned nine Grammy nominations and sent nine albums to the top of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. An entrepreneur and restaurateur, he also hosts two radio programs: the syndicated The Dave Koz Radio Show, on the air over 20 years, and The Dave Koz Lounge on SiriusXM.

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING’S SINGERS Sunday, December 12 at 7pm ET | The Palladium Touring with a special holiday show, the King’s Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for over 50 years.

Comfortable in a sweeping range of styles and genres, the six-member group continues to push boundaries while honoring its origins in the British choral tradition.

Committed to creating new repertoire, the ensemble boasts over 200 commissioned works by many leading composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Its extensive discography has won numerous awards including two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a place in Gramophone magazine’s inaugural Hall of Fame.

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AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS Wednesday, December 15 at 7:30pm ET | The Palladium Beloved for his personal essays and short stories, David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever, Holidays on Ice, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls and Calypso, which was a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. He is the author of Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, a collection of fables with illustrations by Ian Falconer, as well as an essay-length book titled Themes and Variations, each an immediate bestseller. Sedaris also was the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. His pieces regularly appear in The New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays.

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DAMIEN ESCOBAR: 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Thursday, December 16 at 7:30pm ET | The Palladium Known for his crossover mix of classical, jazz, pop, R&B and hip hop, violinist Damien Escobar returns to the Palladium with a special holiday concert. Escobar first began performing as a child in the New York City subways and was the youngest person ever admitted to the Julliard School before gaining national fame in the brother duo Nuttin’ But Stringz. A solo artist since 2012, Escobar has built a career that includes Billboard chart-topping albums, sold-out global tours, collaborations with music legends, an NAACP Image Award nomination and two Emmy Awards.

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BEN FOLDS: IN ACTUAL PERSON LIVE FOR REAL TOUR

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AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS

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DAMIEN ESCOBAR: 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

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Your support provides performing arts education for all ages!

Alongside the world-class arts and entertainment events we present at our three venues, a vital part of the Center’s mission is our robust menu of educational and outreach programming for patrons of all ages.

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• The Saturday morning Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam sessions, which introduce preschoolers to the joy of live music and the performing arts • The FrontRow program, which brings high school and college music students into touring artists’ sound checks to observe, ask questions and learn about life as a professional performer • Educational videoconferences for schools around the state • The Palladium Bookies, an engaging book club and discussion group for readers interested in arts-related issues • Budget-friendly classes and experiential opportunities for older youth and adults, including Dance Discovery, Ukulele and Intro to Stand-Up Comedy

BEYOND THE STAGE! Opportunities for Education and Experience at the Center

Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam: The Shake Ups November 13 | 10:30AM ET The Palladium The Shake Ups are an award-winning power-pop group that writes and performs songs inspired by a variety of cartoon favorites. The combination of co-ed vocals, danceable hooks and singable melodies makes for a unique concert experience that can be enjoyed by children of all ages. The Shake Ups are professional crowd-pleasers – and the Midwest’s most animated band!

Luminaries: Masks of Transformation: Engaging an Other November 23 | 2PM ET The Palladium Long before any pandemic, masks emerged in cultures around the world.

Their variety of forms and uses is endless. Their ability to transform the wearer and the world is astonishing. Butler University design professor Wendy Meaden will share some of this history and discuss the use of masks in the performing arts.

Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam: “Holiday Cabaret on Strings” with Melchior Marionettes December 11 | 10:30AM ET The Palladium Back by popular demand! Join us for a fast-paced, entertaining cabaret of hand-crafted marionettes. Children and adults will delight in the hilarious antics of the Melchior Marionettes and the skill of the puppeteers and they sing along with holiday favorites.

Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam: Traveler’s Dream January 15 | 10:30AM ET The Palladium With rich voices, engaging personalities and a wide variety of folk instruments, Michael Lewis and Denise Wilson – aka Traveler’s Dream – captivate listeners with lively Celtic, French-Canadian and American folk songs. Take a musical journey through American history with folk songs that kids have loved for ages.

Children will be encouraged to interact and sing along!

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ABOUT THE CENTER The mission of the Center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the Central Indiana community through enriching arts experiences.

The Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit arts and education organization responsible for the operation and programming of a three-venue campus at Carmel’s City Center. Together, the Palladium, the Tarkington and the Studio Theater create a welcoming place for the community to engage with all forms of the performing arts. The campus also provides a home for the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and hosts six Resident Companies, along with other organizations that utilize the facilities for their events. Since opening in 2011, the Center’s venues have hosted over 2,500 performances for nearly a million patrons representing all 92 counties in Indiana, all 50 states and 25 nations. The campus also draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year for other public events.

Each year the Center provides access to the arts for thousands of people of all ages – building community, enriching lives and inspiring minds young and old. Education and outreach initiatives include performing arts classes for children and adults and special programs for upcoming generations, such as the interactive Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam concert series for preschoolers, the Palladium PALS reading club, educational videoconferences for students around the state, and the Student Discount Ticket program, through which students can attend select performances for just $15.

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ABOUT THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION The mission of the Great American Songbook Foundation is to inspire and educate by celebrating the Great American Songbook.

The beautiful melodies and thoughtful lyrics created by the musical masterminds of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood during the first half of the 20th century represent the golden age of American popular music.

Based at the Palladium, the Great American Songbook Foundation is permanently affiliated with the Center for the Performing Arts and is one of a handful of worldwide Cultural Affiliates of the Los Angeles-based GRAMMY Museum®. The Foundation carries out its unique mission to preserve America’s rich musical legacy in numerous ways: • The Songbook Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made

significant contributions to the Great American Songbook, with a new class inducted each year. A permanent exhibit, sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Charles M Simons, honoring the people who created and popularized this extraordinary music is located in the Shiel Sexton Songbook Lounge on the Palladium’s Gallery level.

• The Songbook Library & Archives houses sheet music, recordings, and other artifacts from the careers of artists such as songwriters Meredith Willson (The Music Man), Johnny Burke (“Swinging on a Star”), Gus Kahn (“It Had to Be You”), and Hy Zaret (“Unchained Melody”).

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Free self-parking is available in the Center Garage attached to the Tarkington building (enter from 3rd Avenue SW) and the Veterans Way Garage east of the Center (enter from Range Line Road).

Valet parking: Starting when doors open, valet parking is available at the West Lobby entrance for select performances. Sponsored by Jaguar Indianapolis and Land Rover Indianapolis, valet service may be purchased for $15 cash at the door or in advance through the Box Office with your ticket purchase. This service is complimentary for drivers of Jaguars and Land Rovers.

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Accessible parking: Accessible parking spots are available along the loop drive around Center Green, and also in the Center Garage on 3rd Avenue SW and the Veterans Way Garage off Range Line Road. Accessible valet parking is available at the Palladium’s West Lobby entrance.

Arrival: Street-level entry and elevator access are available in the Palladium's West Lobby at the 3rd Avenue entrance and also in the East Lobby near the Monon Greenway.

Seating: Wheelchair-accessible seating is available in all venues. Special seating arrangements may be made in advance by calling the Box Office at 317.843.3800 RESTROOMS

Restrooms are located in the lower Salon level, Payne & Mencias Box Tier and Gallery level of the Palladium, and on the first floor in the lobby of the Studio Theater and the Tarkington. All restrooms are accessible.

COAT CHECK

Coat check services for Palladium patrons are available on a seasonal basis at the west side of the lower Salon level near the restrooms.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Concessions are available before the performance through intermission.

Food is not permitted in the theaters. Beverages purchased at the Center are allowed in the theaters.

ASSISTED-LISTENING DEVICES & EARPLUGS

Assisted-listening devices and earplugs are available free of charge. Please see an usher for assistance.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Please visit TheCenterPresents.org for our current policies and procedures.

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ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Use of cellular phones, pagers, cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited in the theater. Please deactivate sounds on any electronic device so it will not disrupt the performance.

SONGBOOK EXHIBIT GALLERY

Take the elevators to the Gallery level of the Palladium.

Exhibit Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm One hour prior to Hoosier Village Songbook Series and Drewry Simmons Vornehm Jazz Series performances and select additional events.

LATE ARRIVAL POLICY

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of house management. Video and audio simulcast of the performance is available in the lobbies for your convenience.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

In the event of an emergency, you will be instructed by an announcement indicating the best method of exit. Please note the multiple red exit signs. For your safety, please exit in a calm and orderly manner.

POLICY ON CHILDREN

Children 4 and older are welcome to attend performances. All patrons must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly throughout the performance. Children of all ages are welcome at Family Series shows with paid admission.

NO SMOKING

The Center for the Performing Arts campus is smoke-free.

WEATHER POLICY

The Center generally does not cancel performances due to inclement weather.

TOURS

Group tours of the Palladium are offered twice a month. For more information, visit TheCenterPresents.org/PalladiumTour. Or you may stop by the Box Office during normal business hours for a brief look, pending availability.

FACILITY RENTAL

The Center offers event spaces in various sizes and configurations for rent by performing groups, private individuals, businesses and community organizations, including the Palladium (1,600 seats), the Tarkington (500 seats) and the Studio Theater (200 seats). Let our experts help you determine which space best suits your needs. For pricing and availability, call 317.819.3526 or email Events@TheCenterPresents.org with event type, requested date(s) and expected attendance.

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BOX OFFICE ONLINE

Buy online at any time of day at TheCenterPresents.org. For the best available seats, purchase a series package and enjoy great savings on tickets.

BOX OFFICE AT THE PALLADIUM

Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm or until curtain Saturday: 12pm-4pm & two hours prior to performance Sunday: Two hours prior to performance The Studio Theater and Tarkington Box Office is open 60 minutes prior to performances.

PHONE

Order tickets by phone at 317.843.3800 or toll-free at 877.909.2787.

STUDENT DISCOUNTS

Student tickets are available to select performances. Contact the Box Office or visit TheCenterPresents.org for more discount information.

MILITARY DISCOUNTS

Discounted tickets for active and retired military personnel, first responders and their families are available for select performances. Contact the Box Office or visit TheCenterPresents.org for more discount information.

GROUP SALES

Book your next outing for 10 or more people and you may save up to 20% on tickets. Contact Group Sales at 317.819.3503 or email Group@TheCenterPresents.org.

THE CENTER GIFT CERTIFICATES

Gift certificates for Center Presents events are available in any denomination and may be purchased online, by phone or at the Box Office. They are redeemable over the phone or in person.

RESIDENT COMPANIES

Actors Theatre of Indiana Carmel Symphony Orchestra Central Indiana Dance Ensemble Civic Theatre

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Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre Indiana Wind Symphony

CONTACT US GROUP SALES

317.819.3503 Group@TheCenterPresents.org TheCenterPresents.org/Group EVENTS & SPACE AVAILABILITY

317.819.3526 Events@TheCenterPresents.org TheCenterPresents.org/Venue-Rental PARTNERSHIP & PROGRAM ADVERTISING

317.819.3519 Sponsorship@TheCenterPresents.org TheCenterPresents.org/Sponsorship INDIVIDUAL GIVING

317.819.3528 TheCenterPresents.org/Support

OUTREACH & EDUCATION

317.819.3516 Outreach@TheCenterPresents.org TheCenterPresents.org/Learn TOURS

317.843.3800 TheCenterPresents.org/Tours THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION

317.844.2251 Info@TheSongbook.org TheSongbook.org

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

317.819.3524 Volunteers@TheCenterPresents.org TheCenterPresents.org/Volunteer

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Staff EXECUTIVE

Board of Directors Zak Kahn Chair Melissa Stapleton Barnes Immediate Past Chair Barbara Branic Vice Chair Cheryl A. Harmon-Terrana Treasurer Anne Hensley Poindexter Secretary James Anderson, Jr. MD, FFPM, FACE Adam Arceneaux Frank Basile Ann Dee Rollin Dick Jayne During John Gallina Shane Hageman Nancy S. Heck Nicholas F. Hrisomalos, M.D., P.C Stephanie Chen Kim Kathleen (Kathy) Krusie Justin Moffett Samuel (Sam) Muse Jane E. Niederberger Anna Nystrom Daniel J. Philpott James Purvis Jimmy Rayford Paul G. Reis Anthony (Tony) Robertson Quinn Shepherd Laurie Siler David A. Temple Brian Urbanski W. Michael Wells XiaoOu Yuan

Jeffrey C. McDermott President/CEO Michael Feinstein Artistic Director PROGRAMMING Dan Kemer Vice President of Programming Julia Shildmyer-Heighway Director of Education & Community Engagement Krista Layfield Education Associate and Volunteer Manager DEVELOPMENT Kendra Latta Vice President of Development Braden Hurley Director of Partnership Development Ana Hammersley Director of Individual Development Sheila Delaney Director of Development Strategy & Research Tara Eubanks Donor Stewardship & Partner Fulfillment Manager Madison Miazgowicz Annual Fund & Gift Entry Manager Sara Landrum Kristina Davis Grant Writers ADMINISTRATION Maryan Douglas Executive Assistant FINANCE & OPERATIONS Jeff Steeg Vice President of Finance & Operations Cynthia Ille Director of Finance & Controller Nancy Hamilton Accounting & Human Resources Manager

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Michelle Oakley Accounting Specialist

Greg Cox Production Technician

Jason Butrum Director of Safety and Security

Joe Wisner Technical Director, The Studio Theater

John A. Moskal II Business Intelligence Manager

Joshua Hasty Technical Director, The Tarkington

Ed Penman Director of Facilities

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Ryan Gray Maintenance Engineer EVENT PRODUCTION Tim Todd Vice President of Event Production Lisa Hillard Director of Beverages Ellen Kingston Director of Creative Events Ramona Adams Director of Events Laura Varnau Event Manager Lisa Posson Director of Production Cindy Teeters Lead House Manager Kim Moe Erica Bernstein Jennifer Kaufmann House Managers Karen Knotts Artist Concierge Manager Robyn Ault Concierge Assistant/Runner

Mark Truett Vice President of Marketing & Communications Becky Lee Meacham Director of Marketing Scott Hall Director of Communications Katie Breden Social Media Manager Kalie Clark Design Manager PATRON SERVICES Brian Seitz Director of Patron Services & Organizational Core Values Chandler Appleby Steve Moore Patron Services Managers Sheryl Anastas Patron Services Concierge Bill Eckert Kate Ochwat Jane Caskey Patron Services Associates THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION

PRODUCTION

Chris Lewis Executive Director

Jacki Pollnow Production Manager

Renée La Schiazza Director of Programs

Devin Schonsheck Lead Audio Engineer

Marissa Nielsen Individual Giving Officer

Ben Dobler Lead Video Engineer

Chelsea Reynowsky Program Coordinator

Jared McGowan Lighting Director

Anna LoPrete Music Librarian 41

Annual Donors Thank you to the following individuals and organizations that have contributed to the Center for the Performing Arts Annual Fund during the past year. This list reflects gifts received through September 30, 2021. For more information, please contact the Development Office at 317.819.3520.

ANNUAL FUND Diamond Palladium Society ($100,000+) Allied Solutions, LLC City of Carmel Cheri & Rollie Dick

Michael Feinstein & Terrence Flannery Google Grants Zak Khan

Platinum Palladium Society ($50,000-$99,999)

Fifth Third Bank Indiana Destination Development Corporation

Gold Palladium Society ($25,000-$49,999) William M. Goodwin Nick & Joni Hrisomalos Leah & Eric Payne Jim & Ginny Purvis Bhavook & Mariah Tripathi

Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Faegre Drinker Hoosier Village Katz, Sapper & Miller Krieg DeVault LLP The National Bank of Indianapolis Payne & Mencias Group at Merrill Lynch Printing Partners Shepherd Insurance Tom Wood Jaguar Land Rover Indianapolis 42

Silver Palladium Society ($15,000-$24,999)

Libby & Randy Brown Dimitrios & Viviana Koukoulomatis Lei Shen & Soomin Park Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Indiana Arts Commission Old Town Companies

Bronze Palladium Society ($10,000-$14,999) John & Marianne Hart Rod & Jayme McComas Jeffrey C. McDermott Suzanne & Ron Mencias Anna Nystrom & Patrik Jonsson Karen & Donald Perez Jayne Ann & Doug Wilson AT&T The Barrington of Carmel Pedcor Companies Telamon Corporation Urban Vines Winery & Brewery

President’s Circle ($5,000-$9,999) Susan & Andy Anderson Margaret & Adam Arceneaux Melissa & Bradon Barnes Frank & Katrina Basile Eloise L. Bowers Barbara & Michael Branic Ann & Kenneth Dee Del Demaree Dr. Howard Eigen Missy (Melissa) Eldredge John & Barbara Gallina Philip & Patricia Gibson Cheryl Harmon Terrana Sally & James Hubbard Young & Stephanie Kim Richard & Karen Kohlmann Steve & Kathy Krusie Justin & Jennifer Moffett Mo Merhoff & Paul Reis Jane & Mark Niederberger J. Daniel & Elizabeth Philpott Brian G. & Anne Hensley Poindexter Jimmy & Bailey Rayford Debbie & Mike Rechin Bruce & Jan Reynolds

Mr. & Mrs. Tony Robertson Judith Roudebush Dr. Stephen Shideler Pat & John Schuler Quinn & Ali Shepherd Giving Fund Laurie Siler Larry & Sandra Speer David & Victoria Temple Ambassador & Mrs. Randall L. Tobias Susan Tobin Rosemary & Paxton Waters Dr. Larry J. Weeda Jr. W. Michael & Sue Wells Pam & Bill Williams Jennifer & Lebbeus Woods Jeff & Shari Worrell Xiao Ou Yuan & Lindsay Hicks Current Publishing Fi3 Family Office The Hageman Foundation Lauth Group Marquis Commercial Solutions

Director’s Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Patricia & Rafik Bishara Elizabeth Chamberlin John A. Ericson Liz Fuller Alan Goldsticker Steve & Sandra Hageman Susan G. Johnson Gary Larreategui Jim Leslie Dr. Greg & Rose-Ann Mazanek Anne & Dan O’Brien Thomas & Karen Poyser Jeff & Clare Quinn Mr. Ronald B. Schwier & Ms. Marti T. Starkey Don & Candace Shuck Dr. Pamela A. Steed Thorne Family Trust John & Judy Tomke Dr. & Mrs. Robert D. Yee Anonymous Arts Midwest Touring Fund

Founders Circle ($1,000-$2,499) Cindy & Kevin Beauchamp

Elaine & Eric Bedel Dr. Christine Bishop & Hank Wong Blank Family Susan & David Blish Ron & Ann Thompson Brock Deb & Mike Bush Carl Butler & Jeff Goens Chris & Molly Case Mr. John Chlapik Robert & Mary Christianson Joan & Larry Cimino Drs. Molly & Jeff Cooke Bill & Angela Corley Julie & Cary Curry Michael & Mary Devlin Waneta Dunkerly Craig & Marsha Dunkin Jayne A. During Helen M. Eby Drs. William & Julie Fecht Peggy Ford Lynn & Robert Fritsche Brad & Terri Fuson Marianne Glick & Mike Woods Jim & Susan Goldman Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Green Dr. Jeff & Nancy Greenberg Megan & Marty Gregor Gripp Family Patrick & Diane Healey Nancy S. Heck Andrew & Dawn Hein Diane & Jack Houtman Marc & Rebecca Jaffe Steven & Jacque Kirsh Bob & Sandee Kleymeyer Aaron & Kara Klopfenstein Kendra M. Latta Sandra Lynch & Aidan Moran Tina & Gary Malone Dr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Maus Karyl & Tim McGeath Mary Ann & Jim Meyer Al & Diane Moore Scott & Kristin Pike Scott Putney & Susan Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Reynolds Gregory B. Reynolds Mark & Gina Sell Dave & Judy Sholly Jerry & DeAnn Shrewsbury List continued on next page.

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Gayle and Jon Simala, MD Neal & Sandra Smith Susan Springirth Betty & James Streeter Daniel & Kristine Tennant Jim & Vickie Theis Connie & Jim Titak Tim & Phyllis Todd Rudy & Lee Trebels Glenn & Cheryl Troyer Saundra & Mark Truett Mitch & Julie Tull Ashley Ulbricht Brian & Carol Urbanski John & Diane Walthall Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Whitaker William & Maureen Winingham Bob & Barbara Wolf Diana & Dan Yates Jonathan Byrd’s MBP Distinctive Catering

Advocate ($500-$999)

James & Betsy Backe Dr. Geoffrey Billows Gary & Pam Bollier Rob & Ruth Brown Janet & Mervyn Cohen Charles & Ann Conrad Patrick R. Corsi David & Brenda Day June & John Dever Luanne & Lawrence Dewey Chase & Gloria Downham Michael & Margie Draper Paula & Steve Engelking Thomas & Judith Ertl Beverly & Tom Feller Daniel Fowler, Near North Title Group Lillie Golay Brad & Jessie Graham Sue Ellen Greenlee Dr. & Mrs. Tim Hannon Renny & Stephanie Harrison Brad & Jeanine Haynes Steve & Shannon Hawkins Bill & Nancy Heath Dr. Stephen & Susan Henson Robert & Wendy Hester Robert & Doreen Kachur 44

Kevin Keating Mike & Kim Keller Dan, Jill & Andrew Kemer Stephen & Susan Kraabel Jim & Jean Kraft Chris & Kelli Lewis Claire Magna Michael & Elizabeth Messaglia Ryan & Anna Miller Dan & Laura Moriarity Mike Murnan John Nichols & Janet Roe Paul & Alba Orzeske MEG & Associates - Brad & Meg Osborne John & Libby Perkins Karen & Darrell Richey Capi Seeger Scheidler Michael & Lesley Semo Cheryl & Kiros Sistevaris Mr. and Mrs. Faron Skelton Steven & Robin Tames Kathleen Thomas James E. Tisdale Tip & Margaret Tollison Ann & Mark Varnau Chi & Emerald Wang Jim Washburn & Susan Stayer Drs. Rick & Annelle Weymuth Carolyn & Doug Willard Lew & Lisa Willis Michael & Patricia Wilson Anonymous Century 21 Scheetz - Carmel Ritz Charles

Supporter ($250-$499) John & Ramona Adams Dr. Toni Alterman & Dr. Michael Lichstein Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Anselm Mr & Mrs. James Bagnoli Andy Ball & Jason Cannon Edwin & Mary Banta Renee Bilgram Eric & Pam Blessing Abdel & Kristine Bouaichi Tom & Beth Bridge William & Susannah Briscoe Steve & Carolyn Brody Susan & David Brooks

Mickey & P T Buntin Mr. & Mrs. James Burrell Calvin H. Byrd Diane & Bill Byron James Calkins Rick & Laura Campbell Stanley & Connie Campbell Pattie Clifford Ron & Dorothy Conley Carla Cook Elaine & Tim Cooney Jeff & Nora Coulson Jack & Karen Crane Lynn & Milton Cuppy Peter & Carol Czajkowski Mark DeCarlo Tom & Pat DeCoster Sheila Delaney James & Sarah Dicks Karen A. Dutcher Phil & Cindy Faris Kristen Ferger Sue & Joe Finkam Mark Fletcher Ron Frankenfield Frank & Nancy Fults Jacki Garland Karen K. Glaser Morgan Glowienke Robert Goodrow Mary Kay Graham Barbara & Robert Gregory Nancy A. Hague Richard & Cathy Hahn Bruce & Mary Hakes Scott E. Hall Steve & Liz Hanes Barbara & John Hassell Dennis & Amy Haworth Ronald Held Ken Hoffman Dr. & Mrs. David & Louisa Hollander Kristine Hunt Jean Jansen Randall Juergensen Ron Ji & Yun Liang Mark & Kim Jones

Sherrie Kegley Andy Keller Family Brian & Maggie Kelly Sylvia Kemp Nick & Katy Kestner Family Fund Geoffrey J & Carol A. Keyes Marjorie A. Kimes Pat Kirn Justin Knepp Frederick Kraft Nancy Krohn Yevgeniy Krylov Sharon Lanker The Layfield Family Jan & Jeff Lefton Dr. Daniel R. LeGrand Dr. & Mrs. R. Stephen Lehman Roberto & Priscila Machado Dale & Sharon Mansberger Pam & John Marvel Martin Family Beth McCluney Kristine & Robert McCready Dr. William K. McGarvey Brock H. Medsker Steve & Nikki Mehringer Jim Mendenhall Lee A. Meredith Marvin Miller & Jeanette Jefferies Shane Miller & Jodi Horst-Miller Tina Morris Scott & Bethany Morrow Nathan & Susan Mowrey Isobel Murphy Stacie Myers Sylvia J. Nagy Ken & Ellen Narva Ginny Neff Chris Nusbaum Rob & Terri Oyler Steve Pettinga Gregory & Wendy Phillips Jim & Carol Phillips Carol Pocevice Doug & Ursula Ranck Dale & Dana Randall Ken & Debra Renkens List continued on next page.

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Tim & Dee Renner Brian & Cory Rhea Ritz/Szuhaj Family Dawn Rosetti Melanie Rubino David Sabatier Kay & Charles Scott Julia Shildmyer Jerry & DeAnn Shrewsbury Helena Silva Kirpal Singh Dennis & Amy Smith Dr. Lee & Melinda Sredzinski Jeff & Sarah Steeg Gerald Steinfeld Glen & Teresa Stewart Charles Storm Ray & Kelly Strickland Jim & Maureen Sulkowski Robert & Suellen Swaney Joseph & Amy Szwed Joe & Jill Tanner Cindy Teeters Richard & Jacqueline Thompson Jill Troha John & Carol Valentine Mark & Denise Vanderhagen Robert V. Vermillion Voris Family Sara Wessel Bradley Young David & Carol Yount Anonymous (2) AlphaGraphics Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak

MEMORIAL & HONOR GIFTS In memory of Thomas W. Bowers Eloise Bowers In honor of Cicero R. Cua Nick & Joni Hrisomalos In honor of Rollie Dick Rudy & Lee Trebels 46

In memory of William T. & Doris E. Douglas - Anonymous In honor of Greg Reynolds Jan & Bruce Reynolds In honor of Jan & Bruce Reynolds Greg B. Reynolds

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Bank of America Charitable Foundation Capital Group Duke Realty Inc. Eli Lilly and Company Foundation GE Foundation

IN-KIND GIFT Lori Efroymson-Aguilera & Sergio Aguilera

ENDOWMENT DIRECTED GIFTS Indianapolis Colts

PALLADIO SOCIETY

Jim Ackerman Family Ascension St. Vincent Katrina & Frank Basile Beck’s Hybrids The Carruthers Family Cheri & Rollie Dick Jean Yorke Memorial Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation Pedcor Companies Shiel Sexton Co. Inc.

LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society recognizes and thanks dedicated individuals who are leaving a future legacy to the Center for the Performing Arts. Through their generosity, these individuals have demonstrated their commitment to the future of the Center and the health of the arts community for Central Indiana.

Katrina & Frank Basile Michael & Barbara Branic Cheri & Rollie Dick Nick & Joni Hrisomalos Richard & Karen Kohlmann Jeffrey C. McDermott Susan Springirth David & Micki Stirsman

ALL TOGETHER NOW! 2021 GALA PRESENTED BY KRIEG DEVAULT Thank you to all who contributed to the All Together Now! 2021 Gala Presented by Krieg DeVault and hosted by the Center for the Performing Arts.

We appreciate your thoughtful gifts to benefit the Looking Forward Fund, which supports the Center in securing a sustainable future.

Allied Solutions, LLC Susan & Andy Anderson Melissa & Braden Barnes Frank & Katrina Basile Tom & Dawn Bennett Charles & Julie Bookwalter Barbara & Michael Branic John & Janet Bretz Libby & Randy Brown Mr. & Mrs. Dave Becker Dubbie Buckler Brian & Bethany Burdick Charles & Ann Conrad Ann & Ken Dee Cheri & Rollie Dick Divvy Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Duke Realty Inc. Jayne A. During Dr. Howard Eigen Scott & Lisa Enright Drs. William & Julie Fecht Michael Feinstein & Terrence Flannery John Gallina & The Bridgewater Club Marianne Glick & Mike Woods Steve & Sandy Hageman Gerald W. Hallett Cheryl A. Harmon-Terrana

Amy Heath Michael & Karen Heaton Nancy S. Heck Gary Hoshiyama Hotel Carmichael Stan & Sandy Hurt Harris Jones Katz, Sapper & Miller Brian & Maggie Kelly Zak Khan Bryan Knotts Tina Kooistra Krieg DeVault LLP Steve & Kathy Krusie Kuaba Gallery Paul & Lisa Lambert in honor of Eric Payne & Ron Mencias Kendra M. Latta Lauth Group Jeffrey C. McDermott Ron & Suzanne Mencias Deb Miller John & Catherine Mulvihill Michael Murphy Anthony & Liza Najem The National Bank of Indianapolis Anna Nystrom and Patrik Jonsson Ovation Audio Video Melinda Palmer Eric & Leah Payne Payne & Mencias at Merrill Lynch J. Daniel & Elizabeth Philpott Jim & Ginny Purvis Paul Reis & Mo Merhoff Jeff Rhoads Bill & Peggy Roach Roger Schmelzer & Lucinda Phillips Laurie Siler Dr. & Mrs. Charles M. Simons Mary Sumners Saundra & Mark Truett Helen Tsao Carol & Brian Urbanski Kay M. Weinstein Mike & Sue Wells

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The mission of the Center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the Central Indiana community through enriching arts experiences. The mission of the Great American Songbook Foundation is to inspire and educate by celebrating the Great American Songbook.

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The Center for the Performing Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational, arts, and cultural organization.

Donations to the Center are tax-deductible and are greatly appreciated.

Friends

Board of Directors Michael Feinstein Founder Roger Schmelzer Chair Karen Kelsey Vice Chair Rollin Dick Treasurer William Hammer Secretary Brook Babcock Melissa Stapleton Barnes Libby Brown Gary Carnow Marc Cherry Karen Ellerbrook Terrence Flannery Peggy Ford Don Gottwald Stan Hurt Kate Edelman Johnson Riki Kane Larimer Paul Lowden Maria Ferrer Murdock Izabela Ozdemir Troy Payner, M.D. Charles Simons, D.D.S., M.S.D. Michael Strunsky Lynn Weidner Michael Feinstein (Member Emeritus) Irwin Helford (Member Emeritus) Ronald G. Shaw (Member Emeritus)

Thank you to the following individuals and organizations that have contributed to the Great American Songbook Foundation annual fund during the past year. This list reflects gifts received through September 30, 2021. For more information, please contact the Development Office at 317.819.3520.

ANNUAL FUND Diamond Songbook Legacy ($100,000+) Randy & Libby Brown Michael Feinstein & Terrence Flannery William M. Goodwin Bren Simon City of Carmel Pershing Square Foundation Seedlings Foundation Songbook Society Platinum ($50,000-$99,999) Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund National Endowment for the Arts Gold Songbook Legacy ($25,000-$49,999) Dr. & Mrs. Charles M. Simons Bill & Lynn Weidner Indiana Destination Development Corporation Institute of Museum and Library Services Silver Songbook Legacy ($15,000-$24,999) Peggy Ford Stan and Sandy Hurt Paul & Sue Lowden Vivian Serota List continued on next page.

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Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Avison Young Indiana Arts Commission The Ted Snowdon Foundation Bronze Songbook Legacy ($10,000-$14,999) Lisa & Paul Andre Mr. & Mrs. Terry W. Anker Beineke Memorial Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation Gary Carnow Marc Cherry Karen M. Ellerbrook Don & Pam Gottwald Karen & Doug Kelsey Riki Kane Larimer Maria Ferrer Murdock Izabela & Ersal Ozdemir Troy Payner & Cara Peggs Roger Schmelzer & Lucinda Phillips Sunny Sessa American Senior Communities Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation The Music Man Foundation Van Heusen Music Corp.

Hollywood Musical ($5,000-$9,999) Diane & John Abrams Philanthropic Fund Rita Arlen Melissa & Bradon Barnes Hal Brody & Don Smith Maureen Charles Michael Charles Cheri & Rollie Dick Michael & Margie Draper Mark & Gloria Fine Kevin & Neil Goetz William & Barb Hammer Jim & Ray Luther-Pfeil Jeffrey C. McDermott Jim & Ginny Purvis Pat & John Schuler Brian & Kelly Smith Tiffany & Company

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Broadway Show ($2,500-$4,999) Marianne Glick & Mike Woods Bruce & Jan Reynolds Dr. Pamela Steed Arts Midwest The Edward and Helen Oppenheimer Foundation The Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation Cabaret ($1,000-$2,499) Jack Bethards Bethany & Brian Burdick Helen M. Eby Dr. Howard Eigen Sam & Mary Haskell Chris & Kelli Lewis Timothy S. Needler Bob & Rose Popovich James & Lilah Rabe Greg B. Reynolds Judy Roudebush Jerry & DeAnn Shrewsbury Cathy Shuman Jon & Cleo Sonneborn Betty Stilwell Sheila M. Stone Saundra & Mark Truett Mitch & Julie Tull Barrie & Margaret Zimmerman Anonymous Boys Boys Boys LLC George Flynn Classical Concerts The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Synergize LLC Big Band ($500-$999) Tita Cahn Patrick & Jennifer Cross The Di Leo Family Leslee & Wayne Feinstein The Flauto Family Daniel Fowler, Near North Title Group Karen E. Kennedy Marjorie Kimes Thomas J. Kinney Dr. Greg & Rose-Ann Mazanek Joe & Lisa Miller Dr. Michael & Sharon O’Hair Phil & Debbi Ponella

Charles Richardson “Tunes with Tom” - WLHR Radio The Shelton Family Joel Ulster & Michael Hertzman Larry Weber Robert Zaret Anonymous (2) Peggy Lee Associates, LLC Tin Pan Alley ($250-$499) Mike Agron Sheryl Anastas Stephanie Baillio Ruth Bank Sheila Delaney Hector & Laura DesMoine Bronwen & Marvin Ferguson Roger & Susan Frick Joan & David Golding Brent & Linda Hartman Tom & Priscilla Johnson Howard & Sarah Knight Steve & Joni La Schiazza Kendra M. Latta John & Jane Leavitt Halle Lipton Lisa Lobdell Lee A. Meredith Robert Pullen & Luke Frazier Jerry & DeAnn Shrewsbury Family of Gigi Sierra Robert & Suellen Swaney Elayne Techentin David & Victoria Temple Hal & Kathy Thurston Mike & Sue Wells Chad & Lynn Winston Barbara Wulfe

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Apple, Inc. The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Eli Lilly and Company Foundation

MEMORIAL & HONOR GIFTS In honor of Michael Feinstein & Terrence Flannery Leslee & Wayne Feinstein

In memory of Miss Ella Fitzgerald, the beloved First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation In honor of Michael Feinstein George Flynn Classical Concerts In honor of Peggy Ford Betty Stilwell In memory of Muriel & Bob Kennedy Karen Kennedy In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Levy, Jr. and Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Levy, Sr. The Edward and Helen Oppenheimer Foundation In memory of John Muldowny Sheila M. Stone In honor of Todd Neal The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation In honor of the birthday of Jan Reynolds Bruce Reynolds In honor of the 82nd Birthday of Bruce Reynolds Greg Reynolds In memory of Dorothy Berebitsky Susan & W. Michael Wells

LEGACY GIFTS The Legacy Society recognizes and thanks dedicated individuals who are leaving a future legacy to the Great American Songbook Foundation.

Libby and Randy Brown Cheri and Rollie Dick The Family of Louis F. Edelman Peggy Ford Drs. Dan and Arline Golden Stan and Sandy Hurt Riki Kane Larimer Jeffrey C. McDermott Janis Paige Susan Springirth

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THANK YOU The Center thanks the following partners.

These activities made possible in part with support from the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.