2009-2010 Performing Arts Series
The Performing Arts Series is pleased to once again offer an extraordinary lineup for the coming season, with performers who have amassed a total of more than 30 Grammy® Awards! From Béla Fleck – the premier banjo player of the world, to the Chieftains of Irish music fame, to the standard-setting Juilliard String Quartet and the other outstanding performers, be prepared for an artist series like no other right here in Elkhart County!
Series: 4 Events + Green & Gold Option
This year’s regular Series Season Ticket again includes 6 concerts. Four performances are set for each season ticket, but you choose the additional two performances, one each from two pairs of contrasting shows. Of course, you can add one or both of the remaining shows to your personalized season package, too, for a 7- or 8-concert package if you wish.
Typically, the series sells out early, so we suggest submitting your orders as soon as possible for the best chance of getting a seat. We are pleased to offer all series packages at last year’s prices! In addition, this year’s series packages reflect a 15% discount over individually priced tickets.
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Click here to download a series package order form (PDF).
1. Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida
Saturday, September 19, 2009
7:30 p.m.Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $40, $35, $20
Grammy® winner Doc Severinsen is well known as the virtuoso trumpeter and bandleader of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. El Ritmo de la Vida, Doc’s new trio with guitarist Gil Gutierrez and violinist Pedro Cartas, presents a spectacular concert that features traditional Spanish music with a jazz flair.
2. Juilliard String Quartet
Friday, February 19, 2010
7:30 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $35, $30, $15
“The Juilliard String Quartet remains the standard by which all other quartets must be judged” according to the L.A. Times. Called “a living American legend,” the Grammy® winning Juilliard String Quartet remains fresh in bold interpretation and championing the new. This season includes amazingly talented new first violinist Nick Eanet, performing in his inaugural year with the quartet.
3. The Chieftains
Friday, March 5, 2010
7:30 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $55, $45, $40
Six-time Grammy® winners, The Chieftains are recognized for bringing Irish music to the world’s attention. Through their more than 40 years of performing and entertaining audiences, The Chieftains have become the best-known Irish band in the world, making traditional Irish music their own with a style that is both exhilarating and definitive.
4. African Children's Choir
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
7:30 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $35, $30, $15
Founded in 1984, these young singers are selected from among the most needy families of Africa to perform throughout the world, raising awareness of the plight of African children. From a recent review in The Scotsman: "These are talented kids but not so overly drilled that they have lost their raw charm or sense of excitement... In fact, it's difficult to say who is having more fun – the choir or the audience!"
"Gold Option"
1. Béla Fleck / Zakir Hussain / Edgar Meyer
Friday, October 16, 2009
7:30 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $45, $40, $25
Three Grammy® winners and leading virtuosos on their instruments, Fleck, Hussain, and Meyer have recently joined forces, moving with ease among the worlds of classical, bluegrass and world music. Called the world’s premiere banjo player, Fleck, along with tabla player Hussain and virtuoso bass player Meyer, perform their innovative sounds to critical acclaim.
2. Los Lobos
Saturday, November 21, 2009
7:30 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $45, $40, $25
Thirty-five years and still going strong, this Grammy® Award winning band has captivated fans around the world. The band’s evolving styles are influenced by traditional Spanish and Mexican music, rock and roll, R&B, folk and country. Rolling Stone magazine confirms its relevence: “With the exception of U2, no other band has stayed on top of its game as long as Los Lobos.”
"Green Option"
1. Peter Schickele
Sunday, January 24, 2010
4:00 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $40, $35, $20
Four-time Grammy® winner Peter Schickele is internationally recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the field of music. In addition to composing well over 100 classical works, Schickele is acknowledged as one of the great satirists of the 20th century in his role as the now classic P.D.Q. Bach.
2. Ralph Stanley & Clinch Mountain Boys
Friday, February 5, 2010
7:30 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall
Nonpackage ticket pricing: $40, $35, $20
Called the “living patriarch of bluegrass” by the New York Times, Ralph Stanley is embraced by generations of fans. Winning a Grammy® for his a cappella singing of “O Death” in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 82-year-old Stanley and his band continue to bring old-time favorites to enthusiastic crowds wherever they travel.