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‘Concert Truck’ to visit 10 central Indiana locations

3/26/2024 12AM

Launched in 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina, the Concert Truck is a 16-foot box truck adapted into a mobile concert stage, complete with lights, sound system and grand piano, with a mission to strengthen communities by redefining the concert experience and making live music accessible to all.


The Center is taking classical music to the streets

 

CARMEL, Ind. – After more than a decade of bringing the world’s finest classical musicians and orchestras to the Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts is taking its mission to the streets.

 

The Concert Truck, a mobile music venue, will deliver to-your-door performances at 10 Indianapolis-area sites from April 23 to 27. In addition to private concerts for schools and other organizations, the tour will include two outdoor performances open to the general public.

 

“Our venues are among the finest in the region, but our commitment to accessibility calls for innovative approaches,” said Jeffrey C. McDermott, the Center’s president and CEO. “The Concert Truck enables us to take high-quality, live classical music directly to people of all ages where they live, work and study.”

 

The public is invited to attend performances at:

  • 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at VFW Fort Harrison Post 7119, 6525 N. Lee Road, Indianapolis
  • 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Carmel City Center pedestrian plaza (near The Cake Bake Shop), off Range Line Road south of City Center Drive in Carmel.

Each location has parking, food and beverages available nearby. Attendees are encouraged to bring portable chairs.

 

Other performance locations will include Tindley Accelerated School, Edison School of the Arts, KIPP Indy Public Schools, Indiana School for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Midwest Academy in Carmel, Outreach Inc. youth homelessness services, and Hoosier Village Retirement Community.

 

Launched in 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina, the Concert Truck is a 16-foot box truck adapted into a mobile concert stage, complete with lights, sound system and grand piano, with a mission to strengthen communities by redefining the concert experience and making live music accessible to all. The local tour will feature pianists Nick Luby, co-founder of the Concert Truck, and Mikael Darmani, both of whom have toured throughout the Americas, Europe and elsewhere.

 

About the Center for the Performing Arts

The mission of the nonprofit Center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the Indiana community through enriching arts experiences. Its campus in Carmel, Indiana, includes the 1,500-seat Palladium concert hall, the 500-seat Tarkington proscenium theater and the black-box Studio Theater. The Center presents and hosts hundreds of events each year, including the Center Presents performance series, featuring the best in classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, comedy and other genres. Educational and experiential programming for all ages includes children’s concerts and camps, book clubs, lectures, and classes in music and dance. The Center is home to the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and provides space and support services for six resident arts companies. More information is available at TheCenterPresents.org.