CAS History

The Community Arts Series is proud to celebrate its 60th year! Browse the complete list of performers who have performed below.

1952-1953

• John H. Furbay, lecturer
• Franz Polgar, mind reader
• Hanover College Theatre:  “Light Up the Sky”
• Louisville Orchestra
• Moline Boys Choir

1953-1954

• Platoff Don Cossack Chorus
• John H. Furbay, lecturer
• Katherine Flower Dancers
• Indiana University Theatre:  “The Guardsman”
• Louisville Orchestra

1954-1955

• Luicille Cummings, contralto
• Gay Tyroliers
• John Sebastian, harmonica virtuoso and Dorothy Jarnac, dancer
• Dublin Players:  “Pygmalion”
• Louisville Orchestra

1955-1956

• Emily Frankel and Mark Ryder, dancers
• William Pickett, baritone and Audrey Nossaman, soprano
• Vera Appleton and Michael Field, piano duo
• Dublin Players:  “An Ideal Husband”
• Louisville Orchestra

1956-1957

• Constance Bennett, Tod Andrews, Frank McHugh, and Robert Strauss in “The Best of Stienbeck”
• Meredith and Rini Willson, composer and musicians
• Franz Polgar
• Archer and Giles, balladeers
• Gala Performance
• Louisville Orchestra

1957-1958

• Dublin Players:  “Arms and the Man”
• Lott Gosler’s Pantomime Circus
• Henri Aubert, violinist
• Varel and Bailey with the Chanteurs de Paris
• Louisville Orchestra

1958-1959 

• Jazz ’59 featuring Marian McPartland, Barbara Lea, Sam Most, Teddy Charles, Zoot Sims, Joe Cinderella, Mose Allison, and the Gil Melle Quartet
• Barter Theatre:  “The Reluctant Debutante”
• Archer and Giles
• Ferrante and Teicher, pianists
• Louisville Orchestra

1959-1960

• Camera Concerti
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Roger Williams, pianist
• Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers
• Vincent Price, drama and movie star

1960-1961

• Lowell Thomas Jr., traveler
• Carmen Cavallaro, jazz pianist
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Cleveland Playhouse:  “Candida”
• William Warfield, baritone

1961-1962

• Meredith and Rini Willson, composer and musicians
• Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya, classical guitarists
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Clifford Kamen, lecturer
• Henry Scott, pianist-humorist

1962-1963

• Canadian Players:  “Arms and the Man”
• Don Shirley Trio
• Roger Wagner Chorale
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

1963-1964

• Frans Reynders, mime
• Hal Holbrook in “Mark Twain Tonight”
• Josh White, folk singer
• Lee Luvisi, pianist
• Louisville Orchestra with Drusilla Lodge, soprano
• Theodor Uppman, operatic baritone
• The Brothers Four

1964-1965

• Frans Reynders, mime
• Paul Matthen, baritone
• Vienna Choir Boys
• Louisville Orchestra
• Caledonia

1965-1966

• Cleveland Playhouse:  “Antigone”
• Teresa Y Su Compania Esponaola
• Odetta, folk singer
• Louisville Orchestra
• Baroque Chamber Players
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Mary Burgess, mezzo soprano
• George Shearing Quintet, Serendipity Singers

1966-1967

• Herbie-Mann Quintet
• Bramwell Fletcher in “The George Bernard Shaw Story”
• Gerald Goodman, troubadour-harpist
• The Little Angels of Korea
• The Netherlands Chamber Choir
• Back Porch Majority
• The Four Freshmen
• The New Society

1967-1968

• Peter Nero, pianist
• Gilbert and Sullivan a la carte
• An Evening of Jazz
• Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia
• Cambridge Circus
• The Shirelles
• Josh White, Jr.

1968-1969

• Bobby Hackett Quartet
• Baroque Chamber Players of Indiana University
• Spoon River Anthology
• Count Basie and his Orchestra
• Peter Serkin, pianist

1969-1970

• Lillian Gish, actress
• Fiesta Mexicana
• National Shakespeare Company:  “Macbeth”
• The Paul Winter Contemporary Consort
• The Louisville Orchestra
• Marlene and James Fairleigh, duo-pianist

1970-1971

• Mark Howard, baritone and Lynn Blair, soprano; Jonathan Dudley, pianist
• Kerala Kalamandalam Kathakali Company:  “Mahabharata”
• James Whitmore in “Will Rogers
• Julliard String Quartet

1971-1972

• Eiji Hashimoto, harpsichordist
• “To Be Young, Gifted and Black”
• Jeffrey Hollander, jazz pianist
• Music of Don Shirley
• Emily Frankel, dancer

1972-1973

• The Smithsonian Puppet Theater with Tom Sawyer
• Geoffrey Holder in “Instant Theatre”
• Cinderella: A Film
• Celeste Holm
• Mort Saul, comedian
• Leonid Hambro

1973-1974

• Martin Berinbaum abd J. David Wagner
• Yass Hakoshima ]
• The Indianapolis Symphony
• Eiji Hashimoto, harpsichordist
• Joan Fontaine in “My Favorite Roles”
• The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

1974-1975

• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• The Mostovoy Soloists of Philadelphia
• The Kaleidoscope Players in “Under Milk Wood” and “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”
• The Philidor Trio
• Edward Markward
• The Dukes of Dixieland

1975-1976

• Raintree Dance Harvest
• The Indiana University Opera Company presents “Amahl and the Night Visitors” 
• Eiji Hashimoto
• The Four Freshman
• Hanover College Theatre presents “Dracula”

1976-1977

• Joseph Mayes
• The American Chamber Ballet
• Hanover College Theatre presents “The Good Doctor”
• The Indianapolis Jazz/Rock Ensemble
• Gilbert and Sullivan a la carte
• Old Time Folk & Bluegrass Music with the Hotmud Famiily and the Katie Laur Band

1977-1978

• Max Morath in “The Ragtime Years”
• The Early Music Consort
• The Wisconsin Mime Theatre
• The Norman Luboff Choir
• The Pickwick Puppet Theatre
• Hanover College Theatre presents “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

1978-1979

• Dudley Riggs’Brave New workshop
• Michael Hennessy Mime and Music Theatre
• Empire BrassQuintet
• Cincinnati Ballet Company
• Classical Dances of India

1979-1980

• Jimmy Driftwood
• Chamber Repertory Theatre:  “Mark Twain Sketches”
• The Louisville String Quintet
• George Lucktenberg, harpsichorist
• ARVE Connection Dance Company
• The Marshall-Phillips Brass Quintet of Indiana University

1980-1981

• The Ensemble Company of Cincinnati Opera
• Leonard Raver, organist
• Vincent Price as Oscar Wilde in “Diversions & Delights”
• Western Brass Quintet
• Duo Pontremoli - Terri Pontremoli, violin; Anita Pontremoli, piano

1981-1982

• Katherine Dunham Dancers
• The Eastman Trio
• Irene Maddox and Doug James, flute and guitar duo
• Marian McPartland, jazz pianist
• The Musicians of Swanne Alley
• "Thurber 1" William Windom

1982-1983

• The Second City National Touring Company
• Joseph Holmes Dance Theatre
• Pia Sebastiani, pianist and composter
• Dalglish, Larsen & Friends, folk musicians
• Jasmine:  Michele Isam and Carol Schmidt

1983-1984

• J. David Wagner, organist
• Eiji Hashimoto, harpsichordist
• Trent Arterberry, mime
• Kentucky Arts Brass Quintet
• Ayako, Japanese dancer
• Meet Mark Twain with Donal King Cowan
• Ecco! Ensemble Company of the Cincinnati Opera

1984-1985

• Dances of India
• Ragtime and All That Jazz with Dr. John Hasse
• Tonight – Franz Liszt! With actor/pianist Robert Guaralmik
• Landis & Co. Magical Theater
• Macondo:  The Facet Performance Ensemble
• Audubon Quartet, string quartet

1985-1986

• Llords’ International Marionettes
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Indiana University Jazz Quartet
• Midsummer Mime Theatre
• The New Baroque Soloists
• Stan Bumgarner, classical guitarist

1986-1987

• Regency, country, western, top 40 quintet
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Austin on Tap, tap-dance company
• Ecco! Ensemble Company of the Cincinnati Opera
• The Louisville Orchestra
• Aaberg and Dalglish, pianist and dulcimer duo
• Spatz. St. Louis quartet

1987-1988

• Tim Settimi
• Pepino D’Agostino, guitar virtuoso
• Kate Davis and Erwin Helfer, jazz duo
• Footpath Dance Company
• The Arion Consort, chamber ensemble
• The McClain Family Band, bluegrass band
• John Maxwell in”O, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?”

1988-1989

• John Edward Hasse
• The University of Illinois Russian Folk Orchestra

1989-1990

• Jim Getty as Abraham Lincoln
• New York City Swing Band
• Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival
• The Amadeus Trio

1990-1991

• The Oberlin Trio
• The Chestnut Brass Company
• Rags Blues & Jazz!

1991-1992

• The National Shakespeare Company presents “Macbeth”
• The Duquesne University Tamburitzans
• James Barbagallo
• Crofut Ensemble in “Anything Goes!”

1992-1993

• The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, guest guitarist Zeyda Ruga Syzuki
• Eleanor: A Celebration – starring Toni Gillman
• Eiji Hashimotom, harpsichordist  
• The Chicago Brass Quintet
• The Falla Guitar Trio – acoustic delight

1993-1994

• Clear Fork Bluegrass Band
• Radio Days
• Dukes of Dixieland - jazz
• Don McLean
• Lance Brown presents A Tribute to Will Rogers
• Chestnut Brass Company
• Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado

1994-1995

• James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band
• Lee Luvisi – soloist and chamber musician
• Carrie Newcomer – voice and guitar
• The Steel Bandits
• Oriana Singers
• David Burgess, classical guitarist
• Music of the Night

1995-1996

• River City Ramblers
• The Four Freshman
• Tower Brass Quintet
• Indianapolis Children’s Choir
• Quintet of the Americas
• Khenany, music of Latin America
• Baltimore Consort
• Butch Thompson, jazz pianist

1996-1997

• The Lexington Ballet
• Pleasant Hill Quartet –Shakers from Pleasant Hill, KY
• Larry McDonald, concert clarinetist
• James Buswell, Violin with Cello
• The Tamburitzans
• Estela Olevsky, pianist

1997-1998

• Percussion Group of Cincinnati
• The Scholars of London
• Mitzie Collins
• Ensemble Ouabache
• Gottschalk Gala
• Pride of Indy Chorus

1998-1999

• Five Guys Named Moe
• Five by Design
• Aerial Dance Theatre
• River City Ramblers
• Prairie Winds
• Galliard Brass
• Beth Lodge-Rigal

1999-2000

• James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band
• Kim Angelis: The Violin Voyager
• The Bluegrass Student Union
• The Don McLean Trio
• Susan Sobolewski, pianist
• Javier Calderon, guitarist

2000-2001

• Saint Louis Brass Quintet
• North Winds Dance Band
• Berlin Chamber Orchestra
• The Duttons
• Bob Milne, “Ragtimist”
• Simply Gershwin

2001-2002

• Table for Five, vocal quintet
• Ebony and Ivory
• Teresa Walters, pianist
• Paul VornHagen Quartet
• Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
• Earl Raney’s Epic Brass
• Hanover College Chamber Orchestra Gala Concert
• Saxton’s Cornet Band

2002-2003

• 1964:  The Tribute – music of The Beatles
• Parsons Dance Company
• Kimm Hollis and Madlen Batchvarova Two-Piano Recital
• Blue Diamond Gospel Choir, University of Louisville
• Corey Cerovsek, Classical Violinist
• IU Broadway Cabaret, Indiana University Theatre and Drama Department
• The Second City Touring Company

2003-2004

• Cashore Marionettes
• Alley Cats – a Doo Wop a capella quartet
• Kimm Hollis and Madlen Batchvarova, Two-Piano Recital
• Richard Grimes – percussionist
• American Chamber Players
• Claire Bloom in Shakespeare’s Women
• Chicago City Limits – comedy revue

2004-2005

• The Juggernaut Jug Band
• Five by Design presents “Radio Days”
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co.
• Nancy Davis Booth, soprano, and Brad Richter, guitar

2005-2006

• Kingston Trio
• Vienna Boys Choir
• Byron Motley
•  Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem  (jazz, blues, gospel band)
• “Mrs. Kemble’s Tempest”
• Ball State Swing Choir

 2006-2007

• The Highwaymen
• River City Ramblers
• Belle to Broadway:  A Musical Revue
• Ted & Lee:  Fisheyes

 2007-2008

• Second City Comedy
• Cheer from Chawton:  A Janet Austen Family Theatrical
• Straight No Chaser
• Mad River Theatre Company:  Freedom Bound
• Mark Schultz in concert

 2008-2009

• Capitol Steps Comedy
• Natalie Stovall in concert
• A Sense of Wonder:  The Life of Rachel Carson performance by Kaiulani Lee
• Aaron Shust in concert
• Rockapella

2009-2010

• Saxon Shore
• Violin Virtuosi – Indiana University
• The Vienna Boys Choir
• Bo Eason:  Runt of the Litter
• Addison Road

 2010-2011

• Second City Comedy
• Hesperus Early Music Ensemble
• John McCutcheon in concert
• Christian Music Fest

 2011-2012

• The Water Coolers Comedy
• Todd Green in concert
• The Starling Chamber Music Ensemble – Indiana University
• Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
• Seeing Red:  The Story of Vincent van Gogh, performed by Jim Stark