Lakeland Community Concert Association’s last concert of the 2015-16 season will be at the former Rodeheaver Auditorium in Winona Lake, but then the series moves to the Warsaw Performing Arts Center for 2016-17. “Our series will be co-hosted by the PAC,” LCCA President Grant Magner said in an interview April 21. Subscription tickets for the five shows of the 2016-17 season will be on sale for $50 at the 7 p.m. May 14 concert, “A Tribute to Neil Diamond – Denny Diamond.” Anyone who purchases a subscription to the 2016-17 season will get the Diamond concert for free. Since his appearance on Dick Clark’s television show “Your Big Break” in 2000, Denny Diamond has become one of the most sought-after Neil Diamond tribute artists in the U.S., according to information provided by LCCA. Joined by his sons, they perform music by many of the top stars from yesterday. Magner said, “If you close your eyes, you’ll think it’s Neil Diamond on stage.” LCCA season tickets also are available by contacting Magner at 4107 E. Potawatomi Drive, Leesburg IN 46538 or by phone at 574-453-2177. An individual ticket for the Diamond show will be $20 at the door. Individual tickets at the 2016-17 shows will drop to $18. Children 18 years old and younger may attend free when accompanied by an adult, and a 10 percent discount is available for groups of 20 or more individuals. LCCA subscription cards also are honored at community concerts in Kendallville, LaPorte, Kokomo and Portage. The 2016-17 concert series begins with gospel harpist Greg Buchanan at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the PAC. He is a world-class harpist whose aggressive style of playing usually redefines the listener’s concept of performance on the harp, according to information provided. His website is at gregbuchananministries.org Twenty days later, the Seraph Brass, a brass quintet, will take the PAC stage at 7 p.m. Sept. 30. Seraph Brass is a “radiant, charismatic brass quintet comprised of America’s top female brass players. (They’re) committed to engaging audiences with dynamic and captivating programming. Seraph Brass presents a diverse body of repertoire that includes original transcriptions, newly commissioned works and well-known classics,” information from LCCA states. The group’s website is at seraphbrass.com I.U. Singing Hoosiers then take the stage at 7 p.m. Oct. 22. “As Indiana University’s ambassador of song, the Singing Hoosiers continue more than a half century of tradition,” the information provided states. “Annually, the Singing Hoosiers perform several concerts touring ‘on the road’ and also at home on the campus of I.U. Bloomington.” The ensemble averages 85 student singers and instrumentalists from the I.U. Jacobs School of Music. A website for the Hoosiers is at IUSingingHoosiers.com Vocalist and entertainer Helen Welch hits the PAC stage at 7 p.m. April 8. According to information provided, “Take the swing of Ella, the warm alto tones of Karen Carpenter, add some soul and oodles of cheeky British humor and – Pow! You have entertainer and singer Helen Welch.” More information can be found on Welch at centerproductionsinc.com The last concert will be Paul Asaro on the piano at 7 p.m. May 6, 2017. In a career spanning more than two decades, Asaro has performed at theaters and clubs worldwide. His “ebullient stride-piano technique vividly evokes an earlier era. At the piano, he is a one-man orchestra, his left hand often representing the reeds and strings, the right a Sousa-influenced brass band,” information indicates. His website is at paulasaro.com More information on all the concert series shows can be found at www.warsawpac.org or www.facebook.com/WarsawPac Magner said anyone who can’t attend the concerts but wants to support the arts can contact him to make a donation. Names of patrons will be printed in program inserts for each LCCA concert. Categories of gifts are defined as, Platinum: $1,000 or more; Directors Club: $500 to $999; Sponsors: $200 to $499; Donors: $100 to $199; Contributors: $50 to $99; and Friends: $15 to $49.
