Continuing a 35-year tradition, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and guests will return to the Conner Prairie Amphitheatre each weekend this summer beginning June 17 for the Marsh Symphony on the Prairie series of concerts.
Tickets are available at IndianapolisSymphony.org, at Central Indiana Marsh locations or by calling the ISO box office at 317-639-3400. Tickets are not sold through Conner Prairie. Tickets are $26 at Marsh locations ($32 for premium concerts) and are $32 at the gate ($38 for premium concerts). Child tickets are $15.
Gates open at 6 p.m. before each 8 p.m. concert. Free parking is available as well as premium parking for $25 per spot ($35 for premium concerts). Food vendors will be on site and concessions, including beer and wine, will be sold. Guests are also free to bring their own food and drink, including alcoholic beverages.
New this year is the ISO Sunset Lounge. Available for purchase in addition to an admission ticket, ISO Sunset Lounge tickets provide exclusive access to the lounge area, private bathrooms, a $10 food voucher, access to special parking and occasional artist meet-and-greets.
The 2016 Symphony on the Prairie lineup includes:
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
June 17 (Scout Night) and 18
Tribute to David Bowie
June 24-25
Star Spangled Symphony (Premium concert)
July 2-4
All Mozart
July 8 (Teacher’s Night) and 9
Movie Music of John Williams
July 15-16
Michael Cavanaugh Performs the Music of Billy Joel & Elton John
July 22 (First Responders’ Night) and 23
Shows without the ISO include:
The Temptations & The Four Tops (Premium concert)
July 29-31
Waterloo: Music of ABBA
Aug. 5 (Nurses’ Night) and 6
Classical Mystery Tour: Music of the Beatles (Premium concert)
Aug. 12-13
Toto
Aug. 19-20
Who’s Bad: Music of Michael Jackson
Aug. 26 (College Night) and 27
Super Diamond: The Neil Diamond Tribute
Sept. 1-2
The Company Men: Music of the Decades
Sept. 3-4