While there, be sure to pick up a card congratulating the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and the Clark State Performing Arts Center on their 70th and 20th anniversaries, respectively — that’s the reason Brickman is coming to town for an 8 p.m. concert.
Brickman will perform with the local orchestra, inside the center’s Kuss Auditorium, to commemorate the milestones of both, according to David Deitrick, executive director of the symphony.
“We had a bit of a tug of war,” joked Stuart Secttor, executive director of the performing arts center. “David wanted to charge $70 a ticket and I wanted to charge $20 a ticket. We met in the middle.”
Tickets, priced from $20 to $59, will go on sale June 12 at the Clark State ticket office, online at pac.clarkstate.edu or by calling 937-328-3874. However, symphony subscribers and members of Clark State’s Circle of Friends will be able to purchase tickets ahead of time.
“Brickman’s got a huge following,” Secttor said.
A native of Shaker Heights, near Cleveland, the instrumental pop pianist has collaborated with the likes of Martina McBride, Lady Antebellum, Michael W. Smith, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Olivia Newton-John and saxophonist Dave Koz. Of his four PBS specials, the most recent aired in 2009.
The Springfield Symphony, founded in 1943, has been closely linked to Clark State’s center since its opening in 1993.
“We get a lot of comments from performers that this is an extraordinary place,” Deitrick said.
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