Name: Sounds of Silver and Gold
Start: 2025-09-12T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-14T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Hendricks Live, 200 W Main St., Plainfield, IN

If you love music that sparkles with variety and flair - get your golden ticket for 7:30 pm Friday Sept. 12 or 3 pm Sunday Sept. 14th!
Step into a night that sparkles! Sounds of Silver and Gold is a vibrant celebration where music takes center stage in all its glittering forms. Blending jazz, classical, opera, choral, and more, this genre-spanning performance brings together rhythm, beauty, and storytelling in dazzling harmony. From playful sparkle to heartfelt expression, each piece shines with its own color and character, creating a concert experience that’s rich, uplifting, and unforgettable.
- Shostakovich’s Golden Age Suite struts in with jazz swagger and theatrical flair. Imagine a smoky 1920s cabaret, where brass blares and rhythms swing—this suite brings the sass, the satire, and enough razzle-dazzle to make Gatsby blush.
- Lehár’s Gold and Silver Waltz whirls in with elegance and charm. Close your eyes and you’re spinning across a chandelier-lit ballroom, surrounded by swirling gowns and golden laughter. It’s romance, glamour, and grace all wrapped into one enchanting tune.
- La Fanciulla del West is steeped in the atmosphere of the California Gold Rush. Puccini’s score evokes the rugged beauty and emotional volatility of the gold rush era, with shimmering orchestration that can feel as glittering and volatile as the precious metal itself.
- Le Timbre d ‘argent (The Silver Bell) is Camille Saint-Saëns’s first opera—a fantastical, psychologically rich work that blends mystery, obsession, and supernatural intrigue. The opera explores themes of diabolic pacts, illusion vs. reality, and moral consequence, all wrapped in a dreamlike narrative. Its surreal tone and symbolic storytelling make it a quintessential example of mystical opera.
- Orlando Gibbons’ The Silver Swan is a quiet masterpiece of the English madrigal tradition. The Silver Swan captures the myth of a swan who sings for the first time at the moment of death. Gibbons evokes a haunting stillness through smooth, five-part harmonies, with a brief, piercing dissonance marking the word “death.” The text’s final line -“More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise”- adds a poignant, satirical edge to the serenity, offering timeless reflection on truth, beauty, and loss.
- Douglas Moore’s The Silver Aria – from The Ballad of Baby Doe – is a glittering showstopper. The Silver Aria bursts with dazzling high notes and heartfelt charm as Baby Doe sings of silver’s beauty and promise. It’s a moment of pure operatic sparkle—hopeful, radiant, and unforgettable.
- André J. Thomas’ In Time of Silver Rain transforms Langston Hughes’ poetic vision into a vivid springtime musical celebration. With cascading piano lines and soaring vocal harmonies, Thomas paints a world where trees bloom, birds sing, and life dances in the rain. The music swells with emotion -gentle at first, then triumphant - as nature awakens in a rush of color and sound. It’s not just a song - it’s a musical awakening.
- Patrick Vu’s A Golden Day is a heartfelt choral piece that brings Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem to life with rich harmonies and emotional warmth. Vu’s a cappella setting captures the joy of love and the ache of loss. The music flows gently, building to a climax before fading into quiet reflection. It’s a short, beautiful storytelling journey through memory and emotion.
- Gwyneth Walker’s The Golden Harp is a spiritual voyage wrapped in music and poetry, sparked by timeless verses. You will hear: I Am Here to Sing Thee Songs – a heartfelt glowing invocation as voices come together in a powerful tribute, celebrating the joy of music as a gift, a purpose, and a way to honor something greater than ourselves. This Is My Prayer – a heartfelt reflection in song, gently rising with hope and emotion as it reaches toward peace and compassion. Light, My Light – A joyful, energetic celebration of brightness and hope, as the music glows with vibrant rhythm and uplifting spirit. In One Salutation to Thee – A joyful closing piece that brings everyone together in a powerful musical celebration of unity and harmony.
Whether you're a lifelong classical fan or just love a little sparkle, Sounds of Silver and Gold will sweep you away with its vibrant energy and irresistible rhythm. It’s a dazzling celebration of sound that promises an unforgettable experience you don’t want to miss!