Tony DeSare's The Music of Billy Joel

Tony DeSare's The Music of Billy Joel at Hilbert Circle Theatre

The music of Billy Joel moves from a piano-centered catalog to a full symphonic experience with Tony DeSare. On February 6, 2027, Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis turns familiar Billy Joel songs into something bigger. Tony DeSare's The Music of Billy Joel puts a vocalist and pianist front and center, with the ISO playing orchestral versions of songs you've carried around for years.

The announced selections read like a playlist of your own memories: "Piano Man," "Just the Way You Are," "Only the Good Die Young," "You May Be Right," "Movin' Out" and "My Life." Some songs are made for singing along in the car. Others stay with you through the big moments. Hearing them live, with a piano leading and strings, brass and winds filling the room, gives them new color. This is a tribute to the songwriting, so Billy Joel himself is not part of the lineup. The focus is on DeSare's voice and keyboard and the catalog he performs.

That blend is the real draw. Piano, voice and symphonic sound share one stage, with Jack Everly conducting the ISO. You get the melodies you love, plus the richness only a live orchestra can add. Saturday night at 7:30 PM is a good reason to get out of the house and share a few songs worth remembering. Grab your seats for Tony DeSare's The Music of Billy Joel at Hilbert Circle Theatre and give those songs the big room they deserve.