Tony DeSare's The Music of Billy Joel

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

Tony DeSare lets Billy Joel’s familiar piano songs grow into something larger with the orchestra. On February 5, 2027, at 7:30 PM, Tony DeSare's The Music of Billy Joel brings that scene to Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis. It's a night built for the songs you already carry around with you.

DeSare is a vocalist and pianist, and he leads this tribute with the ISO, conducted by Jack Everly. One performer at the keys, singing the songs. An orchestra widening the sound around him. The announced selections include Piano Man, Just the Way You Are, Only the Good Die Young, You May Be Right, Movin' Out and My Life. Each is a song with its own memory attached, whether it's a first dance, a long drive or a chorus you couldn't stop singing. Hearing them in orchestral versions gives familiar melodies a fresh, grand shape. ( These are announced selections, not a guaranteed running order.)

This is a tribute, so keep the picture clear: Billy Joel is not announced as a performer. What you get is DeSare's voice and piano, focused on Joel's recorded songwriting catalog, set inside symphonic arrangements. It's live, it's shared with a room full of people who know the words, and it happens in downtown Indianapolis on a Friday evening. Bring someone who loves these songs as much as you do. Then make the plan official and grab your seats for The Music of Billy Joel at Hilbert Circle Theatre.