Carmel Symphony Orchestra Full Season
Currently celebrating their 40th anniversary season, The Carmel Symphony Orchestra Full Season of performances for 2015-16 includes some favorite local personalities as well as artists of national and international renown.
Carmel Symphony Orchestra Full Season 2015-16
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Susie Park
Saturday, October 10, 2015 @ 7:30pm
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts
Susie Park performs for the first time in the Palladium in Tchaikovsky’s satisfying Violin Concerto, along with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.
David Bowden – Conductor
Susie Park – Violin
-MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2
-BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
-TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Music Matters, a free pre-concert conversation highlighting interesting perspectives on the evening’s composers and their music, begins at 6:45pm.
Rachmaninoff 3 with Sean Chen
Saturday, November 14, 2015 @7:30pm
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts
The superb artistry of Sean Chen, APA Classical Fellow and Van Cliburn medalist, will be on full display in a glorious performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
David Bowden – Conductor
Sean Chen – Piano
-ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
-DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
-SIBELIUS Finlandia
-RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3
Music Matters, a free pre-concert conversation highlighting interesting perspectives on the evening’s composers and their music, begins at 6:45pm.
IU Health Holidays with the Wright Brothers
Saturday, December 12, 2015 – Performances @3pm & 7:30pm
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts
Join the CSO and the Wright Brothers for a fun-filled concert featuring tunes such as Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, The Christmas Song, and many other favorites of the season – including a tantalizing glimpse of Christmas Island.
Concert includes an audience sing-along!
David Bowden – Conductor
The Wright Brothers – Vocalists
Music Matters, a free pre-concert conversation highlighting interesting perspectives on the evening’s composers and their music, begins at 6:45pm.
Family Fun! 2016
Sunday, January 31, 2016 @3pm
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts
Watch your young children’s and grandchildren’s amazement and delight as they are invited to sit among the orchestra and hear excerpts of the world’s great classics. Following this interactive concert, participate in our Instrument Petting Zoo!
David Bowden – Conductor
CSO Young Artist Competition 2015 Winner
VARIOUS “Greatest Hits for Kids”
Beethoven, Brahms, and the Scotts
Saturday, February 13, 2016 @7:30pm
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts
The day before Valentine’s Day we feature works by Beethoven and Brahms with the Scott family. Waldteufel’s playful “España” Waltz rounds out this eclectic program.
David Bowden – Conductor
Robin Scott – Violin
Ahrim Kim – Cello
Beverly Scott – Piano
-WALDTEUFEL “España” Waltz
-BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano “Triple”
-BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
Music Matters, a free pre-concert conversation highlighting interesting perspectives on the evening’s composers and their music, begins at 6:45pm.
Angela Brown!
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @7:30pm
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts
Angela Brown is widely regarded as THE great Verdi soprano of our day. In demand world-wide, she returns home to sing great opera arias, popular songs, and spirituals – including works by Verdi, Puccini, Gershwin, and more!
David Bowden – Conductor
Angela Brown – Soprano
Music Matters, a free pre-concert conversation highlighting interesting perspectives on the evening’s composers and their music, begins at 6:45pm.
CSO Plays Sports
Saturday, April 9, 2016 @7:30 PM
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts
With Bob Kravitz as a featured “color commentator,” the CSO’s musical tribute to sports in America will include John Williams’ music for the Olympics, Casey at the Bat, music from the movies Breaking Away (Mendelssohn 4) and Rocky – plus the Globetrotters’ theme, Sweet Georgia Brown! You may want to wear your school colors or your favorite ball cap to this one!
David Bowden – Conductor
Bob Kravitz – Narrator
Music Matters, a free pre-concert conversation highlighting interesting perspectives on the evening’s composers and their music, begins at 6:45pm.
Carmel Symphony Orchestra is comprised of professional and formally trained musicians who share a joy of making music. More than half of the musicians have been with the orchestra for 15 years or longer with the vast majority studying privately through college and, in many cases, beyond. The CSO has earned a regional reputation for excellence in artistry and community service and is unique nationally in its hybrid of paid and non-paid musicians.