By Sophie Pappas
Beginning Oct. 11, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra will begin its 39th concert season.
This season, guests of the symphony can look forward to performances from pianist Sean Chen, the Anderson University Choruses, the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, and many more.
Led by the acclaimed artistic director and conductor David Bowden, everything from classical masterpieces and familiar pops works will echo through the corridors of Carmel’s Palladium.
“We are delighted to present such a variety of performers and musical styles,” Bowden said. “The significant partnerships with regional organizations and the flair and sparkle of world-class guest artists make this an extraordinary season of music from the heart and for the soul.”
The season begins with APA Classical Fellow and Van Cliburn medalist Sean Chen in Grieg Piano Concerto with Sean Chen on Oct. 11. The artistry of Chen will be on full display in a performance of Grieg’s familiar Piano Concerto. Tchaikovsky’s powerful Symphony No. 4 combines deep emotion, beautiful melodies, and orchestral virtuosity with a thrilling conclusion.
“It will be remarkable,” Bowden said. “It will be beyond incredible.”
The Nov. 8 concert, Beethoven’s Fifth, features the composer’s much-loved symphony that begins with arguably the most famous four notes in the entire symphonic repertoire. The orchestra is joined by the Anderson University Choruses for Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living, a profoundly moving expression of solace, hope, and ultimately, peace, conveying great comfort for all who have experienced loss, which Bowden said has already had a very emotional impact on him. Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus opens this compelling program.
“People won’t believe what this requiem will do to them,” Bowden said. “And you will leave wanting that to play at your funeral.”
Season subscriptions are available by calling the Carmel Symphony at 844-9717. Single tickets can be purchased beginning by visiting TheCenterPresents.org or by calling the Center’s Box Office at 843-3800. Discounts for students are also available: the $5 YouthPASS for High School and younger, and the $10 CollegePASS.
The Carmel family tradition of Indiana University Health Holidays! – featuring the Indianapolis Children’s Choir and baritone Rich Vale – promises to be a heartwarming variety of holiday music, including Silver Bells, music from Home Alone, Forrest’s There is Faint Music, Dwyer’s Arruru, Rutter’s Donkey Carol, Leck’s arrangement of Hine ma tov, Angels We Have Heard on High, and White Christmas.
The CSO salutes veterans with The Texas Tenors – a classically trained trio infused with country roots – on Jan. 30 and 31, presented by Pedcor Companies. The highest ranking vocal group of all time on America’s Got Talent, The Texas Tenors routinely sell out performances all over the world. These two concerts mark their Central Indiana debut and are not included on the subscription season. All veterans receive half off their individual ticket purchase.
In a special Valentine’s Day performance on Feb. 14, the CSO pays tribute to Marvin Hamlisch with Indiana University’s The Singing Hoosiers – along with pianist Fred Moyer, an audience favorite – in A Musical Valentine: Through the Eyes of Love. The program includes music from A Chorus Line, Ice Castles, Sophie’s Choice, The Way We Were, including the titles One, Nobody Does It Better, and I Finally Found Someone. Moyer will play Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto and The Entertainer from The Sting.
Ellis Island: The Dream of America, presented March 14, is a sweeping multi-media work featuring actors and video projection. The work is a powerful testament to the experience of thousands of immigrants who entered America through that iconic portal – a reminder that, for so many who have come here, America has been a symbol of freedom and opportunity for a new life. Wasson’s American Fanfare and Dvořák’s Cello Concerto round out this program.
On April 11, the CSO will present the medalists of the pre-eminent International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in Gold-Silver-Bronze. Each winner will perform a solo work with the orchestra. The concert also features two Ravel pieces – Pavane for a Dead Princess and Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 – as well as Kabalevsky’s Overture to Colas Breugnon.
Family Fun! – the Carmel Symphony’s signature interactive family concert – returns on March 29. In this popular Sunday afternoon concert designed to delight and spark the imagination, the orchestra performs excerpts of the world’s great classics in “Greatest Hits for Kids.” Children of all ages are invited on stage to watch music being made, and afterwards are encouraged to try out the instruments they just heard at the Instrument Petting Zoo. The concert also features a performance by the winner of the Carmel Symphony’s 34th Annual Young Artist Competition.
At select concerts, ticket-holders are invited to arrive early at 6:45 p.m. for Music Matters featuring David Bowden for a behind-the-scenes discussion of the music of the evening.
Season subscriptions are available by calling the Carmel Symphony at 844.9717. Single tickets can be purchased beginning by visiting TheCenterPresents.org or by calling the Center’s Box Office at 843.3800. Discounts for students are also available: the $5 YouthPASS for High School and younger, and the $10 CollegePASS.
2014-15 season Carmel Symphony Orchestra
For more information, please visit CarmelSymphony.org
GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO WITH SEAN CHEN
Saturday, October 11 • 7:30pm
David Bowden, Conductor
Sean Chen, Piano
Program:
KARIDOYANES Yerakína: Dionysian Dance
GRIEG Piano Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH
Saturday, November 8 • 7:30pm
David Bowden, Conductor
Anderson University Choruses
Rick Sowers, Artistic Director
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Mark Squire, Director of Music Ministries
Program:
BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
FORREST Requiem for the Living
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH HOLIDAYS!
Saturday, December 13 • 3pm & 7:30pm
David Bowden, Conductor
Indianapolis Children’s Choir
Henry Leck, Artistic Director
Rick Vale, Baritone
PEDCOR presents THE TEXAS TENORS
Friday & Saturday, January 30 & 31 • 8pm
The Texas Tenors
Carmel Symphony Orchestra
David Bowden, Conductor
A MUSICAL VALENTINE: THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE
Saturday, February 14 • 7:30pm
David Bowden, Conductor
The Singing Hoosiers
Steve Zegree, Director
Frederick Moyer, Piano
Program:
HAMLISCH Various selections
ADDINSELL Warsaw Concerto
THE DREAM OF AMERICA
Saturday, March 14 • 7:30pm
David Bowden, Conductor
Leonardo Altino, Cello
Program:
WASSON American Fanfare
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
BOYER Ellis Island: The Dream of America
FAMILY FUN!
Sunday, March 29 • 3pm
David Bowden, Conductor
CSO Young Artist Competition, 2014 Winner
Program:
VARIOUS “Greatest Hits for Kids”
GOLD-SILVER-BRONZE
Saturday, April 11 • 7:30pm
David Bowden, Conductor
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, 2014 Medalists
KABALEVSKY Overture to Colas Breugnon
RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess
RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
Plus solo performances by the medalists.
