Experience the Extraordinary with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra
Resident Orchestra at the Payne & Mencias Palladium in Carmel, IN

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The Carmel Symphony offices (L) are located adjacent to the world-class Payne & Menias Palladium (R) at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. The acoustically excellent concert hall allows the symphony’s sound to envelop the audience for outstanding performances you will remember long after the last note has sounded.

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Nordic Nights presented by Pedcor Companies

Saturday, March 21, 2026 – 7 p.m.

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Welcome in the spring with the CSO’s fresh program of classical masterworks by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 is ethereal and organic, growing and evolving just as nature reawakens after the harsh winter months. His Karelia Suite opens the program and personifies the beauty of Finnish folk themes. Rounding out this program is Thomas Adès’ Air – Homage to Sibelius. This is another work with organic and expanding themes, played on the solo violin by none other than CSO’s concertmaster, Davis Brooks.

Repertoire:
– Jean Sibelius – Karelia Suite, op. 11
– Thomas Adès – Air – Homage to Sibelius featuring soloist Davis Brooks, violin
– Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2, op. 43

Featuring Conductor Kelly Kuo

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Symphonic Odyssey

Saturday, April 18, 2026 – 7 p.m.

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Join us as the Carmel Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 2025 – 2026 season with a journey through four exciting and meaningful works for full symphony orchestra. Dvorak’s Carnival Overture celebrates the bountiful joy we find in life, while Cristina Spinei’s work …throes of increasing wonder (originally composed for ballet performance) is shimmery, light, and lavish in its own way. Mahler’s Adagietto for strings and harp remind us of our own stories of boundless love for those closest to us, while Mendelssohn’s Fifth Symphony, “Reformation,” is its own wonder of composition, contemplating the great themes of faith and life. Juxtaposing “old style” polyphony and his own ubiquitous style, Mendelssohn’s masterwork will surely leave you in awe.

Repertoire:
– Antonin Dvořák – Carnival Overture, op. 92
– Cristina Spinei – …throes of increasing wonder
– Gustav Mahler – Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
– Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 5, op. 107, “Reformation”

Featuring Conductor Kelly Corcoran