Carmel Symphony Orchestra launches 47th season with Hispanic Heritage Month concert & after party

Pavel & Direct Contact promises to have the audience dancing in the aisles during the Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s Hispanic Heritage celebration. (Photo provided)

A spirited Hispanic Heritage Month celebration kicks off Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) 47th season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Carter Green, Carmel.

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CSO under Artistic Director Janna Hymes will welcome renowned Grammy®-nominated composer, pianist and vocalist Clarice Assad, along with local favorites Pavel & Direct Contact. Together, they promise to have the audience “dancing in the aisles” to lively selections from Chabrier, Polanco-Safadit, De Falla, Assad and Abreu – including Espana, Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 2 and Tico-Tico.

“We are anticipating that this will be the most exciting, ambitious and diverse season in my five years with CSO,” Hymes said, “and our Masterworks 1 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is an outstanding way to get things underway!”

Tickets start at just $20 and are available now at CarmelSymphony.org or at the Palladium Fifth Third Bank Box Office by calling (317) 843-3800.

Audience members are invited to join CSO immediately following the performance at the UNIDOS After Party, with live entertainment, dancing, appetizers, beverages and plenty of fun. The party takes place in the Palladium’s Robert Adam Room & East Lobby. Tickets are $40 per person or $75 per couple and are available at CarmelSymphony.org.

“There’s going to be lots of energy generated by this performance, and we don’t want the party to stop when the concert concludes, so come and join us at the UNIDOS After Party!” Hymes said. “This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month national theme is Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation, so we incorporated that into our After Party. Unidos – United!”

CSO, a resident company of The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, has a bold and impressive schedule on tap for its upcoming season following the fiery Hispanic Heritage Month opener on Oct. 8. See the full schedule in the box below.

Additional information and tickets for all performances are available at CarmelSymphony.org.

“Join us for one, or more, or all of our concerts this season,” Hymes said. “We promise you’ll experience the exceptional!”

The 2022-23 Carmel Symphony Orchestra season is supported by the City of Carmel, the Center for the Performing Arts, the Palladium and Pedcor.