Carmel Bands, Carmel, Indiana

Concert Bands

Carmel High School Orchestras has the honor of being recognized as one of the leading public school orchestra programs in the nation. Under the direction of Soo Han, Director of Orchestras, and Rachel Tookolo, Associate Director of Orchestras, the program includes over 250 students divided into three string orchestras (Concert, Sinfonia, and Camerata) and two full orchestras (Philharmonic and Symphony). They have been named Indiana State School Music Association’s Concert Orchestra State Champion 13 times, most recently in 2010. The orchestra has toured and performed all over the world including places such as Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and St. Petersburg, Russia. The Symphony Orchestra performed at the prestigious 2009 Midwest Clinic in Chicago. In addition, the orchestras have performed with many international performing artists such as Zach de Pue (Time for Three and Concertmaster – Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra) and Rachel Barton-Pine (violin virtuoso).

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