2016 - 2017 Concert Season
“An Evening at the Opera”
NCCO Concert at RVCC
Sunday, May 21, 2017, 4 pm
Rockfish Valley Community Center, 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA.
Admission: FREE! (Donations are always welcome to support NCCO)
Guest conductor, John Murton from Washington DC, will lead this final performance of the season featuring a collaborative performance with the Crozet Hand Bell Choir of Andante from Concerto in G Major, by Antonio Vivaldi. The orchestra will also play Gluck’s Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo, Handel’s Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo and Ombra mai fù from Serse, Puccini's Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly and Quando m'en vo from La Boheme, Verdi's Questa o quella from Rigoletto and Bizet's Habanera, Intermezzo and Les Toreadors from Carmen. Free admission – donations welcome.
NCCO Concert at RVCC
Sunday, May 21, 2017, 4 pm
Rockfish Valley Community Center, 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA.
Admission: FREE! (Donations are always welcome to support NCCO)
Guest conductor, John Murton from Washington DC, will lead this final performance of the season featuring a collaborative performance with the Crozet Hand Bell Choir of Andante from Concerto in G Major, by Antonio Vivaldi. The orchestra will also play Gluck’s Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo, Handel’s Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo and Ombra mai fù from Serse, Puccini's Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly and Quando m'en vo from La Boheme, Verdi's Questa o quella from Rigoletto and Bizet's Habanera, Intermezzo and Les Toreadors from Carmen. Free admission – donations welcome.
Our mission in music
The Nelson County Community Orchestra provides an ongoing opportunity for residents of Nelson County and the surrounding area to experience the joy of playing music together, presenting free public concerts. In collaboration with other local arts groups, we seek to create unique interactive performances that showcase a variety of musical genres that will inspire, motivate and support a new generation of orchestral musicians.
Open membershipThe NCCO welcomes musicians of all skill levels, as well as those returning to music with no audition. Rehearsals take place on Mondays at 7 PM in the new addition at the Rockfish Presbyterian Church in Nellysford. See Contact page for directions.
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EducationThe String Education Program (SEP) provides youths access to string instruments and instruction, leading to other musical opportunities and a lifelong love of music. Click for more information about our SEP.
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OutreachIt is our hope that this orchestra will become an advocate for music education in our community, and an inspiration to all who may want to pursue their musical interests. Contact us with questions or suggestions.
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