CHAMBER MUSIC REIMAGINED BACH AND THE BEATLES GO FOR BAROQUE The Northern Neck Orchestra presents Bach to Beatles, a concert of chamber music reimagined for string quartet, featuring compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The playlist includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and Art of the…
The Northern Neck Orchestra celebrates its 30th season with a new video that vividly captures the artistry and energy of the special ensemble of volunteer and professional musicians (see below). The fast-paced profile, “Our Expanding Story — The Northern Neck Orchestra,” features observations on the Kilmarnock-based orchestra’s special character, musicianship…
Northern Neck Orchestra Video Series THE ROMANTIC ERA – MUSIC FOR THE SAKE OF EMOTION The passionate music of Frederic Chopin and Clara Schumann composed during the Romantic era is featured in the concluding program of the Northern Neck Orchestra’s music appreciation video series “Music with Michael Repper.” The free…
Northern Neck Orchestra Video Series THE CLASSICAL ERA – MOZART & BEETHOVEN The transformative music of Mozart and Beethoven in the Classical period is featured in the latest program of the Northern Neck Orchestra’s music appreciation video series Music with Michael Repper. The free talk, The Classical Era, Mozart and…
Northern Neck Orchestra Video Series THE ART OF THE FUGUE The ingenious construction of the fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach during the Baroque period is showcased in the second program of the Northern Neck Orchestra’s four-part video series “Music with Michael Repper.” The free talk, Music for the Age of…
Northern Neck Orchestra Video Series BACH AND THE BAROQUE ERA The first program in the Northern Neck Orchestra’s four-part music appreciation video series, Music with Michael Repper, debuts today with a review of the Baroque period through the groundbreaking music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The free talk, Bach and the…
The Northern Neck Orchestra will present an entertaining and informative series of free online videos hosted by Music Director Michael Repper with the first of four talks premiering March 2 on YouTube. A new program will debut every two weeks through April 13. All videos will be available continuously following…
The last concert of the Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2018-2019 season, on May 25, 2019, led by Michael Repper, was a joyful celebration of the Schumann family, known in their time as the “first couple” of music. Listen to Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7, with soloist Vijay…
The Northern Neck Orchestra’s October 27, 2018, concert featured Mozart and Bernstein. The centerpiece was Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, with soloist Grace Park. Michael Repper conducted. Listen here. Program notes, by Nancy Rowland, are below. Saturday, October 27, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk at 6:45 p.m. Lancaster Middle…
The “Masters of the Romantic” concert took place on March 19, 2017, at St. Clare Walker Middle School Theater in Locust Hill, Virginia. The program included Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer,” performed by Erin Wind along with the Northern Neck Orchestra. Michael Repper conducted. Listen to the second movement, Ging…
