Holiday Joy

The Northern Neck Orchestra will perform a joyful holiday concert of Christmas carols, popular tunes and classical favorites on December 16 at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater (formerly the Lancaster Middle School), 191 School Street, in Kilmarnock. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a…

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Piano Quartets

The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2023-2024 Chamber Music series continues with Piano Quartets, featuring the deeply emotional music of two giants of the Romantic period – Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. The concert will be performed on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road…

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Northern Neck Orchestra 2023-2024 Concert Season

Tickets are now on sale for the Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2023-2024 concert season that features an expanded program of four exciting concerts conducted by Music Director Michael Repper, including a new festive holiday concert. The performances showcase music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Benjamin Britten, Antonin Dvorak, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and…

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Chamber Music Series 2023-2024

The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2023-2024 Chamber Music Series will feature trios for clarinet, piano quartets by Schumann and Brahms, a performance of Bach’s six suites for solo cello in two parts, and new music for voice and string quartet. The chamber music series will highlight the dazzling skills of world-class…

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Michael Repper Wins Grammy Award

Northern Neck Orchestra Music Director Michael Repper and the New York Youth Symphony won a Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance on February 5, 2023 for their recording of music by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery and Valerie Coleman on Avie Records. The initial idea for the album and its further…

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The Romantic Era – Music for the Sake of Emotion

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…

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The Classical Era – Mozart & Beethoven

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…

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The Art of the Fugue

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…

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Bach and the Baroque Era

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…

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