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Alumna to Debut at Grand Ole Opry

Sep 19, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight

Twenty-four-year-old Mia Orosco, is a recognized classical violinist in addition to a multiple state and national fiddle champion. Mia grew up in Lorena, Texas and began studying classical violin at age 6. She soon began studying violin with Dr. Eka Gogichashvili and...

Letter to You from NRO Alumnus

Sep 13, 2017 | News

Dear NRO Supporter, My name is Thomas Carpenter, and I was honored to be the principal cellist with the National Repertory Orchestra this summer. My time at this renowned festival was an extremely positive experience in my progression as an orchestral musician. It was...

Three Year Alumna Teaching and Playing in Canada

Sep 12, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight

Katherine Gradojevich Manker started with the NRO as the Principal Second Violin in 1989. She returned in ’92 and ’93 to act as Concertmaster. Since then, she spent seven seasons as Associate Concertmaster with the North Carolina Symphony before moving to Montréal,...

Alumna Strives in Toledo

Aug 10, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight

Laura Longman participated in the NRO in 2014, and in 2015 as assistant concertmaster. In between these summers, she auditioned for and began her current position as a core member of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra’s first violin section. Laura is a native Michigander...

Michaela Paetsch Reunites with the NRO!

Jun 30, 2017 | News

Michaela Paetsch will be joining the NRO on July 7th playing Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E minor for Violin & Orchestra. In the Orchestra’s days as the “Colorado Philharmonic,” sixteen-year-old Michaela Paetsch arrived in her cowboy boots as the youngest...