Aug 9, 2024 | Events, Musicians, News
Seven musicians will showcase their solo skills at the NRO’s 2024 season finale Each season, National Repertory Orchestra musicians gather their nerve and their greatest displays of talent for the Concerto Competition. This summer, the skills were so widespread that...
Aug 5, 2024 | Events, Musicians, News
Embracing the imagery and emotion in every piece finally led Hannah Zhang to love music Growing up in Maryland and taking music lessons from the time she was 5, Hannah Zhang used to dread sitting down at the piano. “There’s nothing in the world I hated more,” the...
Jul 21, 2024 | Events, Musicians, News
Aaron Lockhart will relish opportunity to step to the front of the stage during July 24 concert Aaron Lockhart didn’t know how much he wanted to become a musician until a family outing to a Los Angeles Philharmonic performance at Hollywood Bowl when he was in fifth...
Jul 15, 2024 | Events, Musicians, News
Musicians weigh in on Beethoven’s Pastorale as well as Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue ahead of upcoming concerts Even those who know nothing about classical music can name one token composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven. The German pianist who lived between 1770 and 1827 wrote...
Jul 1, 2024 | Events, Musicians, News
Sadie Hamrin is back in Breckenridge and ready for her long-awaited solo performance When Sadie Hamrin first arrived in Breckenridge last summer, she didn’t fully believe she was worthy of her position in the National Repertory Orchestra. “I came in with a lot of...
Jun 26, 2024 | Musicians, News
In his second season with the NRO, the Canadian violinist and concertmaster is on the fast track Since learning to play the violin at age 6, William Thain has worked toward a singular goal: to play with ultimate skill and pure abandon. Now the 26-year-old from...