News & Notes
the latest updates from the nro
Nathaniel Davis Returns As Recording Engineer
Nathaniel Davis is an audio engineer and tubist with a focus on classical music. He is currently based in Houston, Texas, where he maintains an active recording and teaching schedule. Nathaniel attended the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, graduating in...
NRO Alumna Wins a Job in Cleveland
Jiah Chung Chapdelaine joined The Cleveland Orchestra in the autumn of 2016. She has previously served as concertmaster of Opera Cleveland, performed new compositions with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and was a member of the Akron Symphony. A native of Seoul,...
NRO Announces New CEO
The National Repertory Orchestra is delighted to announce David DePeters as its new CEO. David brings his wealth of experience and a proven track record of delivering the highest quality innovative classical music experiences. He has spent more than 30 years at the...
Welcome Back our Assistant Librarian
Mariel Stauff is very excited to be returning to the NRO for summer 2017, returning as Assistant Librarian for a second summer. Originally trained as a clarinetist, she became interested in library work in college and interned with Paul Gunther in the Minnesota...
Welcome Back Principal Librarian Paul Gunther
A man of many labels – among them vegan pescatarian macrobiotic chocoholic, conscientious objector army bandsman, union activist orchestra librarian – Paul Gunther is a study in contradiction. Having played Percussion since age 7, his first teacher was retired Boston...
Catch up on Gabriel Zamora
Gabriel Campos Zamora attended the NRO in the summer of 2010, and went on to be a fellow of ACJW (an ensemble at Carnegie Hall) for one year, and later moved to Norfolk to play Principal Clarinet with the Virginia Symphony. Shortly after, he moved to Kansas City to...
Lawrence Quinnett Becomes Assistant Professor
Lawrence Quinnett recently accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Music at Livingstone College. He teaches music theory and piano, in addition to playing piano and organ for choir and school assemblies. Of his new job, Lawrence says, “I feel very fortunate to...
Danielle Belen Shares Her NRO Experiences
“I attended NRO in 2006 and 2007 and those were extraordinary summers of music-making that I will never forget. I was treated as a professional, giving me a new confidence as I embraced and grew into meeting those high expectations. I had the privilege of serving as...
Alumnus Wins Position in Omaha
After attending NRO in 2014, Kevin Tompkins completed his graduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with William Preucil and Stephen Rose. During his time in Cleveland, he performed with the Akron Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, Firelands...