News & Notes
the latest updates from the nro
John Landon Joins NRO Board
John and his wife Kathy are full time residents of Breckenridge, and their children and grandchild fortunately live on the front range. John and Kathy are natives of Atlanta, Georgia and John earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University in...
Luperi Wins Job in Pittsburgh
Victoria Luperi, NRO 1998, was appointed associate principal clarinet with the Pittsburgh Symphony in June 2016. She previously served as principal clarinet with the Fort Worth and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras, and has performed with the Grand Teton, Tanglewood,...
From Intern to Executive Director
Achia Floyd, NRO 2016 Artistic & Education Intern, landed a job interview immediately after returning home from Breckenridge this summer. Only a few weeks later she was hired as the new Executive Director of Tallahassee Youth Orchestras! Overjoyed to join the...
Meet the newest NRO board member
Michael Massey fell in love with the University of Denver in 1964. It wasn’t only because they gave him money to go to school there (although that was a big part of it), but also Denver was about 500 miles from Wichita, Kansas where he grew up. Far enough away so...
Maestro Topilow Performs With Alumni
Members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and NRO Alumni performed together with maestro Carl Topilow recently. From left to right: Casey Gsell, Tea Prokes, Thaddeus Archer, Jocelyn Longworthy, Kim Bryden Loch, Laura Longman, Carl Topilow, Nancy Lendrim, Michelle...
Principal Percussion at LA Phil
Matthew Howard, NRO 2013, recently won the position of Principal Percussion at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The NRO was Matthew’s first summer music festival and he shares this about his experience, “I would have to say that, NRO has to be in the top 3 of best...
Alumna Joins Detroit Symphony Orchestra
NRO Alumna (2012) and Flutist Amanda Blaikie was recently appointed 2nd Flute of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. "Attending NRO was one of the best musical experiences of my life, giving me the confidence to pursue my dreams and obtain an orchestral position. This...
Alumna Violist in San Antonio Symphony
Amy Pikler received her BM degree with highest honors from the University of Michigan where she studied with Professor Yizhak Schotten. Recently, Amy was appointed as section violist in the San Antonio Symphony. Previously, she served as violist in the New World...
Mike Kemp Principal Timpanist in Winnipeg
Michael Kemp, NRO Timpani 2014, has been the Principal Timpanist of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Canada since 2015, and previously held the position of Principal Timpanist with the Erie Philharmonic in Erie, PA. In demand as a Guest Principal Timpanist, Michael...