News & Notes
the latest updates from the nro
Alumni Spotlight – Christopher McLaurin
Christopher McLaurin (NRO 2004 Percussion) was appointed Principal Percussionist of the Kansas City Symphony in 2007 and is also Adjunct Professor of Percussion at the UMKC Conservatory of Music. In between his time at NRO and his current position, he spent time as a...
Met Opera Live in HD – Prince Igor
Location: Colorado Mountain College, 107 Denison Placer Rd. Breckenridge, CO 80424 Date: Saturday March 1, 2014 at 10:00am. Please arrive at 9:30am to join us for the NEW "Opera Prologue and Epilogue Series" in partnership with the Lake Dillon Theatre Company. ...
Announcing Our 2014 Orchestra Manager!
The NRO is happy to welcome back Emily Tuan as our Orchestra Manager for the 2014 season! A graduate of the Colburn Conservatory of Music, Emily will receive her Master of Music degree in flute performance in May from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Emily has...
Alumni Spotlight – Drew Mangus
Drew Mangus, 2013 NRO horn, recently won the 2nd horn position with the West Point Military Academy Band. He is excited to be working with SMU and NRO alumni Nick and Nicole Calouri. Drew says, “After the audition, the three of us were actually talking about how the...
Come see the Opera – Rusalka
Location: Colorado Mountain College, 107 Denison Placer Rd. Breckenridge, CO 80424 Date: Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 at 10:55am. Please arrive at 10:30am to join us for the new "Opera Prologue and Epilogue Series" in partnership with the Lake Dillon Theatre Company. ...
New CEO Leads Breck’s Cultural Arts!
After a long and intensive search, The Town of Breckenridge chose Robb Woulfe to lead a new nonprofit centered around building the strengthening the arts in our community. Breckenridge is known as a hub for outdoor adventure. However, despite fantastic organizations...
Alumni Spotlight – Evan Vicic
Evan Vicic recently started a one year (possibly permanent) position as the Assistant Principal of the Louisville Orchestra. He also had the honor of substituting for a concert with the Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra in December 2013. Evan attended NRO in 2010...
Alumni Spotlight – Lisa Goddard
Lisa Goddard, 2012 and 2013 NRO violinist, won a job in October with the Portland Symphony Orchestra in Maine. She has a one-year contract in the first violin section. Lisa is also finishing her studies (Masters in Music) at the New England Conservatory in Boston,...
Announcing our 2014 Recording Engineer
The National Repertory Orchestra is pleased to welcome back Jeff Zahos as our Recording Engineer for the second year in a row. Jeff Zahos, MFA, is passionately committed to exploring the confluence of music, sound and movement through modern dance, music performance,...