The New Century Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1992, looks for fresh, exciting new ways to present classical music in the San Francisco Bay Area by combining performances of extraordinary quality with innovative programming. The music director chooses the programs and guides the artistic vision, but the seventeen members of the orchestra perform without a conductor. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment on the part of the musicians to concerts of remarkable precision, passion and power.

As part of its dedication to the future of music and to the community, the NCCO provides violin lessons to underserved students in Marin City and San Rafael’s Canal District, as well as intimate classroom performances by string quartets to students in Bay Area elementary schools.

The orchestra has released four compact discs, one of which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997.

HONORARY BOARD

Gordon P. Getty, Chairman
Stuart Canin
Richard N. Goldman
Margaret E. Haas
James J. Ludwig
Larry Alan Kay
Steven L. Scheid

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Paula Gambs, President
Norm Katz, Vice President
Richard Lonergan, Treasurer

Lutz Braum
Teresa Darragh
Tracy George
Bettina Glenning
Mark Jordan
Sue Larson
Alexander Leff
René Mandel
Marde Ross
Mark Salkind
Joshua Stumpf

Orchestra Representatives

Joanne Lin
Anthony Manzo
Anna Presler
Deborah Tien Price
Iris Stone

ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRODUCTION STAFF

Parker E. Monroe, Executive Director
Everett L. Doner, Operations Director
Howard Fong, Finance Director
Rachel Rossos, Marketing Director

Monica Aiken, Marketing Assistant
Phoebe Dong, Education Coordinator
Phyllis Kamrin, Librarian
Megan Stinnett, Design Intern
Jef Stott, Stage Manager

CONSULTING STAFF

Jim Block, Photographer
David v.R. Bowles, Recording Engineer
Laura E. Browne, Graphic Design
Patty Gessner, Marketing
John McKenzie, Information Technology
Robert Zimmerman, Development (read less)

The New Century Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1992, looks for fresh, exciting new ways to present classical music in the San Francisco Bay Area by combining performances of extraordinary quality with innovative programming. The music director chooses the programs and guides the artistic vision, but the seventeen members of the orchestra perform without a conductor. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment on the part of the musicians to concerts of... (read more)