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Message from Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg


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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Introduces the 2008-09 Season


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.

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Member Since: 1/2/2007
Band Website: ncco.org
Band Members: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Music Director

VIOLIN

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Concertmaster
Raushan Akhmedyarova, Associate Concertmaster
Candace Guirao, Principal Second Violin
Dawn Harms
Phyllis Kamrin
Robin Mayforth
Anna Presler
Deborah Tien Price
Karen Shinozaki Sor
Iris Stone
Michael Yokas

VIOLA

Linda Ghidossi-DeLuca, Principal
Lynne Richburg
Kurt Rohde

CELLO

Robin Bonnell
Joanne Lin
Jeffrey Watson

BASS

Anthony L. Manzo, Principal

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
Stephanie Oana, Vice President
Norm Katz, Vice President
Richard Lonergan, Treasurer
Lutz Braum, Secretary

Teresa Darragh
Tracy George
Mark Jordan
Sue Larson
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
Jeff Stott, Stage Manager

CONSULTING STAFF

Jim Block, Photographer
Patty Gessner, Marketing
John McKenzie, Information Technology
David Bowles, Recording Engineer
Jack Vad, Recording Engineer

Record Label: Mondovibe / New Albion / D'Note
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Interview with Rachel Barton Pine

Interview with Rachel Barton Pine Rachel Barton Pine will lead the New Century Chamber Orchestra as guest concertmaster June 5-10, 2008. To learn more about the concerts, click on any of the...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:29:00 PST

Announcing 2008-09 Season with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 28, 2008 MUSIC DIRECTOR NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG AND NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCE 2008-09 SEASON, their first together Two World Premieres of Commissioned...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Fri, 30 May 2008 01:13:00 PST

The Violin in African American Music: Essay for June 5-10 Concerts

The Violin in African American Music An Essay by Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma Pop culture can be a fog that obscures a heritage in favor of economic advantage. There are those, for example, who are...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:53:00 PST

Program Notes for June 5-10, 2008 with Rachel Barton Pine

Program Notes for June 5-10, 2008 By Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A MajorGeorge Walker: Lyric for StringsColeridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, Gener...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:55:00 PST

New Century Chamber Orchestra Announces Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg New Music Director!

San Francisco's New Century Chamber Orchestra and its President Paula Gambs, on behalf of the Board of Directors, proudly announce that Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg has been named Music Director, starting...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:24:00 PST

NCCO Announces $500,000 Matching Grant from Gordan Getty!

San Francisco's New Century Chamber Orchestra is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a $500,000 matching grant from composer and philanthropist Gordon Getty.  For every dollar donated ...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:01:00 PST

1/19: REWIND at YBCA Forum in San Francisco

New Century Chamber OrchestraREWIND Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 8pmYerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum701 Mission Street (at 3rd), San Francisco  View the trailer at www.youtube.co...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:39:00 PST

NCCO's Installation Art Contest - Deadline September 24th

Installation Art Competition Announced! As part of our revolutionary concert REWIND in January, the NCCO will display installation art by a local SF Bay area artist. We are holding a compe...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:56:00 PST

Artist profile: Tony Manzo

From the NCCO's 1/25-28/07 program book:Musician Profile: Bassist Tony ManzoWhy did you decide to audition for the NCCO?Being the only bass in a chamber orchestra is about as close to a career in cham...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Sat, 26 May 2007 04:51:00 PST

Artist profile: Deborah Tien Price

From the NCCO's 4/11-14/07 program book:Deborah Tien Price, NCCO violinist and board member, was born and raised in Rhode Island.  She studied at the Eastman School of Music and then pursued a ma...
Posted by New Century Chamber Orchestra on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:58:00 PST