North Carolina

Baroque Orchestra

Upcoming Events

NCBO with SC Bach
Nov 17, 2023 - 07:00 PM

JS Bach, cantatas and instrumental music

Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross

150 Melrose Ave., Tryon, NC 28782

NCBO with SC Bach
Nov 18, 2023 - 04:00 PM

JS Bach, cantatas and instrumental music

Central United Methodist Church

233 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC

NCBO with SC Bach
Nov 19, 2023 - 04:00 PM

JS Bach, cantatas and instrumental music

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

1601 N. Pleasantburg r. HWY 291, Greenville, SC

Messiah at St. Paul's Episcopal, Wilmington
Dec 7, 2023 - 07:30 PM

Handel's Messiah

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

16 N. 16th Street, Wilmington, NC

Messiah at St. Paul's Episcopal, Wilmington
Dec 8, 2023 - 07:30 PM

Handel's Messiah

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

16 N. 16th Street, Wilmington, NC

Messiah at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Dec 10, 2023 - 04:00 PM

Handel's Messiah

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC

Messiah at First Presbyterian, Kinston
Dec 11, 2023 - 07:00 PM

Handel's Messiah

First Presbyterian Church Kinston

2101 North Heritage, Kinston, NC

NCBO at Holy Cross Episcopal
Dec 15, 2023 - 07:00 PM

Bach Brandenburg Concerto 4, Corelli Christmas Concerto, Pachelbel Canon, Vivaldi “Folia” and other uplifting favorites. Tickets $20 general admission, $10 students, available at the door or online.

Holy Cross Episcopal Church

150 Melrose Pl, Tryon, NC

NCBO at St. Michael's Lutheran
Dec 16, 2023 - 07:00 PM

Bach Brandenburg Concerto 4, Corelli Christmas Concerto, Pachelbel Canon, Vivaldi “Folia” and other uplifting favorites. Tickets $20 general admission, $10 students.

St. Michael's Lutheran Church

2619 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC

NCBO at Lancaster Cultural Arts Center
Dec 17, 2023 - 03:00 PM

Bach Brandenburg Concerto 4, Corelli Christmas Concerto, Pachelbel Canon, Vivaldi “Folia” and other uplifting favorites. Tickets $20 general admission, $10 students.

Lancaster Cultural Arts Center

309 W Gay Street, Lancaster, SC

NCBO Chamber Players
Jan 3, 2024 - 07:30 PM

Basso - Baroque music for bass instruments

Carol Woods Retirement Community

750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Vespers at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Jan 21, 2024 - 04:00 PM

cantatas of JS Bach

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC

NCBO with SC Bach
Mar 22, 2024 - 07:00 PM

JS Bach, Passion According to St. John - 300th anniversary of the St. John Passion

NCBO with SC Bach
Mar 23, 2024 - 07:00 PM

JS Bach, Passion According to St. John - 300th anniversary of the St. John Passion

NCBO with SC Bach
Mar 24, 2024 - 04:00 PM

JS Bach, Passion According to St. John - 300th anniversary of the St. John Passion

Westminister Presbyterian Church

2310 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC

NCBO Chamber Players
Apr 14, 2024 - 05:00 PM

Chamber music of Corelli, Bach and Purcell. Freewill offering.

The Episcopal Church of the Ascension

726 1st Ave. N, Hickory, NC

About

The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (NCBO), a period instrument ensemble, was co-founded in 2011 by sisters and musical collaborators Frances Blaker and Barbara Blaker Krumdieck for the purpose of providing orchestral and chamber music opportunities for musicians specializing in baroque performance practice.

It was clear from their first concerts in 2011 that there was a need for NCBO. The musicians were hungry for an opportunity to play baroque orchestral music on period instruments at a professional level, and the audiences were excited by their exuberant, refreshing and inspiring performances.

The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra maintains a goal of presenting refined, stylistic, artistic and fun performances, engaging both the players and the listeners in the stories and historical context behind the music.

Frances Blaker - Conductor & Artistic Director

Frances Blaker is a virtuoso recorder player and world-renowned expert in baroque performance practice, teaching workshops throughout The United States and Europe. She is a unique and exciting conductor, inspiring the NCBO players to bring new life to old music! Ms Blaker lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she maintains an active teaching studio and works on her compositions.

Barbara Krumdieck - Executive Director & Cellist

Barbara manages all of the details involved in putting performances together. The NCBO players travel in from near and far. Some are in the Carolinas, but a large number of the players travel in from all over the country including California, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee , Georgia, Washington, D.C., Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia. Ms. Krumdieck contracts the musicians, arranges for their transportation and housing, provides them with music and makes them feel welcome and valued within NCBO. She is also liaison between the orchestra and choir directors who contract NCBO for their special projects.

Board Members

Barbara Blaker Krumdieck

Executive Director

George Bohmfalk

Chair

Thomas Miller

Chair Elect

Chuck Latham

Treasurer

Jane Cain

Member

Mary Lathem

Member

Support NCBO

Your donations to the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra are critical in supporting the performances of these master musicians.

Levels

Friends of Telemann

Up to $99

Friends of Couperin

$100-$249

Friends of Vivaldi

$250-$499

Friends of Handel

$500-$999

The Bach Family

$1,000+

Contributions to NCBO

Fund projects

Your donations help fund our instrumental projects with artistic director Frances Blaker.

Enrich musicians

Your donations help fund our annual orchestra building retreat, a week of working together with Frances Blaker in rehearsals, sectionals and seminars which is followed by several concerts.

Support communities

Your donations help support our efforts to bring period-instrument orchestral and chamber music concerts to underserved communities through-out the southeastern United States.

Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law. The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization, Fed. Tax ID: 84-2690097. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

Testimonials

The superb North Carolina Baroque Orchestra accompanied. There were just nine performers for this evening’s concert, but their full tone belied that number. The balance with the choir of about thirty was very fine. Phrasing and rhythm were tight and they created the tone and moods needed in this wide-ranging dramatic work.

WITH ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHOIR, DIRECTOR RONNIE WISE – HANDEL’S ‘MESSIAH’

This way-ahead-of-its-time harmonic adventure was a challenge for the orchestra for its difficult intonation, which they passed with sparkling confidence and brilliance.

DIRECTED BY FRANCES BLAKER – FRANZ BIBER’S PARS III FROM MENSA SONORA (1680)

Contact / Subscribe

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Mailing Address:

PO Box 2305, Davidson, NC 28036

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