Upcoming Events
Vespers at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Sep 17, 2023 - 04:00 PM
JS Bach, Cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
NCBO Chamber Players
Oct 1, 2023 - TBD
Musica Representativa
Twin Mills Club at Trilogy
310 Exploration Blvd., Denver, NC 28037
Vespers at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Oct 15, 2023 - 04:00 PM
JS Bach cantata Ich geh' und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
Vespers at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Nov 12, 2023 - 04:00 PM
JS Bach cantata Wachet auf, BWV 140
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
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 - TBD
Bach Brandenburg Concerto 4, Corelli Christmas Concerto, Pachelbel Canon, Vivaldi “Folia” and other uplifting favorites.
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.
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.
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
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