Crozet Community Orchestra

Announcing a new CCO sponsored Adult String Program.
Beginners or novices – want to start but don’t know how? Got a fiddle under the bed and would like to play again? Don’t read music?
Violin (fiddle), viola, cello, upright bass – ongoing group classes led by Crozet Community Orchestra Director of Music, Philip Clark. First meeting September 12, 2016 at 6:45 pm at the Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd, Batesville, VA 22924. For ages 14 and up. Walk-ins welcome. Help arranging instrument rental or repair. Cost $12 per class, monthly payment plans $40. A limited number of need based financial scholarships are available.
Questions or to register, please click here

The 2016-2017 orchestra season re-opens on Wednesday September 7, 2016. We have several openings for musicians: Tuba, Trombone, Trumpet, Bassoon, Cello, violin and others.

The concert schedule is as follows below. All concerts are performed at Crozet Baptist Church, 5804 Saint George Ave, Crozet VA 22932. Please note that dress rehearsals for musicians and other performers are those Saturdays prior to the Sunday concert from 10 am to 12 noon. The pre-concert warm-up is held Sunday 2:30-3:30 pm on concert day.

Sunday, November 13, 2016 4:00 pm

Saturday, December 10, 2016 4:00 pm – Special Holiday Concert .

Sunday, March 19, 2017 4:00 pm

Sunday, June 4, 2017 4:00 pm

Weekly rehearsals for the fall 2016 session resume on Wednesdays 7-9 pm at Tabor Presbyterian Church, 5804 Tabor Street, Crozet VA 22932*.
*IMPORTANT NOTICE – Rehearsal on September 7 will be held in Gillum Hall at Crozet Baptist Church  7 – 9 pm. Rehearsals resume at our regular rehearsal venue at Tabor Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 14.

The orchestra fee is $65* for an 11 week cycle. All music is provided. No auditions required. To register for the fall concert cycle please click here. This will get you on the musicians email list for updates and any music available to be downloaded. Please also read our  Guidelines for Musicians. Registration for the current concert cycle will remain open until September 30, 2016.

For general information about the Crozet Community Orchestra (CCO) or playing with us, please visit our about page.

Or, click on info, to ask specific questions.

*A limited number of scholarships are available for financial need for all CCO sponsored events. Inquire here.

Date: Saturday May 14, 2016 at 4:00 pm

Venue: Crozet Baptist Church

Clarinetist: Julia Klein

Violinist: Bethany Reitsma

Program:

Bethany Reitsma is a senior at Charlottesville High School. She studies violin with Philip Clark and plays in the Youth Orchestra of Central Virginia. She will be attending Washington and Lee University in the fall.

Margaret Belanus feels fortunate to have been involved in music throughout her life: as a music educator, church organist, choir director, piano instructor, and accompanist. She is delighted to be able to play with granddaughter Bethany in this program.