The New Century Chamber Orchestra woke up in Ann Arbor, Michigan to more cold and snow on Saturday morning.  But by this time the group were so experienced as travelers…

Lots of orchestras have traditions: big opening night parties, for example, or singing hallelujah to open a summer festival.  At the New Century Chamber Orchestra, we have Hail to the…

Thursday morning, with the cheers from Strathmore still in their ears, Nadja and the Orchestra were back on the road.  It was a cold morning in Washington; the temperature had…

On Monday, Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and the Orchestra drove into Washington, D.C. along Route 7, through spectacular Virginia scenery.  When we got within city limits, Gerry, our bus driver…

On Friday, Nadja and the Orchestra traveled through an ice storm across North Carolina to Durham, the home of Duke University.  Schools throughout the area closed early, as everyone headed home to…

On Wednesday, the Orchestra said a fond farewell to South Carolina (read a rave review of the South Carolina concert here), and hopped on the bus for the long drive…

It was back to work in Greenville, South Carolina on Tuesday for the New Century Chamber Orchestra, after a incredibly happy, exciting day on Monday at Frankie’s Fun Park. Nadja…

After a beautiful ride through lovely, rolling Kentucky hills and bluegrass cut short for winter, elegant horse farms barns with glassed-in, octagonal cupolas (we were only an hour or so…

Thursday saw the 25-person NCCO tour party board a plane at SFO airport, embarking on our longest tour to date! The story starts, however, not with our first concert, but…

- Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg As we get ready to play our first concert of the tour here in Kentucky, I can’t help but feel a calm sort of contentment. This is…