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2018/19 Call for Scores
CCCO is announcing a call for scores, seeking works for chamber orchestra written by US-based composers. Winning composition will receive 3 performances in may 2019 as well as a $500 honorarium, performance recordings and travel expenses
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Announcing Our New 2018-2019 Season
Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra’s 2018-2019 season will be filled with beautiful, striking music.
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Maestro Tim Smith Reflects on Eleven Years with CCCO
A weekend of glorious music and heartfelt goodbyes celebrating Maestros Smith’s last set as Conductor begins Friday, May 11, 7:30 pm at Alhambra High School in Martinez and Saturday, May 12, 2:00 pm at El Campanil in Antioch. His final and farewell performance is...
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Maestro Timothy Smith Bids Farewell to CCCO
Conductor and Music Director Timothy Smith will step down from the podium after leading the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra in its season finale, American Idols, May 11, 12 and 13. Smith’s passion, dedication and leadership have transported the all-volunteer community...
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Bay Area Orchestra Selects Entrepreneurial New Music Director
Photo Courtesy of Jiyang Chen The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra (CCCO) has turned a page to start a thrilling new chapter by selecting Chad Goodman as its new Music Director and Conductor, beginning in August 2018. Praised by Forbes as “an entrepreneur bringing...
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Local Orchestra Showcases Recording Artist
Lyric coloratura soprano and recording artist Elizabeth Hunter Ashley will appear in concert with The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra on Saturday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. at the historic El Campanil Theater in Antioch. The program, “With a Song and a Smile”, features...
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Maestro Timothy Smith to Retire from CCCO
Since August 2007, Maestro Timothy M. Smith has been the Music Director and Conductor of the The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, where he has continued the tradition of fine music making that was established by his predecessors. Maestro Smith has given formal notice...
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Susan Waller to Perform with CCCO
SUSAN WALLER, flute, performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra for twenty-five years (including more than 870 performances of the Nutcracker) and appears throughout northern California in solo and chamber music recitals. She has enjoyed performing in the pit...
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