North Corner Chamber Orchestra

12/29/2025

✨ We’re almost there! ✨
Our End-of-Year Fundraiser is still underway, and we’re working toward a $10,000 goal by Dec 31.
Your support helps us champion living composers, sustain our Free Ticket Program, and support local musicians.
🎶 Every gift makes a difference — thank you for supporting NOCCO.
👉 Donate today: https://www.nocco.org/donate 🎻

12/13/2025

🎥 We’re live today at 2 PM! 🎥
Can’t join us in person? Today’s Radiance concert will be live streamed on our YouTube page, starting at 2:00 PM.
Enjoy a glowing program of Handel, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, and Britten, featuring soprano Clarice Alfonso — all from the comfort of home.
🎟 Tickets are still available for today’s in-person concert and tomorrow evening’s performance.
🎉 Free for students 21 & under
🎟 Free Ticket Program available if cost is a barrier.
https://tickets.nocco.org/ticketing/nocco/catalog/concerts
Whether you’re watching online or joining us in the hall, we hope to see you today!
👉 Watch live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/whgaw74gskE?si=QJHfJA2UGIbF0j9X

NOCCO

12/13/2025

✨ Experience Radiance This Weekend — Bring a Friend! ✨
No weekend plans? Join us for Radiance, a glowing program of Handel, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, and Britten — featuring the extraordinary soprano Clarice Alfonso. It’s the perfect way to brighten your December weekend.
⭐ Bring your friends!
With our Free Ticket Program, anyone facing a cost barrier can attend at no cost — no questions asked.
🎉 All students 21 & under get in FREE.
It’s the perfect weekend to treat your friends, invite family, or introduce someone new to NOCCO.
👉 Join us this weekend! https://tickets.nocco.org/ticketing/nocco/catalog/concerts 🎻

12/08/2025

We’re thrilled to welcome back soprano Clarice Alfonso for Britten’s Les Illuminations this weekend! Known for her musical elegance and expressive power, Clarice has performed with Seattle Opera, Puget Sound Concert Opera, Northwest Opera in Schools, and on major stages from Chicago Orchestra Hall to Carnegie Hall. We can’t wait to share her radiant artistry with you.
✨ Program
🎶 Handel — Water Music Suite No. 1
🎶 Cheryl Frances-Hoad — Quark Dances
🎶 Britten — Les Illuminations
Featuring Clarice Alfonso, soprano
📍 Dec 13 — 2 PM | Kerry Hall
📍 Dec 14 — 7:30 PM | Town Hall Forum
🎟 $35 General | $25 Senior | FREE for 21 & Under
Cost a barrier? Our free-ticket program is available. 👉 Get your tickets today! https://tickets.nocco.org/ticketing/nocco/catalog/concerts 🎻

12/02/2025

is here!
We’re launching our End-of-Year Campaign to raise $10,000 by December 31 to keep NOCCO’s music accessible for all.
Your support helps us:
🎶 Champion living composers
🎟 Maintain our Free Ticket Program
🎻 Uplift local musicians and community-centered performances
You can give through:
• IRAs
• DAFs
• Stock donations
• Employer matching
• One-time or recurring gifts
Every donation—big or small—moves us closer to our goal.
✨ Thank you for supporting NOCCO and the power of live music. Donate 👉https://www.nocco.org/donate ❤️

12/02/2025

✨ Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s music shines in Radiance ✨
We’re excited to feature her bold and imaginative work, Quark Dances, in our upcoming December concert. Her music is full of energy, curiosity, and emotional depth — and we can’t wait for you to experience it live.
🎶 Radiance — December 13 & 14
📍 Kerry Hall & Town Hall Seattle
🎟 $35 General | $25 Senior | Free for 21 & Under
Cost a barrier? Our free-ticket program is always available.
👉 Get your tickets today! https://tickets.nocco.org/ticketing/nocco/catalog/concerts
🎁 PS: Giving Tuesday starts tomorrow. Your year-end gifts — including IRA distributions, DAF grants, stock donations, and annual giving — help us reach our $10,000 goal by December 31 and keep NOCCO’s concerts accessible for all. Donate here 👉https://www.nocco.org/donate 🎻

11/23/2025

✨ Radiance — December 13 & 14 ✨
Join NOCCO this December for Radiance, a program spanning baroque brilliance, bold contemporary sound, and Britten’s shimmering Les Illuminations featuring soprano Clarice Alfonso.
🎶 Handel — Water Music Suite No. 1
🎶 Cheryl Frances-Hoad — Quark Dances
🎶 Britten — Les Illuminations
📍 Dec 13, 2 PM — Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill)
📍 Dec 14, 7:30 PM — Town Hall Forum (Downtown)
🎟 $35 General | $25 Senior | FREE for 21 & Under
Cost a barrier? Use our Free Ticket Program — no questions asked.
✨ Grab your tickets today — we can’t wait to see you there! 🎫➡️https://www.nocco.org/upcoming-events 🎻

10/25/2025

🎻 No weekend plans? Join NOCCO for Revolution!
Experience the energy, creativity, and connection that make NOCCO unique as we open our 11th season with Florence Anna Maunders’ Uprising and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” — a program bursting with power, emotion, and inspiration.
🎟 Tickets: $35 General | $25 Senior | Free for Students 21 & Under
💫 Free-Ticket Program (supported by 4Culture) makes concerts accessible to everyone — use code FREETICKETPROGRAM at checkout!
🔗 Learn more: nocco.org/free-tickets
🎥 Sunday’s concert livestreamed free on our YouTube channel!

10/23/2025

🎻 NOCCO’s 11th Season Has Arrived!
✨ Revolution · Radiance · Origins · Prismatic ✨
We’re opening our 2025–2026 season this weekend with Revolution — an electrifying program featuring Florence Anna Maunders’ Uprising and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”.
Come experience the energy, creativity, and connection that make NOCCO unique — and help us kick off a season filled with light, discovery, and color. 📍 Sat, Oct 25 · 2 PM — Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
📍 Sun, Oct 26 · 7:30 PM — Washington Hall (Central District)
🎥 Sunday livestreamed free on YouTube 🌟 What’s Ahead This Season:
☀️ Radiance(December)— Handel · Frances-Hoad · Britten
🌱 Origins (March)— Cox · Schumann (with Isabel Yang, piano) · Mendelssohn
🌈 Prismatic (May)— Mercure · Hailstork · Debussy ✨ Season Tickets on Sale!
Enjoy all four concerts and support accessible, fearless artistry.
👉 link in Bio 🫶

10/20/2025

🎻 Revolution — NOCCO’s 11th Season Opener
📅 October 25 & 26, 2025
NOCCO opens its 11th season with Revolution, a program that celebrates creativity, transformation, and the power of music to inspire change.
Experience Florence Anna Maunders’ Uprising — a bold, exhilarating new work by a trailblazing composer and one of today’s most dynamic voices in contemporary classical music. Her music blends jazz, electronic minimalism, and orchestral tradition into something entirely her own.
Then, journey into the Romantic era with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”, a masterpiece that redefined the symphony form and celebrates the heroic spirit of artistic freedom.
📍 Saturday, Oct 25 at 2 PM – Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
📍 Sunday, Oct 26 at 7:30 PM – Washington Hall (Central District)
🎟 $35 General | $25 Senior | Free for Students 21 & Under
💫 Free-ticket program available — no questions asked
✨ Season Tickets on sale too!
Enjoy all four concerts of our 2025–26 season and save. 🎫➡️https://www.nocco.org

10/14/2025

🎻 Revolution — NOCCO’s 2025–26 Season Opener
📅 October 25 & 26, 2025 | Seattle
Join us as we kick off our 11th season with Revolution!
Experience an afternoon and evening of powerful, transformative music — opening with Florence Anna Maunders’ Uprising, a bold and exhilarating new work that pulses with energy and innovation.
Then, journey into the grandeur of the Romantic era with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”, a masterpiece celebrated for its heroic spirit, emotional depth, and revolutionary impact.
📍 Saturday, October 25 at 2:00 PM – Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
📍 Sunday, October 26 at 7:30 PM – Washington Hall (Central District)
🎟 $35 General | $25 Senior | Free for Students 21 & Under
💫 Cost a barrier? Check out our Free-ticket program available — no questions asked ❤️ Get your tickets now! 🎫➡️https://tickets.nocco.org/ticketing/nocco/catalog/concerts

09/05/2025

🎶 Calling All Oboists & Trumpeters!
North Corner Chamber Orchestra is holding auditions for Co-Principal Oboe & Trumpet.
📅 Audition Date: September 29, 2025
📩 Apply by: September 22 → [email protected]
💵 Compensation: $100/rehearsal | $120/concert
Bring your talent to a collaborative, conductor-less orchestra and join our vibrant musical community!