North Carolina

Baroque Orchestra

Upcoming Events

Agenda

September 2026
25
Fri
Purcell's "King Arthur"
07:30 PM • Belk Chapel, Queens University • 287 Radcliffe Ave, Charlotte, NC 28274
NCBO is joined by the Royal Voices of Charlotte, Queens University, (Justin Smith, director) for selections from Henry Purcell's semi-opera King Arthur. Soloists Kathryn Knauer and La Dejia Douglas, soprano, Charles Humphries, countertenor, and James Allen, tenor, will help tell the story of the defeat of the invading Saxons by Arthur and his Bold Britons.
26
Sat
Purcell's "King Arthur"
06:30 PM • Lancaster Cultural Arts Center • 307 E. Gay Street, Lancaster, SC
NCBO is joined by the Royal Voices of Charlotte, Queens University, (Justin Smith, director) for selections from Henry Purcell's semi-opera King Arthur. Soloists Kathryn Knauer and La Dejia Douglas, soprano, Charles Humphries, countertenor, and James Allen, tenor, will help tell the story of the defeat of the invading Saxons by Arthur and his Bold Britons.
October 2026
1
Thu
Outreach Program: "Why go for Baroque?"
04:00 PM • Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Congregation House • 218 Concord Rd, Davidson, NC 28036
In this special program hosted by DavidsonLearns, musicians of the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra tell you their stories, talk about their passion for this brilliant music, and demonstrate the special and intimate sound-colors produced by their period instruments.
2
Fri
NCBO 15th Anniversary Celebration: directed by Frances Blaker
07:00 PM • •
Concert in Greenville, SC, venue TBD. A concert of baroque orchestral music in celebration of NCBO's 15th birthday, and in memory of our own Sally Blaker. This concert is hosted by SC Bach.
3
Sat
NCBO 15th Anniversary Celebration: directed by Frances Blaker
07:00 PM • Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Congregation House • 218 Concord Rd, Davidson, NC 28036
A concert of baroque orchestral music in celebration of NCBO's 15th year, and in memory of our own Sally Blaker.
4
Sun
NCBO 15th Anniversary Celebration: directed by Frances Blaker
03:00 PM • Charlotte/Matthews area •
A concert of baroque orchestral music in celebration of NCBO's 15th year, and in memory of our own Sally Blaker.
16
Fri
NCBO Chamber Players: The Art of the Baroque Trio Sonata
04:00 PM • Trilogy at Lake Norman • 310 Exploration Blvd., Denver, NC
Martie Perry and David Wilson, violins, Barbara Krumdieck, cello, Billy Simms, theorbo, Barbara Weiss, harpsichord. The concert will be held at the Event Center at Twin Mills Club, contact the concierge at 704 585-8780 for tickets.
17
Sat
NCBO Chamber Players: The Art of the Baroque Trio Sonata
07:00 PM • •
Time and venue TBD, Matthews/Charlotte area. Martie Perry and David Wilson, violins, Barbara Krumdieck, cello, Billy Simms, theorbo, Barbara Weiss, harpsichord.
18
Sun
NCBO Chamber Players: The Art of the Baroque Trio Sonata
03:00 PM • Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd • 108 E. Liberty St., York, SC
A program of Baroque masterworks featuring violinists Martie Perry and David Wilson, cellist Barbara Krumdieck, theorbist Billy Simms, and harpsichordist Barbara Weiss.
23
Fri
NCBO Chamber Players with guest soprano Margaret Carpenter Haigh
07:00 PM • St. Paul's Episcopal Church • 520 Summit Street, Winston-Salem, NC
NCBO is joined by Charlotte native Margaret Carpenter Haigh for a program of baroque chamber music for soprano and instruments. This concert is presented by The Friends of Music at St. Paul's. Program features Handel's "Gloria in excelsis Deo" and more. $20 donation requested.
24
Sat
NCBO Chamber Players with guest soprano Margaret Carpenter Haigh
06:30 PM • Lancaster Cultural Arts Center • 307 E Gay Street, Lancaster, SC
NCBO is joined by Charlotte native Margaret Carpenter Haigh for a program of baroque chamber music for soprano and instruments. Program features Handel's "Gloria in excelsis Deo" and more.
25
Sun
NCBO Chamber Players with guest soprano Margaret Carpenter Haigh
03:00 PM • St. Alban's Episcopal Church • 301 Caldwell Lane, Davidson, NC
NCBO is joined by Charlotte native Margaret Carpenter Haigh for a program of baroque chamber music for soprano and instruments. Program features Handel's "Gloria in excelsis Deo" and more. This concert is presented by the concert series Music at St Alban's. Tickets available at the door: adults $20, seniors $15, students and children free.
November 2026
15
Sun
Bach Vespers at Trinity Cathedral
04:00 PM • Trinity Episcopal Cathedral • 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
Members of NCBO join the musicians of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, SC for a Vespers service featuring baroque music for voices and instruments.
December 2026
4
Fri
NCBO with SC Bach
07:00 PM • •
NCBO joins Greenville-based SC Bach for a concert of music for voices and instruments. Time and venue TBD.
5
Sat
NCBO with SC Bach
07:00 PM • •
NCBO joins Greenville-based SC Bach for a concert of music for voices and instruments. Time and venue TBD.
6
Sun
NCBO with SC Bach
03:00 PM • •
NCBO joins Greenville-based SC Bach for a concert of music for voices and instruments. Time and venue TBD.
7
Mon
Handel's Messiah in Kinston
07:00 PM • First Presbyterian Church • 2101 N. Herritage St., Kinston, NC
NCBO joins the Kinston/Lenoir Community Chorus, under the direction of Jane Cain, for George Frideric Handel's beloved oratorio "Messiah."
12
Sat
Handel's Messiah in Columbia, SC
07:00 PM • Trinity Episcopal Cathedral • 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
George Frideric Handel's beloved oratorio "Messiah," with the choirs and soloists of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, SC. Time TBD (evening).
13
Sun
Handel's Messiah in Columbia
04:00 PM • Trinity Episcopal Cathedral • 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
NCBO joins the choir and soloists of Trinity Cathedral for Handel's beloved oratorio "Messiah."
18
Fri
Celebrate the Season: NCBO Chamber Players
06:30 PM • Lancaster Cultural Arts Center • 307 E. Gay Street, Lancaster, SC
Festive chamber music for strings and recorders!
20
Sun
Music of J.S. Bach and Kuhnau: NCBO Chamber Players
04:00 PM • St. John Church (Episcopal) • 325 Bull Street, Savannah, GA
Festive baroque chamber music in the beautiful St. John Church in Savannah.
24
Thu
Christmas Eve Music in Winston-Salem
02:30 PM • St. Paul's Episcopal Church • 520 Summit Street, Winston-Salem
Performances of baroque chamber music preceding three Christmas Eve services, 2:30, 4:30, and 10:30pm, at the lovely St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem.
January 2027
6
Wed
NCBO Presentation for The Mooresville/Lake Norman Area Newcomers Club
10:00 AM • Rocky Mount United Methodist Church • 1739 Perth Road, Mooresville, NC
Members of NCBO will perform at this monthly meeting of the Newcomers Club.
31
Sun
Bach Vespers at Trinity Cathedral
04:00 PM • Trinity Episcopal Cathedral • 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
NCBO joins the musicians of Trinity Cathedral for a Vespers service featuring Bach's cantata "Ich habe genug," BWV 82.
February 2027
7
Sun
NCBO Chamber Players
06:30 PM • Lancaster Cultural Arts Center • 307 E. Gay Street, Lancaster, SC
Baroque chamber music performed by the NCBO Chamber Players. Time TBD
March 2027
14
Sun
Bach Vespers at Trinity Cathedral
04:00 PM • Trinity Episcopal Cathedral • 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
NCBO joins the choir and soloists of Trinity Cathedral for a Vespers service featuring J.S. Bach's cantata "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," BWV 106.
20
Sat
NCBO Chamber Players
06:30 PM • Lancaster Cultural Arts Center • 307 E. Gay Street, Lancaster, SC
Chamber music of the baroque.
24
Wed
NCBO Chamber Players
07:30 PM • Carol Woods Retirement Community • 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill
NCBO Chamber Players performs chamber music of the baroque.
28
Sun
Easter Music in Savannah
11:30 AM • St. John Church • 325 Bull Street, Savannah, GA
NCBO performs with the choir of St. John Church (Episcopal) in Savannah at two church services on Easter morning, 9:30 and 11:30 am.
April 2027
2
Fri
Davidson Bach Festival - Farallon Recorder Quartet
07:30 PM • Davidson College Presbyterian Church • 100 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC
NCBO presents the Farallon Recorder Quartet as part of the 2027 Davidson Bach Festival.
3
Sat
Davidson Bach Festival - NCBO
05:00 PM • Davidson College Presbyterian Church • 100 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC
As part of the Davidson Bach Festival, NCBO performs Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, an Organ Trio Sonata, and more.
May 2027
2
Sun
NCBO at the South Carolina Baroque Music Festival
03:00 PM • •
NCBO performs orchestral music of the baroque as part of the South Carolina Baroque Music Festival, presented by SC Bach. Time and venue TBD.
19
Wed
NCBO Chamber Players
07:30 PM • Carol Woods Retirement Community • 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC
Chamber music of the baroque.
22
Sat
NCBO Chamber Players
06:30 PM • Lancaster Cultural Arts Center • 307 E. Gay Street, Lancaster, SC
Chamber music of the baroque.

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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

ex officio, Executive Director

Paul Keller

Chair

Matt Shaul

Chair-Elect

Chuck Latham

Treasurer

Thomas Miller

Secretary

Jane Cain

Mary Lathem

Member

Maryanne Mulhern

Member

Rob Thomas

Member

Donors

Friends of Telemann

Letitia Berlin

Frances Blaker

Franklin Canning

Hyon Suk Cartee

Renee Garner

Josiah Marineau

Kelly Nivison

Benjamin Sackmary

Friends of Couperin

Jacqueline Dienemann

Charles and Mary Emerich

Doug Flack and Judy Harris

Elizabeth Hindal

Marta Howard

Cara Jokell

Rosemary and Ben Klein

Helene Neergaard

William Rahn

Suzanne Rousso

William Stewart

Friends of Vivaldi

Jan Blodgett

Jane and Larry Cain

Richard and Jody Carver

Richard Crandall

Katherine Goodson

Suzanne Johnson

Deborah McRae

Mike and Susan Melton

Martha Perry-Heartland Baroque

Robert and Frances Thomas

David Wilson

Friends of Handel

Susan and Guy Beaumont

Catherine Mowry

Lance Pedigo

Matt and Cristina Shaul

Alice and Al Sudduth

The Bach Family

George Bohmfalk

Mary and Kent Carpenter

Paul and Kay Keller

Chuck and Judy Latham

Helen McConnell

Thomas and Kim Miller

Edmund Plake

Price and Margaret Zimmermann

Support NCBO

Your donations to the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra are critical in supporting the performances of these master musicians.

Levels

Friends of Telemann

Up to $99

Friends of Couperin

$100-$249

Friends of Vivaldi

$250-$499

Friends of Handel

$500-$999

The Bach Family

$1,000+

Corporate Sponsorship

Information Sheet

Contributions to NCBO

Fund projects

Your donations help fund our instrumental projects with artistic director Frances Blaker.

Enrich musicians

Your donations help fund our annual orchestra building retreat, a week of working together with Frances Blaker in rehearsals, sectionals and seminars which is followed by several concerts.

Support communities

Your donations help support our efforts to bring period-instrument orchestral and chamber music concerts to underserved communities through-out the southeastern United States.

Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law. The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization, Fed. Tax ID: 84-2690097. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

Testimonials

The superb North Carolina Baroque Orchestra accompanied. There were just nine performers for this evening’s concert, but their full tone belied that number. The balance with the choir of about thirty was very fine. Phrasing and rhythm were tight and they created the tone and moods needed in this wide-ranging dramatic work.

WITH ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHOIR, DIRECTOR RONNIE WISE – HANDEL’S ‘MESSIAH’

This way-ahead-of-its-time harmonic adventure was a challenge for the orchestra for its difficult intonation, which they passed with sparkling confidence and brilliance.

DIRECTED BY FRANCES BLAKER – FRANZ BIBER’S PARS III FROM MENSA SONORA (1680)

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Mailing Address:

PO Box 2305, Davidson, NC 28036

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