North Carolina

Baroque Orchestra

Upcoming Events

Sip & Shop - NCBO Chamber Players at J. McLaughlin
04/24/2025 - 03:00 PM

Sip, shop, and celebrate spring! Join us with hostess Barbara Krumdieck for an afternoon of sips and spring clothing shopping, with music provided by David Wilson, baroque violin, and Barbara Norton, baroque flute. 10% of sales will benefit NCBO!

J. McLaughlin

824 Jetton Street, Davidson, NC

Vespers at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
05/04/2025 - 04:00 PM

Episcopal Vespers service with the NCBO Viol Consort (lead by Gail Schroeder) and the choirs of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, featuring music by Orlando Gibbons.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201

David Wilson, baroque violin
05/09/2025 - 07:00 PM

Baroque violinist David Wilson, longtime member of NCBO, will perform an unaccompanied recital featuring four Fantasias by Georg Philipp Telemann and the d minor Partita by Johann Sebastian Bach (which includes the famous Chaconne). Donations gratefully accepted.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Lingle Chapel (entrance faces Main Street)

100 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC

South Carolina Baroque Music Festival - NCBO
05/16/2025 - 07:00 PM

NCBO performs music of the baroque as part of the first-ever South Carolina Baroque Music Festival, presented by SC Bach. Our program includes Vivaldi's Concerto in C for two trumpets, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and other works by Bach and Vivaldi.

Trinity Church of Greenville

100 Pete Hollis Blvd., Greenville, SC

South Carolina Baroque Music Festival - David Wilson, baroque violin
05/18/2025 - 02:00 PM

As part of the first-ever South Carolina Baroque Music Festival, NCBO violinist David Wilson performs a recital of unaccompanied works by Telemann and Bach.

Greenville County Museum of Art

420 College Street, Greenville, SC

South Carolina Baroque Music Festival - Mass in B minor
05/18/2025 - 07:00 PM

The South Carolina Baroque Music Festival concludes with a performance of Bach's monumental Mass in B minor. NCBO joins the South Carolina Bach Choir and Soloists and conductor David Rhyne.

St. Paul's Anglican Church

304 E. Camperdown Way, Greenville, SC

NCBO Chamber Players
05/22/2025 - 07:00 PM

NCBO Chamber Players presents music by Corelli, Rosenmüller, Muffat, Schmelzer, and Vivaldi.

Christ Church on Capitol Square

120 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC

NCBO Chamber Players
05/24/2025 - 06:30 PM

NCBO Chamber Players performs music by Corelli, Muffat, Schmelzer, and Vivaldi. Admission $21

Lancaster Cultural Arts Center

307 West Gay Street, Lancaster, SC 29720

NCBO Chamber Players at Piccolo Spoleto
05/26/2025 - 03:00 PM

As part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, NCBO Chamber Players performs "The Glory of Handel." Trio sonatas, German arias, and the lovely Gloria in Excelsis Deo by Georg Frideric Handel. David Wilson and Annie Loud, violins Barbara Krumdieck, cello Nicholas Quardokus, harpsichord Kathryn Knauer, guest soprano

St. Mary's Catholic Church

95 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC

NCBO Chamber Players at Piccolo Spoleto
05/27/2025 - 03:00 PM

As part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, NCBO Chamber Players performs "Brilliant Bach and Buxtehude." Trio sonatas by Bach and Biber, arias from Bach cantatas, the Toccata in G major by Buxtehude, and the motet "O dulcis Jesu" by Buxtehude. David Wilson and Annie Loud, violins Barbara Krumdieck, cello Nicholas Quardokus, harpsichord Kathryn Knauer, guest soprano

St. Mary's Catholic Church

95 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC

NCBO Chamber Players at Piccolo Spoleto
05/29/2025 - 03:00 PM

As part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, NCBO Chamber Players performs "Travels through Europe: Ciaconnas, Passacaglias & more." Delightful ground-bass works from baroque Italy, France, and Germany. David Wilson and Annie Loud, violins Barbara Krumdieck, cello Nicholas Quardokus, harpsichord

St. Mary's Catholic Church

95 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC

NCBO Chamber Players at Piccolo Spoleto
05/30/2025 - 03:00 PM

As part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, NCBO Chamber Players performs "Flowers of the French Baroque." A lovely bouquet of works for solo harpsichord, trio sonatas, and instrumental suites by Leclair, L. Couperin, Forqueray, and Rebel. David Wilson and Annie Loud, violins Barbara Krumdieck, cello Nicholas Quardokus, harpsichord

St. Mary's Catholic Church

95 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC

NCBO Chamber Players at Piccolo Spoleto
05/31/2025 - 03:00 PM

As part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, NCBO Chamber Players performs "The Best of the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players," a program of highlights from our previous four concerts at Piccolo Spoleto. David Wilson and Annie Loud, violins Barbara Krumdieck, cello Nicholas Quardokus, harpsichord Kathryn Knauer, guest soprano

St. Mary's Catholic Church

95 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC

NCBO Chamber Players
06/27/2025 - 04:00 PM

NCBO Chamber Players presents "Welcoming Summer." The program includes two concerti from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," Spring and Summer, plus the Concerto for Violin in a minor by J.S. Bach. David Wilson, Jeanne Johnson, and Janelle Davis, violin Asa Zimmerman, viola Barbara Krumdieck, cello William Simms, theorbo Barbara Weiss, harpsichord

Trilogy Lake Norman

6844 Shoal Creek Dr, Denver, NC 28037, United States

NCBO Chamber Players
06/29/2025 - 03:00 PM

NCBO Chamber Players presents "Welcoming Summer." The program includes two concerti from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," Spring and Summer, plus the Concerto for Violin in a minor by J.S. Bach. David Wilson, Jeanne Johnson, and Janelle Davis, violin, Asa Zimmerman, viola, Barbara Krumdieck, cello, William Simms, theorbo, Barbara Weiss, harpsichord.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church (Sanctuary)

100 North Main Street, Davidson, NC

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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

Executive Director

Jane Cain

Chair

Thomas Miller

Vice Chair

Chuck Latham

Treasurer

Paul Keller

Member

Mary Lathem

Member

Matt Shaul

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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