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The NCO is the longest standing chamber orchestra in the North West.

11/10/2026

Just announced: 🕯️Candlelight concerts are coming to Macclesfield 🕯️

We’re excited to bring the candlelight concert experience to Macclesfield for the first time.

Join us for an intimate evening of tango, filled with passion, drama and energy, as five musicians and two tango dancers bring the music of Astor Piazzolla to life in the atmospheric surroundings of St Michael’s Church.

🕯️ Tango by Candlelight: The Music of Astor Piazzolla
📅 Saturday 20 March 2027
📍 St Michael’s Church, Macclesfield
Tickets: https://www.ncorch.co.uk/nco_events/tango-by-candlelight/

04/10/2026

It was amazing to be back on stage in Macclesfield after a long summer break! A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our opening concert Impressions of Italy

23/09/2026

If Mendelssohn had Instagram…

When Felix Mendelssohn travelled through Italy, there were no holiday selfies, camera rolls or Instagram stories to help him remember the trip.

Instead, he wrote letters, painted watercolours and turned those memories into music.

His Italian Symphony captures the excitement, colour and atmosphere of the country that inspired him, and you can hear it live with the Northern Chamber Orchestra on 3 October as part of Impressions of Italy.

🎟️ Book tickets here: https://www.ncorch.co.uk/nco_events/impressions-of-italy/

25/08/2026

September means back to work, back to school… and back to concerts🎶

Join us on Saturday 12 September for an evening of audience favourites:

Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Mozart – Clarinet Concerto
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7

📍 St Boniface Church, Bunbury
🕡 6.30pm

A lovely way to start September.

🎟️ https://www.ncorch.co.uk/nco_events/nco-at-st-boniface-bunbury/

21/07/2026

Opera lovers, this one is for you… 🎭🎶

On Sunday 9 August, the Northern Chamber Orchestra returns to the
Lake District Music Summer Festival for its Festival Finale: an evening filled with some of opera’s best-loved music.

The programme includes favourites by Humperdinck, Massenet, Puccini and Verdi, before we perform Mascagni’s complete one-act opera Cavalleria Rusticana.

With a wonderful line-up of soloists and the Festival Chorus, all conducted by Stephen Threlfall, it promises to be a truly memorable evening.

Book your tickets here: https://tickets.ldsm.org.uk/sales/events/2025-2026-season/summer-2026/festival-finale-cavalleria-rus

24/06/2026

Were you there when the NCO performed Philip Herbert’s Elegy in November 2024?

Written in memory of Stephen Lawrence, it was a powerful and deeply affecting work, and we were delighted that Philip joined us for the performance.

Philip’s latest composition, inspired by UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ words, “Peace is the missing piece”, will receive its world premiere in London this Friday, performed by the London Sinfonia.

More info and tickets: https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/whats_on/city-of-london-sinfonia-spitalfields-music-festival-opening-concer

12/06/2026

Cheers to the Northern Chamber Orchestra for bringing captivating concerts full of charisma and class to Cheshire.
The CRTA audiences were completely captivated!

Heartfelt thanks to the CRTA Promoters for making each event amazing for your communities, you're fabulous and everything you do is so appreciated.

Great Budworth Parish Hall. 1st Weaverham Sea Scouts Hoole Community Centre

01/06/2026

Our Macclesfield 2026–27 season is now on sale!

Join the NCO for a new season of world-class music on your doorstep, with concerts inspired by Italy, Russia, Vienna and Britain, plus Baroque brilliance, intimate chamber music, a powerful Passiontide performance, and the world premiere of a new work by a Manchester-based composer.

And yes — our much-loved Christmas Concerts at Tatton Park are back too.

Explore the season and book your seats today. We’d love to see you in Macclesfield!

https://www.ncorch.co.uk/concerts/

27/05/2026

Yesterday, four of our musicians brought live music to care homes in Adlington and Marple as part of our Mind Music programme.

Arbour Court shared this lovely video from a sunny — and very hot! — afternoon of music, singing and even a bit of dancing. They told us:

“Our residents enjoyed the singing along with Naomi and dancing along to the Can Can. Your performance benefitted our residents by giving meaning to songs performed and also allowing them to develop their growth and experience a different genre of live music.”

We’ll be visiting four more care homes over the next few weeks. A heartfelt thank you to our sponsor CDL Software, whose support makes these concerts possible.

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