Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge

05/26/2026

COBR Goes to Broadway this Saturday 3 PM at Main Library at Goodwood featuring music from Wicked, The Sound of Music, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Les Miserables and Hamilton! Doors open at 2:30.

04/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on March 21st for “Homegrown Harmonies: Seven World Premieres by Local Composers!” If you missed it or want to listen again, the full concert is now on our YouTube channel, and individual videos for each piece will be uploaded soon.

We also send a special “Thank You” to each of these seven incredible composers for sharing their music with us:

Brennan Arceneaux
Andrew Bass
Eli Boudreaux
Joshua David Davis
Austin Harris
Cameron Rodgers-Johnson
Ethan Strunc

The Civic Orchestra of Baton RougeHomegrown Harmonies: Seven World Premieres by Local ComposersSaturday, March 21, 2026East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library o...

12/18/2025

For the first time this year, COBR participated in the Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage, closing out the event at First Baptist Church with a performance of the Hallelujah Chorus with a choir of over 200 assembled from the various choirs participating and the community.

The link is to to the Hallelujah chorus, but we also performed a few pieces at the beginning of the video.

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11/12/2025

COBR presents children's favorite Peter and The Wolf as part of this year's holiday concert!

Come join us Saturday December 6 at 3 PM at Main Library at Goodwood

11/10/2025

We're working on something exciting for our holiday concert! Can you guess what it is?

10/27/2025

Thank you to everyone who made it out to our concert on October 12th! In case you missed it, here is a link to the concert on our YouTube channel.

We hope you’ll be able to join us on December 6th for our next concert when we’ll perform “Peter and the Wolf” and some of our holiday favorites. It will be a great concert for the whole family and a wonderful way to get into the holiday season!

The Civic Orchestra of Baton RougeSunday, October 12, 2025East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on GoodwoodProgram:La Tarantelle FrétillanteSamuel Coleridge-T...

08/01/2025

Rehearsals for our 2025-2026 begin next Wednesday! We can use more members throughout the string section, especially violas and basses.

Visit civicorchestrabr.org and click on Join to fill out our Musician Interest Form.

06/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our May 31st concert! It was a blast sharing to such a packed house with people even listening from the hallway and outside. That was a great way to end this concert season!

If you missed it, or if you’d like to listen again, the video is now on our YouTube channel (and webpage soon) along with recordings of all of our previous concerts.

The Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge"Goes to the Movies"Saturday, May 31, 2025East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on GoodwoodProgram:Themes from 007Arranged b...

05/05/2025

Please join us for our final concert of the 2024-2025 season as COBR Goes to the Movies!

Please note that showtime is at 3 PM, not 4 PM as previously announced.