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An amazing rehearsal with the Choral Union. A must see end of the season finale for the CCO concert season. Tomorrow at ...
04/28/2022

An amazing rehearsal with the Choral Union. A must see end of the season finale for the CCO concert season. Tomorrow at Jesse Hall at 7:00pm!

Please check out the photos from a special celebration event last week at Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary Schoo...
04/15/2022

Please check out the photos from a special celebration event last week at Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School. Dr. Stefan Freund and his wife Julia Freund (whom performed for the young artists) along with our own CCO musician Sally Swanson, and composer Fred Onowerosuoke visited the class to inspire them to create a mural of the artists from our February 26 concert.

Amazing moments captured last weekend at the Missouri Theatre during CCO's February 26th concert by the talented photogr...
03/06/2022

Amazing moments captured last weekend at the Missouri Theatre during CCO's February 26th concert by the talented photographer, Allison Davis.

Warming up in the lovely Missouri Theatre! Come see us at 7:30 tonight!
02/26/2022

Warming up in the lovely Missouri Theatre! Come see us at 7:30 tonight!

Another outstanding article about Stefan Freund’s new work! https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/mu-...
12/28/2021
MU composer's bicentennial piece captures river life, music of voyageurs

Another outstanding article about Stefan Freund’s new work!

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/mu-composers-bicentennial-piece-captures-river-life-music-of-voyageurs/article_cde6225e-6374-11ec-ab4e-7b2ccf4d597d.html?utm_source=SocialNewsDesk&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SND_scheduled_post&fbclid=IwAR3ObEQxN-THeurAnZMVGc8npbyh5F82ZDvG9WfSAEMjZSHWmbwbjm8hdO0

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra commissioned the piece at the behest of principal hornist Roger Kaza, who is featured.

07/26/2021
Columbia Civic Orchestra

Please check out our website to see our in person concert season!

http://cco.missouri.org/

​ Columbia Civic Orchestra is pleased to announce our full in person concert schedule for the upcoming 2021-2022 season! MUMC Concert Series 7:00 pm, Saturday, November 6, 2021 Missouri United...

The CCO is proud to release three videos featuring excerpts from Carnival of the Animals, we are blessed with talented m...
05/24/2021
Columbia Civic Orchestra: "Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals

The CCO is proud to release three videos featuring excerpts from Carnival of the Animals, we are blessed with talented musicians and the art work from Locust Street Expressive Arts School students.

The Columbia Civic Orchestra and Locust Street Expressive Arts School present “Aquarium” from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns.Featuring Ayako ...

Enjoy our third virtual release, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” We are blessed to continue to make music in a safe atmosph...
03/11/2021
CCO and CAAM: "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

Enjoy our third virtual release, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” We are blessed to continue to make music in a safe atmosphere and look forward to returning to our in person concerts in the coming months.

https://youtu.be/xdAOq-smvxI

"Lift Every Voice and Sing"Words, James Weldon Johnson (1900)Music, John Rosamund Johnson (1905)Performed by members of the Columbia Civic Orchestra and the ...

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01/02/2021

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To all our donors this past year through the tougher times and through the COMOGives Campaign, thank you from the bottom...
01/02/2021

To all our donors this past year through the tougher times and through the COMOGives Campaign, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We’ve reached over $7,000 and feel blessed. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas from the CCO, we proudly present our second music video release, In the Bleak Midwinter with a variety o...
12/24/2020
Columbia Civic Orchestra: "In the Bleak Midwinter"

Merry Christmas from the CCO, we proudly present our second music video release, In the Bleak Midwinter with a variety of music talents.

Please listen and share! Sharing will be the biggest support and spreading holiday cheer.

https://youtu.be/LU5bqNeuxkQ

Carina Freund and members of the Columbia Civic Orchestra perform "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Gustav Holst. Carina Freund, voiceAllison Brenner, flute and pi...

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12/07/2020

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10/04/2020
Columbia Civic Orchestra

Check out the CCO webpage for detailed update regarding the 2020-2021 Season.
http://cco.missouri.org/

Columbia Civic Orchestra ​2020-2021 Virtual Season Thank you for checking in on our website to see what we are planning in the coming months. Though we may be limited in what is possible during...

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10/04/2020

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06/02/2020

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Civic is back up and running rehearsals! Our next concert is full of movie and stage music!
01/17/2020

Civic is back up and running rehearsals! Our next concert is full of movie and stage music!

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11/24/2019

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Are you ready for the season of giving?! Be on the lookout for details about the COMO GIVES campaign 2019, it's just aro...
11/12/2019

Are you ready for the season of giving?! Be on the lookout for details about the COMO GIVES campaign 2019, it's just around the corner. Here is a peak of our advertising poster!

In loving memory of Alex Pickard whom served music through his leadership with the Columbia Civic Orchestra, you will be...
10/31/2019

In loving memory of Alex Pickard whom served music through his leadership with the Columbia Civic Orchestra, you will be missed dearly.

Come join us this Saturday for our joint concert! The first one of the season!
10/28/2019

Come join us this Saturday for our joint concert! The first one of the season!

07/30/2019

Getting ready for our upcoming season! 2019- 2020 here we come!
Check out our website for a tentative schedule.
http://cco.missouri.org/

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03/17/2019

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The Columbia Civic Orchestra would like to send condolences to the Geenen and Heglund family. A week ago today they lost...
03/17/2019

The Columbia Civic Orchestra would like to send condolences to the Geenen and Heglund family. A week ago today they lost a beloved family member, father, grandfather, husband, and friend to all he embraced in his lifelong journey, and CCO Board Member - Reverend Gene Heglund. We have set up a memory fund in his honor on the CCO website.

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03/17/2019

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03/03/2019

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01/13/2019

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Columbia Civic Orchestra ("CCO") is a volunteer group located in Columbia, Missouri, dedicated to providing enjoyment for its members and audiences with the presentation and preservation of high-quality symphonic music. We aim to achieve the following goals:


  • to develop and inspire local talent in classical, orchestral, and chamber music;

  • to bring together people of all ages to share art and friendship;

  • to spread the love of music throughout the community; and

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    Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the world premiere of Scott Joplin's opera Treemonisha, orchestrated by T.J. Anderson, Composer for the 1972 Atlanta performance. See this video interview with TJ and the original soloists. Performances by Columbia Civic Orchestra and Choral Union, coming up on April 28th.
    One month from today, see a variety of pieces from the Choral Union and Columbia Civic Orchestra! It will be a beautiful and moving experience! University of Missouri School of Music
    Columbia Chamber Choir is rehearsing for tonight’s 2022 Missouri Composers Project concert, presented by Mizzou New Music! At this concert you can hear eight new pieces by Missouri-based composers, performed by CAAM's Chamber Choir and the Columbia Civic Orchestra.
    • 7:30 pm at First Baptist Church •
    Join us this Sunday, March 20th at 7:30pm as the Columbia Civic Orchestra and Columbia Chamber Chorale perform eight exciting, new works by Missouri-based composers. These pieces won the 2020 and 2022 Missouri Composers Project, and they demonstrate the Show-Me State's exceptional contributions to classical music!

    Join us Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Columbia, MO, and read more about the concert here: https://mnminews.missouri.edu/2022/03/works-by-missouri-composers-project-winners-to-be-performed-by-columbia-civic-orchestra-columbia-chamber-choir-in-sunday-march-20-concert/
    We're so thankful for Fred Onovwerosuoke's residency at the University of Missouri School of Music, including the Columbia Civic Orchestra's performance of his "Warriors' Dance.

    ICYMI, you can listen to Fred's interview on Speaking of the Arts here: https://speakingofthearts.transistor.fm/episodes/from-pop-music-to-art-music-and-from-the-art-of-the-non-portrait-to-the-art-of-the-como-sea

    PC: Allison Davis
    Composer Fred Onovwerosuoke will be in residency this week from Feb. 24 through Feb. 27!! The St. Louis-based, African-born composer’s visit will begin with a convocation presentation –“Cultural Programming Re-Imagined”– from 3 to 4 pm on February 24 at Whitmore Recital Hall. This is a free event.

    Events Outline:
    Friday, February 25 at 3pm: seminar for composition students.

    Saturday, February 26 at 7:30pm: the Columbia Civic Orchestra will play his work, Warriors Dance, at the Missouri Theatre.

    Sunday, February 27 at 7:30pm: the Mizzou New Music Ensemble will present a free concert that will include a performance of Onovwerosuoke’s Nubian Dances No. 1 at Sheryl Crow Hall in the Sinquefield Music Center.

    Born in Ghana to Nigerian parents, Onovwerosuoke grew up in both countries before settling in the United States. “FredO,” as friends call him, has spent time in over thirty African countries researching and analyzing some of Africa’s rich musical traditions. In 1990, he attended Principia College in Elsah, Illinois on a full scholarship, then made nearby St. Louis his home.

    More info at the link!

    University of Missouri School of Music
    Tonight at 7pm Central, composer Fred Onovwerosuoke joins Diana Moxon on Speaking of the Arts to chat about his upcoming concerts with the Mizzou New Music Ensemble and Columbia Civic Orchestra. Tune in live on KOPN 89.5 in Columbia or at www.kopn.org around the world!!
    We're thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP)! The Columbia Civic Orchestra and Columbia Chamber Choir will perform their works and the MOCOP 2020 winners' works on Sunday, March 20th.
    Calling all Community Music Ensemble Members

    If you are an adult amateur musician whose primary form of music involvement is participating in a small or large nonprofit band, orchestra, and/or choral ensemble—not affiliated or under the auspices of a college, university, or religious association, then you are eligible to participate in my research project exploring how participating in a community ensemble impacts well-being. (Not if you are enrolled in a secondary or higher education music ensemble, studying music privately, receiving a primary income related to the field of music through performance or pedagogy or are retired from the field of music – sorry). This research, titled “An Exploration of Adults’ Perceptions of Community Ensemble Participation on Well-Being,” could potentially be used to strengthen music advocacy efforts, assist in the recruitment and justification for music in schools and communities, as well as promote more meaningful learning opportunities and experiences for ensemble participants.

    Participation will involve completing a brief 10-15-minute survey, comprising questions on well-being in general, open-ended responses, and demographics. Participation in this research is voluntary and anonymous. The results of the project may be published but with no information about identities of participants or their ensembles. If you would like to participate in the research project, please click on the link found HERE (https://missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7VehTJW5PfdBIGO). The survey link will be available to complete at your earliest convenience from January 10, 2022 to January 31, 2022.

    If you have any questions concerning the research project, please contact me at [email protected]. If you know of other community ensembles or members of community ensembles who might be interested in participating, please feel free to share my contact information and this post. If you are a leader of a community ensemble, please private message me for more information. Thank you for your assistance!

    Sincerely,

    Leah K. Gumbel
    Ph.D. Candidate
    School of Music – Music Education
    University of Missouri—Columbia, MO
    “We are open to having anyone who wants to give music a try,” says Stefan Freund, the music director of Columbia Civic Orchestra. “We have doctors, lawyers, accountants, students, professors — a body that really is reflective of the Columbia community.”
    Hear why Stephen Freund, director of the Columbia Civic Orchestra, finds working with students to be so rewarding.

    The origins of the Columbia Civic Orchestra have become mythological. CCO is a group where professionals and amateurs play together for free and for their own enjoyment. The musicians of this orchestra have various backgrounds, and Vox is giving you an opportunity to get to know them.
    While we're sad to have to postpone our 2020 Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP) concert, we're working on rescheduling it for the Fall. In the meantime, check out this playlist of winning pieces from previous years -- performed by Columbia Civic Orchestra and Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri, recorded by LinderVox Sound:
    Congrats to the winners of our 2020 Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP): Dan Viggers, Jiyoun Chung, Robyn Sieh, and David McCaulley! The Columbia Civic Orchestra and Columbia Chamber Choir (Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri) will perform their winning pieces on Sunday, April 5th at the Center for Missouri Studies.
    The Salvation Army Columbia, MO is looking for more bell ringers, and thanks to a new website, it's easier now than ever before to become one! Plus, University of Missouri: Show-Me Opera and Columbia Civic Orchestra are collaborating on a production of 'Amahl and the Night Visitors'. Watch: http://bit.ly/2qtWJ3s
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