New Ground Orchestra Festival

02/12/2026

Bravo to Denise Dillenbeck and Nancy Ives on another beautiful performance of "Immortal Beloved" at the York Symphony on February 7th! It was wonderful to have a few members of the New Ground Orchestra Festival accompanying them in the orchestra as well! 🎶🎻🎶

07/26/2025

After an incredible concert and week of excitement, New Ground Orchestra Festival musicians met this morning to share thoughts on the festival and its future! Musicians ended the session with singing, jorurnaling, and eurythmy, bringing the group together at the conclusion of the festival!

This week has been wonderful, and we look forward to watching our musicians grow!

07/25/2025

New Ground Orchestra Festival was at 3dots this morning creating cards and crafts for recipients of aid at Centre Safe! Several women also helped created beautiful bouquets from flowers donated by Trader Joe's!

The morning concluded with a lunch spread prepared by Taproot Kitchen and live music from local musician, Eric Ian Farmer!

We look forward to seeing you at our concert tonight at 7:30pm in the Penn State School of Music Recital Hall!

07/24/2025

NGOF Musicians spent the morning at Plowshare Produce, a local CSA in Huntington, PA! A variety of tasks around the farm were completed, such as picking vegetables, pulling weeds, digging potatoes, cooking lunch, and creating beautiful flower arrangements! 35 volunteers helped to complete nearly 2 weeks of work and enjoyed a farm fresh meal afterward!

07/24/2025

Thank you, Alexa Krepps, from Revive Massage, for joining us this evening! Now we know that with something as simple as a kitchen spoon we can relieve tension!

07/24/2025

Our first full day at the festival was filled with great work volunteering, rehearsing, and spending time together! Nearly 60 trees were planted along Spruce Creek at McCorkel Tree Farm with the guidance of the ClearWater Conservancy community!

We ended the day with a brilliant rehearsal and a delicious meal provided by Shari and Rod Erickson!

NGOF Musicians will be heading to Plowshare Produce tomorrow to help with various tasks around the farm!

07/22/2025

It is festival start day, and word is spreading through State College! Check out this wonderful interview on WPSU by Alex Fischer introducing the New Ground Orchestra Festival!

Concert Details:
July 25th, 2025 at 7:30pm
Penn State School of Music Recital Hall

Admission is FREE with an optional donation for Centre Safe!

The first ever New Ground Orchestra Festival will be held in State College this week. The festival was created to be a supportive community for professional musicians.

07/22/2025

Pascal Van Os is standing on New Ground, arriving in Pennsylvania and fireflies for the first time!

The New Ground Orchestra Festival begins TOMORROW! We are excited to see everyone!

07/19/2025

New Ground Orchestra Festival has an exciting opportunity for college students! Join us on Thursday, July 24th from 2:00-5:30pm for an open rehearsal!

Meet New Ground Orchestra musicians from around the world and participate in breakout sessions of Eurythmy, Singing, and Journaling!

We hope to see you there!