The Keene Chamber Orchestra, founded by Eric Stumacher in 1990, exists to provide rehearsals, performances, and recordings of orchestra repertoire at the highest artistic, expressive, and technical standard. Its personnel combines Monadnock Region of New Hampshire and Greater New England resources ranging from professional musicians to skilled, talented, and enthusiastic student musicians of all ages. There is no age or background restriction. Our focuses are: love of music, craft, enthusiasm, constancy of commitment and effort, the highest possible artistic and technical excellence, and a desire to share the joy of orchestra music and the community it inspires.
The Orchestra will always strive to create an atmosphere of accessibility, warmth, challenge and encouragement for its participants, audience, and community, at the same time that it vigorously pursues artistic excellence. Its musical approach aligns with chamber music, with special emphasis on specific listening, texture, blends of sound, phrasing, and expressive character.
The Orchestra is also strongly committed to instrumental instruction, music appreciation, scholarship, community development, and outreach chamber music and solo concerts.
We invite all who love vividly inspiring and expressive live orchestra music, and the special community energy it inspires, to join us in our pursuits.
