Baltimore Chamber Orchestra

The '''Baltimore Chamber Orchestra''' (BCO) is an American chamber orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The orchestra gives its concerts at the Kraushaar Auditorium of Goucher College.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where we perform |url=https://thebco.org/season/where-we-perform/ |website=Baltimore Chamber Orchestra |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref>

==History== The BCO's first performance was on 29 January 1984, under the baton of Anne Harrigan, the BCO's founder and first music director. Harrigan held the post until 2004.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/06/15/music-director-leaving-bco-in-2004/ | title=Music director leaving BCO in 2004 | work=The Baltimore Sun | author= | date=2002-06-15 | accessdate=2024-07-31}}</ref> Markand Thakar succeeded Harrigan as the BCO's music director in 2004. Jonathan Leshnoff joined the orchestra as composer-in-residence in 2007. Thakar held the post through the 2022-2023 season, having announced his resignation in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://operawire.com/baltimore-chamber-orchestra-music-director-resigns/ | title=Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Music Director Resigns | work=Opera Wire | author=Francisco Salazar | date=2023-02-21 | accessdate=2024-07-31}}</ref>

In May 2024, Robert Moody first guest-conducted the BCO.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/robert-moody-the-baltimore-chamber-orchestra-s-new-conductor-reflects-on-music-and-loss/ar-BB1qn20J | title=Robert Moody, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra’s new conductor, reflects on music and loss | work=The Baltimore Sun | author=Mary Carole McCauley | date=2024-07-22 | accessdate=2024-07-31}}</ref> In June 2024, on the basis of this guest-conducting appearance, the BCO announced the appointment of Moody as its next music director, with immediate effect, with an initial contract of three years.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.opus3artists.com/moody-baltimore-chamber-orchestra/ | title=Robert Moody Announced as Next Music Director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra | publisher=Opus 3 Artists | date=25 June 2024 | access-date=2024-07-31}}</ref>

==Music directors== * Anne Harrigan (1984–2004) * Markand Thakar (2004–2023) * Robert Moody (2024–present)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://thebco.org/ Official website of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra]

Category:Musical groups from Baltimore Category:Musical groups established in 1984 Category:Orchestras from Maryland