About
The Concord Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1975 to provide performances of classical music for the enjoyment of area audiences, to offer talented area musicians performance opportunities and, through its annual concerto competition, to give promising young musicians a venue in which to perform. Its membership consists of volunteer adult players from various professions and age groups. In 1993, the orchestra made its home the community of Wauwatosa where it regularly performs. Read more about the orchestra's history in "A Grand History" by Concord's founder, and see more about the hard working volunteer orchestra members in Concord in the Orchestra profile.
Jamin Hoffman
has had an extensive career as a conductor, serving for thirteen
years as the Resident and Assistant Conductor for the Milwaukee
Ballet (1989-2002), Conductor of the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee's University Community Orchestra (1993-2003),
and as Orchestra Director at Nicolet High School since August of
2002. Mr. Hoffman was appointed the Conductor of the Concord
Chamber Orchestra beginning with the 2004-05 season. Read more about the
conductor.
In 2000, the
Concord Chamber Orchestra (CCO) designated Dan Lawitts our
Composer-in-Residence. In this capacity, Dan has produced several
acclaimed works especially for the CCO. The first, Harvey
Potter's Balloon Farm, incorporated a myriad of percussion
instruments into a work written for orchestra inspired by and based
on the book of the same name. The piece was given its world
premiere by the CCO in May of 2000. Read
more about the composer in residence.
