The New London Community Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The New London Community Orchestra seeks to serve New London and the surrounding region by providing an opportunity for volunteer musicians to play while also offering outreach to the community in the form of concerts and music education.
As part of our mission, we offer a free program of string instrument lessons for local students.
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Upcoming Events
2024 Holiday Concert
December 8, 2024
4:00 p.m.
New London High School Auditorium
20 Chester St.
New London, CT
A Trans-Siberian Orchestra Themed Program
Previous Concerts and Events
June Pops Concert
June 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
10 Huntington St.
New London, CT
Featuring Journey, themes from Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, and more
Spring Concert
April 7, 2024
4:00 p.m.
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
10 Huntington St.
New London, CT
Featuring works by Bach, Haydn & Shostakovich
December 3, 2023
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
10 Huntington St., New London
June 15, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Garde Arts Center
325 State St., New London
Ameen Mokdad's The Curve
April 30, 2023
3:00 p.m.
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
10 Huntington St., New London
December 4, 2022: Holiday Concert
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 10 Huntington St., New London
Selections included the English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Jingle Bells in Ragtime Style, Carol of the Bells, Festival of Lights, "Dance of the Mirlitons" from The Nutcracker, and more. Watch video from the concert.
January 7, 2022: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Concert for Healing
Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London
Featuring an original composition by NLCO clarinet player Kirk Edwards, civil rights
anthems, and works by Florence Price, William Grant Still, George Walker, and more.
Check out the coverage of this concert in The Day!
November 6, 2021: The Joy of Music Around the World
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 10 Huntington St., New London
Featuring works by Rossini, Bach, Ravel, Berlioz, Copland, and more.
November 2, 2019: Fall Concert
Evans Hall at Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College
Selections included Symphony No. 35 by W.A. Mozart, "Joyeuse Marche" by Emmanuel Chabrier, "Petite Suite" by Claude Debussy, and the Overture to Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi.
June 8, 2019: Spring Concert
Evans Hall at Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College
Selections included the "Hebrides" Overture by Felix Mendelssohn, "Capriccio Italien" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Concerto for Bassoon in B-flat Major, K. 191, by W.A. Mozart, and dances by Florence Price and William Grant Still.
December 8, 2018: Winter Concert
Evans Hall at Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College
Works included the "Polonaise" from Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 104 in D by Franz Joseph Haydn, Selections from The Nutcracker, "A Christmas Festival" by Leroy Anderson, and more.
June 2, 2018: Spring Concert
Clarke Center Auditorium, Mitchell College
Works included the "Rosamunde" Overture by Franz Schubert, Romance in F. Major, Op. 50, by Ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622, by W. A. Mozart, L'Arlésienne Suite by Georges Bizet, and more.