mission chamber orchestra

Tearing Down Barriers to Enjoying Great Music

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The Mission Chamber Orchestra has introduced pay-what-you-can concerts to encourage everyone to get out and enjoy live music.

If you’ve been to any live performance recently, you’ve probably noticed that ticket prices have escalated. At the same time, performing groups started experimenting with a radical idea: making their performances accessible to everybody regardless of their ability to pay. It’s called pay-what-you-can, and one local orchestra, Mission Chamber Orchestra (MCO), is using it to … Read more

Mission Chamber Orchestra Celebrates Music of Portugal

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The Mission Chamber Orchestra and Maestro Emily Ray prepare for the annual Music of Portugal performance. The event returns after a two year hiatus due to COVID.

After a COVID-induced two-year hiatus,  on June 12, Mission Chamber Orchestra (MCO) under the baton of Maestro Emily Ray will once again be performing its annual Music of Portugal free community concert at the 103-year-old Five Wounds Portuguese National Church in San José. This is the 16th Portuguese concert and is sponsored, as it is … Read more