Programs
2026-2027 Season
October 11, 2026, Jarvis Conservatory 1711 Main Street Napa 2pm
Five-Year Anniversary Celebration and Benefit Concert
Led by Alexander Kahn, assistant conductor of the Santa Rosa Symphony and conductor of the Napa Valley Youth Symphony, the strings of the NVCO join forces with woodwinds and French horn in the historic Jarvis Conservatory theater. Featured will be Ralph Vaughan Williams’ ravishing violin piece The Lark Ascending, performed by violin wunderkind Samuel Strong. Music by Britten, Holst, and Elgar rounds out the afternoon, which continues with a wine and finger-food reception serenaded by young musicians of the Napa Valley Youth Symphony. Enjoy exceptional music and meet the conductor, musicians, and board members while mingling with fellow NVCO patrons.
Ticketing at Jarvis Conservatory Website: https://www.jarvisconservatory.com
Program:
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony
Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Gustav Holst: St. Paul’s Suite
Ralph Vaughn Williams Lark Ascending with soloist Samuel Strong
The remaining three concerts are free to attend.
Concert 2: November 22, 2026, 2pm
Crosswalk Community Church 2590 1st Street, Napa
Ann Krinitsky returns to lead the orchestra
Soloist: Violist Jenny Douglass
Program:
Béla Bartók: Rumanian Folk Dances
Chen YI: Shuo
George Frideric Handel – Passacaglia
Carl Maria von Weber – Andante e rondo ongarses (viola soloist)
Clarice Assad – Três Pequenas Variações
Concert 3: February 21, 2027, 2pm
Crosswalk Community Church 2590 1st Street, Napa
Conductor/Leader: Daria Tedeschi Adams, Co-Artistic Director of Music in the Vineyards
Soprano Soloist: Tori Tedeschi Adams
Program:
Benjamin Britten: Sure on this shining night
Caroline Shaw: And So
George Gershwin: Lullaby
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allelujah
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Astor Piazolla: Oblivion and Libertango
Teresa Carreño: Serenade for Strings
Concert 4: April 25, 2027, 2pm
Crosswalk Community Church 2590 1st Street, Napa
Conductor: Melinda Ellis
Program:
Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite
Antonio Vivaldi: Spring
Gustav Holst: Brook Green Suite
Leroy Anderson: Plink, Plank,Plunk
Reflection from Mulan, Music from Harry Potter, Music from Wizard of Oz
Classical Music for Kids
A love of classical music can develop at any age, and the Napa Valley Chamber Orchestra wants the next generation to appreciate this timeless art. In order to acquaint children with classical music and hopefully ignite a love that could create the next generation of musicians, we have developed the “Wild Symphony” program. Written by Dan Brown, who is a concert level pianist as well as the acclaimed author of The Da Vinci Code, Wild Symphony details the adventures of Maestro Mouse and his companions from the animal kingdom. Each animal has a unique poem and song, and members of the Orchestra play these songs while the children watch a slide show showing pages from the storybook.
Wild Symphony is performed in schools, libraries, and other venues across the Napa Valley. Please note, performances in schools are only open to current students and faculty of the institution. All performances of the program in the community are free to attend and open to all ages. Check our events page for any upcoming opportunities to attend.