Oak Ridge Civic Music Association
For over eight decades, ORCMA has connected the Oak Ridge community through the power of music, bringing together world-class performances, accessible free concerts, and vibrant youth programs that nurture the next generation of musicians. Music for everyone, at every stage of life.
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Upcoming Events
Ian conducts Beethoven 7
Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra
Grove Center
A new era begins with music of brilliance, wit, and unstoppable energy. Wagner’s jubilant Meistersinger Prelude, Stravinsky’s sparkling Pulcinella Suite, and Beethoven’s electrifying Seventh Symphony frame a powerful dialogue across centuries, including Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers—a bold contemporary response to Beethoven’s immortal rhythmic pulse.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Principals Showcase - Farewell to Summer
Chamber Music Series
Pollard
ORCMA's Principal Showcase continues with an intimate evening featuring Hunter Collins (oboe), Emi Kagawa (piano), and Jeff Womack (bassoon) — a rare and radiant combination of instruments in a program of sweet, sparkling gems perfect for summer's send-off.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
1:00 PM
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2:15 PM
Conductors Spellbook
Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra
ORHS Performing Arts Center
Magic, mystery, and musical adventure come to life in this unforgettable family concert! From the thunderous excitement of O Fortuna and the wizarding world of Harry Potter to the spooky fun of The Conductor’s Spellbook and Gounod’s mischievous Funeral March of a Marionette, this program delights audiences of all ages.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
1:30 PM
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3:00 PM
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Meet our Conductors
Ian Passmore
Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra
If you think conductors are stuffy and unapproachable, Ian Passmore will change your mind. The Filipino-American maestro is Music Director of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and a Music Director candidate with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. Hailed as “a rising young conductor” by Fanfare magazine, his 2026–27 season opens with Beethoven 7, closes with Rachmaninoff 2, and includes Prokofiev 5 with the UNCSA Symphony, Brahms’s Schicksalslied with the Great Falls Symphony, and headline dates on the Undertale and World of Warcraft World Tours. The final student of legendary pedagogue David Effron, he holds a DM from Indiana University. dogdadmaestro.com
Sarah Henrich
Oak Ridge Chorus
Sarah Henrich is an accomplished conductor, soprano, and music educator with extensive experience leading adult and youth choirs across the Midwest and beyond. She currently serves as Chorus Director for the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association and has held prominent leadership and faculty roles at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. In addition to her conducting and teaching career, she is an active performer, clinician, writer, and church musician, with a strong commitment to expanding access to music education and building community through ensemble music-making.
