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
Holiday Jazz Concert
Chamber Music Series
FUMC Oak Ridge
Ring in the holiday season with an evening of swing, standards, and seasonal favorites! ORCMA welcomes jazz professionals from across East Tennessee to join the Swing Time Big Band for a night of festive big band arrangements and holiday classics reimagined with jazz flair.
Saturday, November 21, 2026
6:00 PM
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7:15 PM
Edgar & George Meyer
Special Event
Grove Center
Renowned bassist Edgar Meyer returns to Oak Ridge, joined by his son, George Meyer, for an electrifying evening of original and traditional music — including a specially co-composed three-movement work, solo pieces by each artist, and beloved classics from bluegrass legends Bill Monroe and Sam Bush.
Thursday, January 7, 2027
7:00 PM
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8:30 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.
