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Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra

Founded in 1966 by musician, teacher and conductor William Whitson, the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO) is a premier training orchestra for Bay Area string players of high-school age or younger, which over its 35-year history has gained extensive local, national and international recognition. Regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras for young musicians in the world, PACO recently captured First Prize in the Chamber Music Division at the 29th International Youth and Music Competition in Vienna, Austria.

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  Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra

  4000 Middlefield Road #M-1
  Palo Alto, CA 94303

  Phone: 650-856-3848

  Fax: 650-856-3847

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• Past Events

  11/16/08	Debut Ensemble Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  11/08/08	Sinfonia Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  10/18/08	Romantic Masterpieces Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  06/08/08	PACO Sinfonia Concert with Katherine Tseung and Albert Tseung Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  06/06/08	SuperStrings Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  06/01/08	Ladies Night Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  05/31/08	Debut Ensemble Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  05/30/08	Preparatory Orchestra Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  03/30/08	PACO Annual Bach Celebration - Celebrate the Life & Music of J.S. Bach Valley Presbyterian Church
  03/08/08	PACO Sinfonia Concert with Katherine Tseung and Albert Tseung Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  03/02/08	Rule Britannia! Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  03/01/08	Debut Ensemble Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  02/01/08	SuperStrings Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  01/25/08	Preparatory Orchestra Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  12/15/07	The Tall And Short Of It Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  11/18/07	Debut Ensemble Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  11/10/07	PACO Sinfonia Ensemble Season Opening Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  11/10/07	PACO Sinfonia Concert with Katherine Tseung and Albert Tseung Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  10/20/07	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's 42nd Season Opening Concert Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  06/10/07	Sinfonia Season Finale Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  06/03/07	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra w/ Rufus Olivier & Jiajie (George) Lu Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  03/11/07- 03/25/07	Bach Celebration Valley Presbyterian Church
  03/10/07	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's Sinfonia Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  03/03/07	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra w/ Aglika Angelova and Christine Chon Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  02/11/07	Gala Fundraiser Concert Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  12/16/06	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra w/ Cypress String Quartet Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  11/11/06	PACO Sinfonia Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  10/21/06	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra w/ Dana Putnam Fonteneau, Cello Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  06/03/06	Yesterday and Tomorrow Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  05/13/06	Sinfonia Orchestra Concert St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Palo Alto
  05/07/06	Music in the Garden
  03/26/06	A Bach Celebration - One, Two, Three Valley Presbyterian Church
  03/19/06	A Bach Celebratio - Bach to the Dance Valley Presbyterian Church
  03/12/06	A Bach Celebration - An Evening at Zimmermann’s. Valley Presbyterian Church
  02/26/06	Romance and Rejoicing, Matt Haimowitz, Cello with PACO Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  02/18/06	The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Presents Sinfonia St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Palo Alto
  12/17/05	Emperors and Kings, Tanya Gabrielian with PACO Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  11/19/05	PACO's Sinfonia Kick Off Concert St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Palo Alto
  11/13/05	Cellist Ruth Lane with PACO Debut Ensemble Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  10/29/05	PACO 40th Season Kickoff Concert Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
  05/21/05	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra - Woodwinds and Strings Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  03/20/05	Happy Birthday Bach
  03/13/05	Happy Birthday Bach
  03/06/05	Happy Birthday Bach
  02/26/05	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Concert St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Palo Alto
  12/11/04	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  06/04/04	PACO Superstrings June Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  05/22/04	Torelli, Foote, Schubert Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  05/16/04	Training Orchestra May Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  05/08/04	Junior Orchestra May Concert Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  05/07/04	Preparatory Orchestra May Concert
  03/07/04- 03/21/04	A Bach Celebration!
  02/28/04	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, featuring Jupiter Trio Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  02/22/04	Training Orchestra February Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  02/07/04	Junior Orchestra February Concert Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  01/30/04	PACO Superstrings January Concert Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  01/23/04	Preparatory Orchestra January Concert
  12/13/03	Benefit Concert: National Brain Tumor Foundation Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  05/30/03	Superstrings - Evening II Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  05/17/03	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra - Rossini/Mozart/Fitkin Program Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  05/09/03	Training Orchestra - Evening II
  05/03/03	Junior Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra - Evening II Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  05/02/03	Preparatory Orchestra - Evening II
  03/16/03	Bach Celebration - J. S. Bach, Evening II
  03/09/03	Bach Celebration - J. S. Bach
  03/02/03	Bach Celebration - "Sons of a Bach"
  02/23/03	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi/Mozart/Bloch Program Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School
  02/07/03	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra - Training Orchestra
  01/31/03	Superstrings Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  01/24/03	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra - Preparatory Orchestra
  01/18/03	Junior Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Spangenberg Theatre - Gunn High School