The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra (BCO) is an American chamber orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The orchestra gives its concerts at the Kraushaar Auditorium of Goucher College. [1]
The BCO's first performance was on 29 January 1984, under the baton of Anne Harrigan, the BCO's founder and first music director. Harrigan held the post until 2004. [2] Markand Thakar succeeded Harrigan as the BCO's music director in 2004. Jonathan Leshnoff joined the orchestra as composer-in-residence in 2007. Thakar held the post through the 2022-2023 season, having announced his resignation in February 2023. [3]
In May 2024, Robert Moody first guest-conducted the BCO. [4] In June 2024, on the basis of this guest-conducting appearance, the BCO announced the appointment of Moody as its next music director, with immediate effect, with an initial contract of three years. [5]