
Our History
The Tallis Chamber Orchestra was founded in 2005 by a collection of local Wilmington musicians. Our first concert was in January of 2006, which began with "O Sacrum Convivium" by Thomas Tallis. Since that first performance, we've played over 70 concerts with more than 300 different compositions. Nine of those compositions were written by local Wilmington composers, some created specifically for our orchestra.
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We are proud to give back to our community by fundraising for local charities at many of our concerts. Our annual TCO Baroque Christmas concert has raised over $9,000 for the Good Shepherd Center. Other organizations we've helped support include: NourishNC, the National Parkinson's Foundation, the Lower Cape Fear Hospice, and the NHRMC Pink Ribbon Project.
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A typical Tallis Chamber Orchestra concert consists of 16 to 18 musicians. However, over the years more than 60 musicians have participated in the group. A number of our musicians serve as teachers and mentors in the area. In fact at a concert in December 2013, there were eight musicians playing who were at one time students of other members of the orchestra.
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Alongside our full-orchestra concerts, we have Tallis Chamber Players concerts, which are smaller groups composed of musicians from our orchestra. Details about these events can also be found on our events page.
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"A must-see concert performance."
- Jeff Reid, The Beat
Our Members
Violin
​Isabel DeAndrade
Shelly DeLoreto
Linda Estep
Christa Faison
Lydia Farlow *
Redding Farlow *
Lisa Gattuso
Doug Merritt *
Marisa Moore
Amy Price
Roy Robuck *
Hannah Sellars
Philip Singleton *
Anne Stohl
Camden Stohl
Maddie Stohl
Jane Tierney *
Lorraine Westermark
Cello
Michelle Collar
Kimberly Dempsey
John Illingworth
Michael Pope
Bass
Viola
Sarah Gardner *
Robert Hoggard *
Carrie Jackson
Marscia Martinez
Dan Sanchez
Clark Spencer
Brent Trubia
Owen Burwell
Jim Candido
Karl Marzolf *
Harp
Soprano
Sara Westermark
Christina Brier
Previous Members
Adrian Anagnost
Andrew Anagnost
Beverly Andrews
Jackie Barnes
Laura Black
Sara Bowman
Jonathon Brier
Krista Britt
Melissa Chappell
Mandi Colson
Larry Cook
Sarah Daniels
Rachelle Dries *
Hillary Flowers *
Christina Fuchs
Liz Gay
Jessica Hall
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Michael Hickman *
Chris Johns
Eva Kort
Tamara Lovell
David Meyer
Kathy Meyer
Chloe Perret
Neela Rajendra *
Charlie Robuck
Eddie Singleton
Kalli Smith
Vince Stout
Erica Stevenson
Richard Thomas
Abigail Van Steenhuyse
Cynthia Wright
Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi
*founding members
board members