News from the Noteworthy: Orchestra Preps for Start of Third Season – All Otsego

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Rosemary Summers, Thomas Wolf and Maciej Żółtowski gather around FCO’s new harpsichord in October 2023. (Photo by Tara Barnwell)
News from the Noteworthy from Fenimore Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra Preps for Start of Third Season

Fenimore Chamber Orchestra came about as the result of a conversation held in 2021, during the height of the worldwide pandemic, by its founders Thomas Wolf, Rosemary Summers and Maestro Maciej Żołtowski. Observing that the artistically-rich community of Cooperstown lacked a chamber orchestra, and undeterred by the challenges and doubts of naysayers, the trio’s determination to enrich the region’s musical tapestry began. Prominent members of the Cooperstown community stepped up to form a Governing Board of Directors, and in June of 2021, Fenimore Chamber Orchestra was officially incorporated, cementing its status as a nonprofit organization committed to serving the community.

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