NORTHERN NECK ORCHESTRA’S MICHAEL REPPER TO PRESENT NEW RECORDING OF MUSIC BY SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR

The Northern Neck Orchestra’s Grammy® Award-winning Music Director Michael Repper will present music from his new recording of works by British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on Saturday, August 23 at 3:00 p.m. at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Good Luck Road in Kilmarnock.

COST: $10.00 (cash only) and attendees will receive a signed copy of the album which features world premiere recordings of Coleridge-Taylor, whose exceptional music is rarely heard. 

CONCERT VENUE: Good Luck Cellars' Event Room. The winery's Tasting Room and porch will remain open to the public.

The album, released on August 1, commemorates the 150th birthday of Coleridge-Taylor. It features six-time Grammy® Award nominated violinist Curtis Stewart and the National Philharmonic conducted by Repper.

Repper will underscore his commentary by demonstrating selections of the compositions on the piano and utilizing the recorded performance.

“This will be an entertaining and enlightening afternoon of interacting with the audience in the spirit of the pre-concert talks before our orchestra concerts. In addition to presenting some great music, I’ll be talking about the inspiration and research behind the project—including uncovering long-lost scores in the British Library and Library of Congress—and the challenge of bringing unpublished music to life.” — Michael Repper, Music Director, NNO

Repper also will highlight the Northern Neck Orchestra’s role in helping support the creation of the album and promote the music of Coleridge-Taylor. This includes performing the Virginia premiere of Toussaint L'Ouverture in 2023, a work that appears on the new recording.

Attendees also will get a preview of the orchestra’s first concert of the 2025-2026 season on Saturday, October 4 at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater in Kilmarnock. 

The concert program features Coleridge-Taylor’s Five Negro Melodies, Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 1, and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”