National Orchestral Institute + Festival

This is it — the place for a behind-the-scenes look at the music, the musicians and ideas of NOI.
Attend a Performance
Each year a national audition tour selects outstanding performers for this month-long event, a laboratory for shaping the future of chamber and orchestral performance. Attend a performance, and be a part of the experiment!
NOI Videos
NOI Guest Conductor Daniel Hege on Working With Young Musicians (2010)
Sara Daneshpour: Performing with NOI Students (2010)
Sara Daneshpour: A Career in Music (2010)
NOI New Lights: The Trials and Tribulations of Learning Kirchner (2009)
NOI: The Value of Conductorless Ensembles (2009)
Other Links
DIY Music on Anne Midgette’s “Classical Beat” Blog
Greg Sandow on 2010’s Take the NOI Challenge on his “ArtsJournal” Blog
“The Kids Are (Eventually) All Right” – DMV Classical Review of June 4, 2010 performance
“Greg Sandow on the future of classical music”

















