Orchestras at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
The Orchestral Studies Division provides many opportunities for our string, wind, brass and percussion students to take part.
Bob Cole Conservatory Symphony
- BCCM’s Flagship ensemble with the most number of performances
- Recognized as one of the finest university ensembles in Southern California
- Wide and varied repertoire, ranging from the Baroque to the 21st Century
- Seven to eight concert cycles per academic year including opera and large-scale collaborations with jazz, dance, film, choral studies and opera
- All presented in the modern Carpenter Performing Arts Center
- Annual student concerto competition
- Regular international tours, for example Europe and Korea
Beach Orchestra
- Major and non-majors
- One rehearsal per week
- Lighter repertoire to be enjoyed by campus community
Chamber Orchestra
- Formed by audition from the Symphony Orchestra
- Specializes in smaller ensemble repertoire and playing for the Opera Institute
- Occasional tours
Collegium Musicum
- Focuses on repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical area
- Collaborations with Faculty and Student soloists as well as BCCM vocalists
Almost all performances are held at the 1200-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Bob Cole Conservatory. Frequent run-out concerts to Art High Schools in Southern California help to promote our orchestra’s quality and bring students to Long Beach.