The Vanderbilt Commodore Orchestra (VCO) is Vanderbilt’s largest extracurricular orchestra on campus and is composed of a wide range of musicians in the Vanderbilt community. The majority of the performers in the orchestra are undergraduates with an interest in classical music and performance, but whose primary major is not in the Blair School of Music. Since its inception in 2012, this organization has provided rewarding experiences and the opportunity to perform challenging orchestral repertoire to countless Vanderbilt students.

Carlos Meyers was selected to serve as the primary conductor of the ensemble for the 2021-2022 academic year, and has led the group in weekly rehearsals since the beginning of the semester. On this program, Carlos will be conducting Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. Also featured on the concert will be an arrangement (done by VCO’s president Gunner Udomwongsa) of Joe Hisaishi’s Studio Ghibli Suite and Emmanuel Chabrier’s España under the direction of VCO’s assistant conductor, Leon Kobayashi.

Recently, the Blair School of Music amended its COVID-19 protocols to allow for performances to be open to public audiences. This performance will take place in the Ingram Hall. All concerts, however, will still be live streamed for anyone that is not able to attend in person, and a link to that webpage can be found here. On the day of the concert, the feed will be available under “Ingram Hall.”