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November 22, 2025 - The music of PACO filled University Avenue on Veterans Day as Sinfonia students Gavin, Felix, Ojas, and Patrick took their talents to the streets of Palo Alto. Armed with instruments, enthusiasm, and plenty of spirit, the quartet busked to raise funds for the upcoming PACO tour ...
November 5, 2025 - For the last two years, PACO students in Senior Orchestra have come to rehearsal on Halloween dressed in costume. Each one of them comes dressed as our very own conductor and music director Scott Krijnen. His signature blue jeans and ...
By Emma Spence - October 25, 2025 - On Sunday the 19th of October, clad in a bright yellow Hawaiian shirt, Christopher Costanza took the Leder Masterclass stage. Soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, Costanza has had an extensive and varied musical career as a cellist. He has performed as ...
October 25, 2025 - Check out PACO on Instagram and Facebook. We also have a YouTube channel where you will find all masterclasses livestreamed. The PACO students also have an account on Instagram. Don’t hesitate to give us a like.
October 24, 2025 - The students who are going on the PACO International tour to Central Europe will spend the season fundraising to lower costs for the trip. They will be selling raffle tickets at every concert to win an all expense paid trip to London or Paris ...
October 21, 2025 - Every year PACO asks current families to contribute to the PACO annual fund. This donation season is so incredibly important to PACO, as tuition alone does not cover the cost of all of the operating costs and exciting programming that our staff bring to each student ...
October 20, 2025 - The Annual Office Clean-up included painting M2 this year! Special thanks to Will, Chris Spence and board members Allyson Spence and Mamta Sinha who worked tirelessly to strip, sand, prime and paint, as well as spruce up the office. The Lost and Found will be ...
August 22, 2025 - You may have noticed a fresh new look on our PACO website! This complete revamp brings many exciting features, and we hope you'll find it easier to navigate and to locate upcoming events and ticket information. Our goal is to make the site a dynamic, regularly updated resource ...
August 19, 2025 - The countdown has begun—tour year is here, and we couldn’t be more excited! From June 21 to July 1, 2026, the PACO Senior Orchestra, joined by select Sinfonia students, will set off on an 11-day journey to Leipzig, Dresden, Prague, and Vienna ...
August 15, 2025 - Get ready for an extraordinary musical event! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the acclaimed Fry Street Quartet will embark on a captivating one-week chamber music residency with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO), running from February 23rd to March 1st, 2026 ...
August 7, 2025 - We kicked off the 2025-26 season with a week long chamber program for our youngest students, ages 8-13. This camp includes current and incoming PACO students as well as students in the community who want to try out chamber music in a supportive setting....
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