Founded in 2024, the Milwaukee Community Orchestra (MCO) is a dynamic organization designed to foster a lifelong love of music. Our mission is to enrich Milwaukee’s cultural landscape by offering a welcoming space where musicians of all ages,
backgrounds, and skill levels can come together to make music.

Program
Zampa Overture, Ferdinand Herold
O Holy Night, Adolphe Adam/arr. Custer
In the Bleak Midwinter, Gustav Holst/R.W. Smith
The Bells of Christmas, arr. Bob Krogstad (Carol of the Bells; Ding Dong Merrily on High; Jingle Bells; I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day; Silver Bells)
Festive Overture, Dmitri Shostakovich
Music from “Frozen”, Lopez/arr. Krogstad (Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?; For the First Time in Forever; Frozen Heart; In Summer; Let It Go)
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Suite for Orchestra, George Gershwin/Bennett (Summertime; I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’; Bess, You is My Woman Now; There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York; It Ain’t Necessarily So; Oh, Lawd, I’m On My Way)