The Boston Neo-politan Chamber Orchestra (BNCO) is a non-profit 501(c)(3), professional chamber orchestra specializing in the recovery and performance of the forgotten golden nuggets of chamber orchestra repertoire of past eras. We also support and perform the work of composers currently living in the Greater Boston area.

“Neo-politan” here refers to three things: (1) the “Neapolitan” instrumentation of the mid-to-late 18th century orchestra consisting of strings, one pair of woodwinds, and one pair of horns, (2) great variety in color (as our own instrumentation is elastic), and (3) having a sense of newness within the old.

The repertoire of our orchestra is multifarious. It spans all types of non-commercial music, from purely orchestral repertoire to chamber operas and can be expanded to include John Philip Sousa theatre orchestra pieces to radio show reenactments.