Arts & Entertainment Former New Century Chamber Orchestra Director Reflects On His 18-Year Tenure Parker Monroe started as the executive director of the New Century Chamber Orchestra (NCCO) in 1996, turning a then four-year-old orchestra into one of the most exciting classical ensembles in town. Under Monroe's
Arts & Entertainment SF Interviews Music@Menlo's David Finckel Music@Menlo opens tonight. It's the local equivalent of all these famous fancy summer festivals, Marlboro, or Tanglewood, without the hassle of leaving the bay. So tonight, you can listen to darn good