Timpani
Nora McIntire
Principal Timpani & Operations Manager • Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra
Nora shapes the orchestra's pulse from the back of the hall — the thunder and heartbeat beneath every performance.
Full Biography
A versatile percussionist, Nora has performed with many orchestras and ensembles in central and northern Virginia including The Rappahannock Pops Orchestra, The Virginia Cello Ensemble, the Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra, the Mid-Atlantic Wind Symphony, and the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra. She spent 10 years with the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra as both a student and an alumni, most recently as the Principal Percussionist (The Charles and Mary Wynn McDaniel Chair). During her time with the UMW Philharmonic, Nora has had the honor to share the stage with several world-class artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Arturo Sandoval, Jose Carreras, Tony Bennett, Paul Anka, Kristin Chenoweth, Renee Fleming, Michael Feinstein, Henry Winkler, LeVar Burton, and Rick Steves.
Born and raised in the Fredericksburg area, Nora holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Mary Washington College and pursued her graduate studies in Music Theory and Percussion Performance at the Benjamin T Rome School of Music of The Catholic University of America. She is excited about her role as Operations Manager of the FSO and looks forward to making music with its talented musicians.