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ECCO (East Coast Chamber Orchestra)

When: Saturday, February 4th - 8pm
Where: Washington Irving High School		 BACK


Come hear why The Philadelphia Inquirer said, "The youthful vigor of the group created a kind of heat that took the music-making to a higher or deeper place."


The Program:

SCHOENBERG: Suite in G Major for String Orchestra
BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fugue, Op. 133
BARBER: Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48

The Artists:

In 2001, a group of some of today’s most exciting young string players envisioned the creation of a conductor-less chamber orchestra, based upon democratic principles, whose focus is purely on music-making. This organic approach, their passion, and commitment resulted in the creation of ECCO.  Its members are chamber musicians in today’s leading ensembles, soloists, and principals in major American orchestras:
 
  • Graduates of top conservatories and music schools including Curtis, Juilliard, Cleveland Institute, New England Conservatory and Peabody
  • Current or past members of Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic
  • Participants of Marlboro Music Festival
  • Young Concert Artists and Concert Artist Guild winners
  • Members of Metamorphosen Ensemble, Los Angeles Piano Quartet, Time for Three, Jupiter String Quartet, Silk Road Ensemble, Elsner String Quartet, Johannes String Quartet and Enso String Quartet
  • Soloists with Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Austin Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Cincinnati Symphony

ECCO combines the strength and power of a great orchestral ensemble with the personal involvement and sensitivity of superb chamber music. Its Town Hall (NYC) and Kennedy Center debuts confirmed ECCO’s position as one of today’s most exceptional ensembles whose fresh interpretations of new and old works, coupled with passionate playing, earn the musicians standing ovations and immediate re-engagements wherever they play. ECCO made its international debut in 2007 at the Seoul Music Festival and Academy in Korea.