Cleveland Chamber Symphony
The Cleveland Chamber Symphony (CCS) is an American chamber orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio, and which focuses on performing contemporary classical music. Since its inception, the CCS has premiered over 200 performances. The ensemble is affiliated with Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music. Every year, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony holds the Young and Emerging Composers Concert: a concert that exclusively features music created by student composers.[1] HistoryThe Cleveland Chamber Symphony (CCS) was founded in 1980 by composer Edwin London as a professional ensemble dedicated to performing new music, primarily by American composers. Under London's leadership and with the commitment of a core group of Cleveland musicians, the ensemble steadily expanded its reach over the next two decades, focusing on performing, recording, and commissioning contemporary orchestral works.[2] At its peak, the CCS presented a concert series featuring eight programs, alongside numerous recording sessions, all under London's direction. Performances were held at Cleveland State University and various other Cleveland venues, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Trinity Cathedral, Public Hall, Karamu House, Liberty Hill Baptist Church, Old Stone Church, and John Carroll University. The ensemble also brought its music to audiences beyond Cleveland, offering "encore" performances in communities adjacent to Cuyahoga County and throughout the Midwest. Composers in Cleveland and around the world came to regard the Cleveland Chamber Symphony as an important resource for their own work and that of younger students. Composers of national and international prominence, whose works were commissioned and performed by the CCS, were invited to serve as guest conductors and educators. A hallmark of the ensemble was its collaborative relationships with composers, which some considered to set a new standard for the performance of contemporary orchestral music. A critically acclaimed performance of Bernard Rand's Canti Trilogy led to a national tour, culminating in a performance in Paine Hall at Harvard University. In 2007, the group won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) category, for its recording of Olivier Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques, conducted by John McLaughlin Williams with pianist Angelin Chang.[3] The current[update] music director is Steven Smith. While the orchestra was first formed at Cleveland State University, it has since moved to a new performance home at the Cleveland Music School Settlement. Select recordingsSound Encounters I (GM 2039)
The New American Scene (Albany Records, Troy 298)
Cleveland Chamber Symphony Vol 6↵ (TNC CD 1515)
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