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Cleveland Chamber Symphony
chamber orchestra
Short nameCCS
Founded1980
Concert hallGamble Auditorium, Baldwin-Wallace University
Music directorSteven Smith
WebsiteClevelandChamberSymphony.org
The Cleveland Chamber Symphony preparing to perform.

The Cleveland Chamber Symphony (CCS) is an American chamber orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio, with a focus on performing contemporary classical music. Since its inception, the CCS has premiered over 200 works. The ensemble is affiliated with the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music.

Each year, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony holds the "Young and Emerging Composers Concert," featuring music created by student composers.[1]

History

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The Cleveland Chamber Symphony was founded in 1980 by composer Edwin London. Under his direction, the ensemble expanded by performing, recording, and commissioning contemporary orchestral works, primarily by American composers.[2]

The CCS presented a concert series featuring eight programs, alongside multiple recording sessions under London's direction.[citation needed] Performances took place at Cleveland State University, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Trinity Cathedral, Public Hall, Karamu House, Liberty Hill Baptist Church, Old Stone Church, and John Carroll University.[citation needed] The ensemble also performed in communities adjacent to Cuyahoga County and throughout the Midwest.[citation needed]

Works of national and international composers were commissioned and performed by the CCS, and these composers were often invited to serve as guest conductors and educators.[citation needed] A performance of Bernard Rands' Canti Trilogy at Harvard University followed a national tour.[citation needed]

In 2007, the group won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance for its recording of Olivier Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques, conducted by John McLaughlin Williams with pianist Angelin Chang.[3][4]

The current music director of the Cleveland Chamber Symphony is Steven Smith.

Originally formed at Cleveland State University, the CCS is now based at the Cleveland Music School Settlement.[citation needed]

Select recordings

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Sound Encounters I (GM 2039)

  1. Libby Larsen: What the Monster Saw
  2. Salvatore Martirano: LON/dons - Howie Smith, saxophone
  3. Bernard Rands: London Serenade
  4. Roger Reynolds: The Dream of the Infinite Rooms - Regina Mushabac, cello

The New American Scene (Albany Records, Troy 298)

  1. Ronald Perera: Music for Flute and Orchestra - William Wittig, flute
  2. Howie Smith: Songs for the Children - Howie Smith, wind controller/alto saxophone
  3. Edwin London: Una Novella Della Sera Primavera - Harry Sargous, oboe
  4. John Eaton: Songs of Desperation & Comfort - Nelda Nelson, mezzo-soprano

Cleveland Chamber Symphony Vol 6↵ (TNC CD 1515)

  1. Danceanu: Chinonic, Op. 67
  2. Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)- Angelin Chang- piano
  3. Ligeti: Chamber Concerto for 13 Instrumentalists
  4. Shostakovich: Concerto no. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 35- Angelin Chang, piano

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Young & Emerging Composers – Cleveland Chamber Symphony". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. ^ "About the Cleveland Chamber Symphony".
  3. ^ "Cleveland Orchestra". clevelandorchestra.queue-it.net. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  4. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List". CBS News. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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