ECCE Winter Concert – 2/7/11, 8pm in Beall Hall

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on January 11, 2012. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

***Two World Premieres*** 11/19/11, 6pm, Beall Hall

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on October 31, 2011. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

Join the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble in historic Beall Hall on Saturday, November 19th, at 6pm for the *world premieres* of two new works for large orchestra:

“Tides Inside” by Brandon Rumsey

“Age of Legends” in three movements, by Seth Stewart

True to ECCE’s tradition of advocating new music by young composers, both works were commissioned expressly for this new music event. As one of the Pacific Northwest’s premiere performers of new music, ECCE is dedicated to the diversity and widespread appeal of contemporary concert music

ECCE’s 2011-2012 Season Kicks Off On 11/19/11

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on August 15, 2011. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

After a very successful Spring concert in Historic Beall Hall, ECCE prepares to kick off the new concert season on 11/19/11. Stay tuned for program details and other updates!

ECCE’s Spring concert featured the following works:

Synchronisms by Hau-Wei Chang

Trio by Brandon Rumsey

Concentricaglia Suite by Diana Rosenblum

Bucolic Dances by Ethan Gans-Morse

Drakaina by Krista Abrahamson

The Amber of the Moment by Mark Knippel



ECCE to be featured in the acclaimed Music Today Festival

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on February 21, 2011. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

Join us on Thursday, February 24th, in Historic Beall Hall for ECCE’s winter 2011 concert, featured as part of the nationally renowned Music Today Festival.

The program will include the following works:

Simon Hutchinson: tonbo
Evan Paul: Four Songs
Seth Stewart: Three Muses*
Ralph Stricker-Chapman: String Quartet Op. 4
Aaron Pergram: Flying Mountain – One Thread of Heaven
Frederic Rzewski: Les Moutons de Panurge

*Three Muses was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University.



“An Evening with Alice” – 11/23/10, Beall Hall

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on December 4, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

Congratulations to all of the composers and performers who made the ECCE and Sospiro collaboration concert, “An Evening with Alice,” such a tremendous success!

Pieces included on the program included:

“The Walrus and the Carpenter” by Seth Stewart

“Child of the Pure Unclouded Brow” by Aaron Pergram

“A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky” by Hau-Wei Chang

“All in a Golden Afternoon” by Chris Prosser

“Little Bat”, “Crocodile”, and “Queen of Hearts” by Charlie Gurke

“Beautiful Soup” by Simon Hutchinson

“The Mock Turtle Song” by Sam Richards

“Jabberwocky” by Gracin Dorsey

ECCE Fall 2010 Season

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on July 16, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

Stay tuned for updates on ECCE’s Fall 2010 Season!

ECCE Winter Concert: William Kraft’s Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on February 24, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

Please join us in Beall Hall on the evening of March 1st @ 8pm for William Kraft’s Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra, featuring the University of Oregon’s own Grayson Fiske as soloist. FREE ADMISSION.

The work was premiered on March 9th of 1984, and has been a significant part of the timpani repertoire ever since. Press release below.

“On March 1st, ECCE will feature University of Oregon percussion student, Grayson Fiske, as soloist in William Kraft’s Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra. This concerto, featuring one of the orchestra’s most fundamental, yet perhaps one of its most overlooked instruments, combines exciting orchestral energy with the distinctive timbres and power of the timpani. Not to be missed!”

March 1st, 8pm, Beall Concert Hall
University of Oregon Campus
FREE ADMISSION

Welcome to ECCE’s New Website!

Written by Seth Stewart, Director. Posted on December 18, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.

Welcome to the newly redesigned website of the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble! More photographs, recordings, information about previous and upcoming performances, as well as the ensemble’s history are soon to come. In the meantime please forgive any messes as we continue to polish up the site.