Ensemble Échappé
a sinfonietta for the 21st century
échappé [ay-sha-PAY]
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in music: an escape tone.
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in French: the past participle of échapper, to break away.
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in dance: a classical ballet term meaning "slipping movement"

2021-22 Season Info:
After a COVID hiatus, we are excited to start performing and presenting live, in-person concerts agains. Events for the 21-22 season include the fully staged premieres of a new opera Being Ariodante by Jonathan Dawe at the Italian Academy, Nina C. Young's album release event Traced Upon Cinders, 3 chamber music concerts at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and an intergenerational multimedia conversation created by composer Neil Rolnick, choreographer Julia Bengtsson, and videographer Hartley Abdekalimi. Stay tuned for scheduling and more details!
This season's composers include:
Jonathan Dawe
Gabriela Frank
David Fulmer
Stacy Garrop
Annie Gosfield
Ted Hearne
Amy Beth Kirsten
Alexandre Lunsqui
Wynton Marsalis
John Musto
Andreia Pinto Correia
David Sanford
Trevor Weston
Nina Young