Ecce Plays David Sanford
On December 7th, Ecce performed a concert of works by David Sanford, including Animated Procession, which was commissioned and premiered by Ecce in 2022. The concert was held at the DiMenna Center in NYC at 7 pm.
DiMenna Center: 450 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
David Sanford’s work has been commissioned by leading ensembles and institutions including the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Speculum Musicae, the Meridian Arts Ensemble, and the Fromm, Koussevitzky, and Barlow foundations. His music has been performed by the Berkeley Symphony under Kent Nagano, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra under Marin Alsop, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Chicago Symphony Chamber Players, among many others.
His honors include the Rome Prize and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Radcliffe Institute, and he served as arranger for Matt Haimovitz’s Grammy‑nominated Meeting of the Spirits. The title track of BMOP’s recording of his works, Black Noise, was named one of the New York Times’ “25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019.”
Sanford holds degrees in theory and composition from the University of Northern Colorado, New England Conservatory, and Princeton University. He is the Elizabeth T. Kennan Professor of Music at Mount Holyoke College and directs the David Sanford Big Band.
Ecce Arts’ portrait concert featured David Sanford’s chamber works, highlighting his rhythmic drive, layered textures, and genre‑bending voice as the ensemble brought his solos and ensemble pieces to life across an evening shaped by energy, nuance, and deep artistic connection.