Ellen's Quintet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, and Piano on "ela," a new disc by the concordia chamber players

Ellen’s Quintet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, and Piano is one of three works on a new disc by the Concordia Chamber Players titled ela - for Ellen, Louise (Farrenc), and Amy (Beach), the three composers whose works are featured. See the recording page here.

The ensemble says, “We are thrilled to share an inspired project of Concordia Chamber Players with these 3 remarkable female composers: Ellen Zwilich, Louise Farrenc and Amy Beach taking center stage. We call it simply “ela” for Ellen, Louise and Amy.

“Produced by Judith Sherman (Grammy Award winner 2022, 2023) and engineered by Leslie Ann Jones (Grammy Award winner 2020, 2021, 2022). Recorded at Skywalker Studios.

“Performed by Concordia Chamber Players artists — John Novacek on piano, Miho Saegusa on violin, Ayane Kozasa on viola, Michelle Djokic on cello, and Anthony Manzo on bass.”

Track list:
Quintet No. 1, Op. 30 – Louise Farrenc
Trio, Op. 150 – Amy Beach
Quintet – Ellen Taaffe Zwilich