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Academy , he was appointed assistant conductor of the Hallé Orchestra , where he was mentored by Sir Mark Elder , and became Music Director of the Hallé Youth Orchestra . In 2023 , he became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music .
Jonathon is committed to education and community outreach work , as well as to including new music within his imaginative concert programmes .
James Ehnes
James Ehnes has established himself as one of the most sought-after musicians on the international stage . Gifted with a rare combination of stunning virtuosity , serene lyricism and an unfaltering musicality , Ehnes is a favorite guest at the world ’ s most celebrated concert halls .
Recent orchestral highlights include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra , Tonhalle Orchester Zürich , London Philharmonic Orchestra ,
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Boston Symphony , Chicago Symphony Orchestra , and Cleveland Orchestra .
A devoted chamber musician , Ehnes is the leader of the Ehnes Quartet and the Artistic Director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society .
Ehnes has an extensive discography and has won many awards for his recordings , including two Grammy ’ s , three Gramophone Awards and eleven Juno Awards . Ehnes received the Artist of the Year title in the 2021 Gramophone Awards , which
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celebrated his contributions to the recording industry .
Ehnes began violin studies at the age of five , became a protégé of the noted Canadian violinist Francis Chaplin aged nine , and made his orchestra debut with L ’ Orchestre symphonique de Montréal aged 13 . He continued his studies with Sally Thomas at the Meadowmount School of Music and The Juilliard School , winning the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music upon his graduation in 1997 . He is a Member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Manitoba , a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada , and an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Music , where he is a Visiting Professor . He was appointed as Professor of Violin at the Indiana University ’ s Jacobs School of Music in the summer 2024 . Ehnes plays the “ Marsick ” Stradivarius of 1715 .
ANTHONY BLAKE CLARK , Music Director
2024-2025
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Sacred Heritage
Sun , Nov 3 , 2024 | 3:00 PM | Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Maurice Duruflé Requiem | Works by Britten and Esmail
Christmas with Choral Arts
Tues , Dec 3 , 2024 | 7:30 PM | Baltimore Basilica Festive carols and singalongs- a Baltimore tradition !
Sing for Joy !
Sun , May 18 , 2025 | 3:00 PM | Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Felix Mendelssohn Lobgesang | Beethoven Symphony No . 9 , finale
Beethoven ’ s 9th Symphony Come-and-Sing
Experienced singers are invited to join us at the Peabody Institute for Beethoven ’ s 9th Symphony with Baltimore ’ s own internationally renowned conductor Marin Alsop . You ’ ll be one of hundreds performing this transcendent piece in the audience choir !
April 27 & 28 , 2025 | FREE ! Peabody Institute
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