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American chamber orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Chamber Symphony Orchestra Short name CCS Founded 1980 Concert hall Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin-Wallace University Music director Steven Smith Website ClevelandChamberSymphony.org

The Cleveland Chamber Symphony preparing to perform.

The **Cleveland Chamber Symphony** (CCS) is an American chamber orchestra based in [Cleveland, Ohio](/source/Cleveland), specializing in the performance of [contemporary classical music](/source/Contemporary_classical_music).[1] Since its founding, the CCS has premiered more than 200 works. The ensemble is affiliated with the [Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music](/source/Baldwin_Wallace_Conservatory_of_Music).

## History

The Cleveland Chamber Symphony was founded in 1980[2] by [composer](/source/Composer) Edwin London.[3][4] Under his direction, the ensemble performed, recorded, and commissioned contemporary orchestral works, primarily by American composers.[5]

Performances by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony have taken place at [Cleveland State University](/source/Cleveland_State_University), the [Cleveland Museum of Art](/source/Cleveland_Museum_of_Art), [Trinity Cathedral](/source/Trinity_Cathedral_(Cleveland%2C_Ohio)), [Public Hall](/source/Public_Hall_(Cleveland)), [Karamu House](/source/Karamu_House), Liberty Hill Baptist Church, [Old Stone Church](/source/Old_Stone_Church_(Cleveland%2C_Ohio)), and [John Carroll University](/source/John_Carroll_University). The ensemble also performed in communities adjacent to [Cuyahoga County](/source/Cuyahoga_County) and throughout the Midwest.[6]

The CCS has commissioned and performed works by national and international composers, who have often been invited to serve as guest conductors and educators. Following a national tour, the CCS performed [Bernard Rands](/source/Bernard_Rands)' *Canti Trilogy* at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University).[7]

In 2007, the group won a [Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Soloist(s)_Performance_(with_orchestra)) for its recording of [Olivier Messiaen](/source/Olivier_Messiaen)'s *[Oiseaux exotiques](/source/Oiseaux_exotiques),* conducted by [John McLaughlin Williams](/source/John_McLaughlin_Williams) with pianist [Angelin Chang](/source/Angelin_Chang).[8][9]

The current [music director](/source/Music_director) of the Cleveland Chamber Symphony is Steven Smith, who has served as the symphony's director since 2004.[10][11]

Originally formed at [Cleveland State University](/source/Cleveland_State_University), the CCS is now based at the Cleveland Music School Settlement.[12] The ensemble sponsors an annual concert highlighting student compositions, titled the "Young and Emerging Composers Concert."[13]

## Select recordings

***Sound Encounters I***(GM 2039)

1. [Libby Larsen](/source/Libby_Larsen): What the Monster Saw[14]

1. [Salvatore Martirano](/source/Salvatore_Martirano): LON/dons - [Howie Smith](/source/Howie_Smith), saxophone[15]

1. [Bernard Rands](/source/Bernard_Rands): London Serenade

1. [Roger Reynolds](/source/Roger_Reynolds): The Dream of the Infinite Rooms - Regina Mushabac, cello

***The New American Scene***([Albany Records](/source/Albany_Records), Troy 298)[16]

1. Ronald Perera: Music for Flute and Orchestra - William Wittig, flute

1. [Howie Smith](/source/Howie_Smith): Songs for the Children - Howie Smith, wind controller/alto saxophone

1. Edwin London: Una Novella Della Sera Primavera - Harry Sargous, oboe

1. [John Eaton](/source/John_Eaton_(pianist)): Songs of Desperation & Comfort - Nelda Nelson, mezzo-soprano

**Cleveland Chamber Symphony Vol 6** (TNC CD 1515)[17]

1. Danceanu: Chinonic, Op. 67

1. Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)- [Angelin Chang](/source/Angelin_Chang)- piano

1. [Ligeti](/source/Ligeti): Chamber Concerto for 13 Instrumentalists

1. [Shostakovich](/source/Shostakovich): Concerto no. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 35- Angelin Chang, piano

## See also

- [City Music Cleveland](/source/CityMusic_Cleveland)

- [Cleveland Orchestra](/source/Cleveland_Orchestra)

- [Cleveland Philharmonic](/source/Cleveland_Philharmonic)

- [Cleveland Women's Orchestra](/source/Cleveland_Women's_Orchestra)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Cleveland Chamber Symphony"](http://clevelandchambersymphony.org/). *Cleveland Chamber Symphony*. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Historical"](https://clevelandchambersymphony.org/cleveland-chamber-symphony-historical#:~:text=The%20Cleveland%20Chamber%20Symphony%20has%20been%20around%20since%201980.). *Cleveland Chamber Symphony*. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Grant Segall, The Plain Dealer (January 31, 2013). ["Edwin W. London created the Cleveland Chamber Symphony"](https://www.cleveland.com/obituaries/2013/01/edwin_w_london_created_the_cle.html). *cleveland*. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["About"](https://clevelandchambersymphony.org/about#:~:text=under%20the%20founding%20leadership%2C%20Dr.%20Edwin%20London). *Cleveland Chamber Symphony*. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["About the Cleveland Chamber Symphony"](https://clevelandchambersymphony.org/about).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Neosonic fest"](https://coolcleveland.com/2016/02/cleveland-chamber-symphony-spearheads-third-annual-neosonicfest/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["History of Fromm Players at Harvard"](https://frommfoundation.fas.harvard.edu/history-fromm-players-at-harvard). *Fromm Music Foundation*. Harvard University. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["49th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com"](https://grammy.com/awards/49th-annual-grammy-awards). *grammy.com*. Retrieved May 29, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/49th-annual-grammy-awards-nominee-list/). *CBS News*. December 7, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Music Director Steven Smith"](https://clevelandchambersymphony.org/about/music-director-steven-smith). *Cleveland Chamber Symphony*. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["CLASSES"](https://www.stevensmithconductor.com/programs-repertoire#:~:text=Cleveland%20Orchestra%20(selected)). *www.stevensmithconductor.com*. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Home | The Music Settlement"](https://www.themusicsettlement.org/). *www.themusicsettlement.org*. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Young & Emerging Composers – Cleveland Chamber Symphony"](https://clevelandchambersymphony.org/emerging). Retrieved December 10, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Out, Bust. ["What The Monster Saw"](https://libbylarsen.com/works/what-the-monster-saw/). *Libby Larsen*. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [*Cleveland Chamber Symphony / Libby Larsen, Salvatore Martirano, Bernard Rands, Roger Reynolds, Edwin London - Sound Encounters*](https://www.discogs.com/release/10900406-Cleveland-Chamber-Symphony-Libby-Larsen-Salvatore-Martirano-Bernard-Rands-Roger-Reynolds-Edwin-Londo), 1993, retrieved May 28, 2025

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [*Cleveland Chamber Symphony / Edwin London , Conductor – Edwin London • John Eaton • Howie Smith • Ronald Perera - The New American Scene*](https://www.discogs.com/release/10929214-Cleveland-Chamber-Symphony-Edwin-London-Conductor-Edwin-London-John-Eaton-2-Howie-Smith-Ronald-Perer), 1998, retrieved May 28, 2025

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["CLEVELAND CHAMBER SYMPHONY, VOL. 6 - Classics Today"](https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-13580/). *www.classicstoday.com*. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.clevelandchambersymphony.org/)

- [Cleveland Chamber Symphony](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Cleveland+Chamber+Symphony) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Interview with Edwin London](http://www.bruceduffie.com/london.html) by Bruce Duffie, January 29, 1989

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