Eric Stephenson

Eric Stephenson is an exceptionally versatile cellist whose style ranges from classical to jazz to rock and folk. He has performed with numerous orchestras, such as the IRIS Orchestra in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, Colorado, and he is a regular substitute for the Cleveland Orchestra. Eric earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music, with honors, from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and he was a recipient of the Ellis A. Feiman Award in Cello while a student of Stephen Geber. As a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, he served as Assistant Principal Cello of the Aspen Festival Orchestra from 1999 to 2004. Composing and recording are a huge part of his life. In his spare time, he enjoys biking around Brooklyn and playing the tenor saxophone.