Our next concert
7:00pm, Sunday 6th September 2026
St Botolph’s Church
Colchester CO7 2EE
MOZART – Marriage of Figaro Overture
BIZET – Symphony in C
BRAHMS – Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor
Soloist – Tim Carey
FUTURE CONCERTS
Sunday 10th January 2027
Ingatestone and Freyening Community Centre
High Street
Ingatestone CM4 9ED
–
Sunday 4th April 2027
Ivor Crewe Auditorium
University of Essex
Colchester CO4 3SQ
Sign up to our mailing list
About ECHO
The Essex Chamber Orchestra, popularly known as ECHO, comes together three times a year for intensive weekend rehearsals and a series of concerts at venues in Essex. Originally formed as a chamber orchestra, ECHO varies its forces to perform a wide variety of programmes ranging from Baroque and Classical works to 20th Century repertoire.
ECHO was founded in 1979 by Jim and Pat Smith, together with other parents, with the aim of creating an orchestra for the players were who were obliged to ‘retire’ at the age of 21 from the Essex Youth Orchestra. The orchestra now welcomes players who live or work in the county, those who attend Essex schools or colleges and other guest players.
2018-19 marked ECHO’s 40th season, culminating in an Anniversary concert held at Felsted School and featuring a performance of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique conducted by ECHO’s principal conductor Andy Morley.