Cellist Ethan Blake has appeared throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia as an avid orchestral and chamber musician. He is a former member of the Alabama Symphony and the Boulder Philharmonic as Assistant Principal Cello. He has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic and Colorado Symphony, along with appearances as Principal Cello with the Fort Collins Symphony and Greeley Philharmonic. Ethan has won awards such as the Eastman Cello Concerto Competition, University of Colorado Honors Competition, and T. Gordon Parks Concerto Competition.

As a soloist, Ethan has appeared with the West Texas Symphony, Arapahoe Philharmonic, and Pikes Peak Philharmonic, among others. He has received fellowships to perform at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, and Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. He’s also performed at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Taipei Music Academy and Festival, and Festival Mozaic as a fellow in their inaugural Young Artists Program. As a teacher, he has served on faculties of the ROCmusic Collaborative, El Sistema Colorado, Eastman Community Music School, and the Parlando School of the Arts, where he was an instructor for their School Outreach program. This year, Ethan begins teaching at Buffalo String Works, in partnership with the BPO.

Ethan recently received a M.M. from the Eastman School of Music and previously received a B.M. at the University of Colorado Boulder. His past mentors include David Ying, Alice Yoo, David Requiro, Matthew Zalkind, and Annemarie Dawson. Outside of playing music, Ethan enjoys cooking, playing basketball, and exploring the outdoors.