Haylie Ecker
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Haylie Ecker is a founding member and the former first violinist of the multi-platinum selling classical crossover string quartet Bond
. She left Bond in 2008 to become a mother
. She plays a 1751 J.B. Guadagnini.
, was educated at the all-girls' Penrhos College
. She received a First Class Honours Degree in Music and a Postgraduate Degree in Advanced Solo Studies from London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama
. She continues her classical violin career in addition to playing with Bond and other musicians.
Ecker recently worked with Magnus Fiennes
on the $10 million animated cartoon series Freefonix
in which she plays the character Syun, who has the superpower to manipulate time via extraordinary violin
skills. Ecker is a featured artist
on Zucchero
's album
"Zucchero & Co" on the track Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime, (Parlophone
). Ecker presents for Classical Destinations Education Series 1, released internationally in 2007.
Ecker debated against British Cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht
on BBC Breakfast
, which led to further invitations to debate current music issues on British media, including The Mozart Effect
on LebrechtLive for BBC3 Radio and a discussion on The Music Manifesto and music education with Julian Lloyd Webber
on BBC2 TV's Lunchtime Show. Ecker recently toured with and recorded on Oi Va Voi's latest album.
Ecker left Bond in 2008 to become a mother. She has a son called Ari and a daughter called Uma Sky.
In 2010, she starred in Edward Terakopian's mini-film Homage
.
Fan links
Bond (band)
Bond is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover music...
. She left Bond in 2008 to become a mother
Mother
A mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...
. She plays a 1751 J.B. Guadagnini.
Biography
Ecker, from Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, was educated at the all-girls' Penrhos College
Penrhos College, Perth
Penrhos College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, located in Como, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
. She received a First Class Honours Degree in Music and a Postgraduate Degree in Advanced Solo Studies from London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
. She continues her classical violin career in addition to playing with Bond and other musicians.
Ecker recently worked with Magnus Fiennes
Magnus Fiennes
Magnus Fiennes is an English cross-genre composer, record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Shakira, Pulp, Tom Jones and Morcheeba...
on the $10 million animated cartoon series Freefonix
Freefonix
Freefonix is a CGI animated television series about the adventures of fictional band of the same name. To date, the show consists of 40 half hour episodes. The series was launched on January 4, 2008 and was aired as part of the CBBC strand on BBC1. The first 20 episodes aired on BBC2 during...
in which she plays the character Syun, who has the superpower to manipulate time via extraordinary violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
skills. Ecker is a featured artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
on Zucchero
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
's album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
"Zucchero & Co" on the track Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime, (Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
). Ecker presents for Classical Destinations Education Series 1, released internationally in 2007.
Ecker debated against British Cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht is a British commentator on music and cultural affairs and a novelist. He was a columnist for The Daily Telegraph from 1994 until 2002 and assistant editor of the Evening Standard from 2002 until 2009...
on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
, which led to further invitations to debate current music issues on British media, including The Mozart Effect
Mozart effect
The Mozart effect can refer to: * A set of research results that indicate that listening to Mozart's music may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as "spatial-temporal...
on LebrechtLive for BBC3 Radio and a discussion on The Music Manifesto and music education with Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist who has been described as the "doyen of British cellists".-Early life:Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone . He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber...
on BBC2 TV's Lunchtime Show. Ecker recently toured with and recorded on Oi Va Voi's latest album.
Ecker left Bond in 2008 to become a mother. She has a son called Ari and a daughter called Uma Sky.
In 2010, she starred in Edward Terakopian's mini-film Homage
Homage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
.
Prizes won
- Guildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
's Maurice Warshaw Prize for interpretation of ChaussonChaussonChausson can refer to:*Chausson , a French manufacturer of recreational vehicles*Chausson , a French martial art*Ernest Chausson, a French composer*Anne-Caroline Chausson, a French BMX and mountain bike racer...
's Poeme for Violin and Piano. - Guildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
's Ivan Sutton Prize for Chamber music. - Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year.
- Royal Overseas League chamber music prize (Orlando Piano Trio with Stephen Depledge (piano) and Alexander Somov (cello)).
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