Praised by Eliot Fisk for their "extraordinary rapport and sensitivity," Chris Vaneman and Brian DuFord began playing together as ECHO at the Yale School of Music in 1992.
ECHO is a duo dedicated to bringing a sense of musical adventure, of intellectual discovery, of wit - in short, of fun - into the world of flute/guitar chamber music. Their performances unite virtuosity and artistic accomplishment of the highest order with a uniquely warm and engaging stage presence to remind audiences of the pure pleasure, as well as the beauty, that can be a product of a live performance. Their programs, which are composed in large part of brand-new pieces and original arrangements of older ones, fuse the new with the known and the classic with the popular to offer audiences something rarely encountered in the concert hall: serious fun.
