Adam Eccleston
The Love of Music, for flutist, Adam Eccleston, originated from his family and the passion for music they share from their home countries in Latin America and the Caribbean Islands. His calling for the instrument derived from his ‘James Bond’ stunts that he performed on a fellow classmate, who was a flutist. Mr. Eccleston, or at that time, better known as, Mr. Bond, surreptitiously took his fellow classmates flute home with him on the weekends and practiced until Monday mornings, by which he would quickly return the flute to the locker without any suspicion. Shortly after those primitive months of being self-taught, he decided to put aside the ‘James Bond’ act and live the dream of playing the flute.
Originally from New York City, Mr. Eccleston moved to Germany with his family at the age of nine. There he studied with Eric lamb, co-principal flutist of The International Contemporary Ensemble and Thaddeus Watson, piccolo player of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. While in Europe, he worked with Sir James Galway in Switzerland, William Bennett in England and went on to receive a Masters in Music from the New England Conservatory with Paula Robison. Mr. Eccleston has also worked with Dr. Tara Helen O‘Connor, Marco Granados, Amy Porter, Leone Buyse and Jim Walker.
As a soloist, he has appeared with several orchestras around the United States and Europe and has performed in venues such as the Kurhaus Wiesbaden in Germany and Jordan Hall in Boston. As a chamber musician, Mr. Eccleston is co-founder of the duo, from A to Z, with Mexican born guitarist, Zaira Meneses. The group focuses on promoting music from all over the world and gives recitals, masterclasses and community concerts throughout the Northeast. Mr. Eccleston has appeared with the Borromeo String Quartet, the Boston Public String Quartet, DJ Premier and has performed in both the Weill Recital Hall and Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall, the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum and Casino Kursaal in Switzerland.
Orchestrally, Mr. Eccleston is principal flutist of The Eastern Festival Symphony Orchestra and former principal flutist of the Boston-based chamber orchestra, Discovery Ensemble, which focused on bringing classical music to inner city public schools throughout Boston. With the ensemble, Mr. Eccleston can be heard on WGBH Boston radio station. The ensemble received outstanding reviews by Boston Globe and Artsboston. As a supporter of new music, he has worked with Juventas New Music Ensemble and premiere works for flute with various composers in the Northeast. Mr. Eccleston has served under Valery Gergiev, Hugh Wolff, and Benjamin Zander, and has performed at the Strathmore Music Center in Washington D.C., Symphony Hall Boston, Palais Montcalm Canada, and others. Mr. Eccleston has been awarded top prizes in various competitions, one of which is the New York Flute Club Competition.
Mr. Eccleston has presented master classes in Panama City, Panama, sponsored by, La Fundación de Panamá and Fundación Danilo Perez. He has participated in music workshops with members of the YOA Orchestra to under-privileged children in the U.S. and abroad.
A devoted humanitarian and firm supporter of arts education, Mr. Eccleston works extensively with MESDA group; A non-profit organization that offers a wide variety of educational support through music to under developed countries around Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Adam plays on a 14K white gold Powell.
