"Evocative and ebullient..Fifteen out of sixteen stars" - Mark Newman, Progression Magazine

"One of the more unique and genre bending sounds you'll ever hear" - Gary Hill, Music Street Journal full review

"The music benefits from the personal focus of the artist, which allows us to experience deep feelings carved throughout the entire album." - Pascual Jurado, www.amazings.com

The Hermes Orchestra is a modern chamber ensemble performing the music of Dan Hermes.

The group went public in May of 2003 with a concert at the Tremont Theatre in Boston, USA.  Heard on national and international radio, the Hermes Orchestra proceeds down an aesthetic path towards the future of music and visual art. The musicians hail from institutions such as New England Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, Berklee, Shenandoah Conservatory, Boston University, and have played festivals and events at Tanglewood and Oberlin.  International in scope, the musicians have toured Europe, South America, Taiwan, and Japan. These musicians have collectively performed in over a dozen jazz, rock, and funk bands, infusing the Hermes Orchestra with the essential element of the groove.

The Hermes Orchestra believes that classical and contemporary styles will not remain separate for much longer.  This Orchestra’s musicians play tight grooves and phrase melodies expertly and with eloquence. Their compositions and arrangements value a carefully placed drum kick as highly as an unforgettable cello line.

The Hermes Orchestra merges these elements deftly to create a truly modern and mature new music.

Musicians
	Dan Hermes, born 1970, is an internationally recognized composer, visual artist, and founder of the Hermes Orchestra.
	David Patterson, guitar, has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the U.S. and abroad. In 1988 he founded the critically acclaimed New World Guitar Trio, which has gained international recognition through arrangements, commissions, recordings, and innovation. David Patterson's performance credits also include the Auros Group, The Boston University Chamber Orchestra, The Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Harvard Group for New Music as artist in residence. David Patterson has conducted master classes at music institutions in South America, Taiwan and the U.S. including Berklee College, University of Hawaii and The Saint Louis Guitar Society. He is currently on the faculty of Gordon College, Wenham, MA and the All Newton Music School, Boston MA.  www.davidpattersonguitar.com
	Molly Eckman, flute, attended the Eastman School of Music as well as summer festivals at Tanglewood, the University of Maryland, and the Oberlin Conservatory.  She performed as a soloist with the summer festival orchestra in Columbus, GA and appeared as a visiting solo artist at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.  She has premiered and recorded contemporary works with the Eastman orchestra, and members of the Harrisburg Symphony.  Also a dancer, Molly has taken flamenco workshops in Spain, New York, and Boston, and has performed with "La Timba Loca."
	Joel Cohen, cello, had his early musical training in the Bay Area with Irene Sharp and Margaret Rowell. He was co-principal cellist with the Oakland Symphony from 1979 to 1985. Cohen lived in Vienna for the next twelve years, playing and touring Europe, Japan and the U.S. with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra under Philippe Entremont, the Wiener Kammeroper, the Wiener Akademie and Quartett Yggdrasil. Since returning to the U.S. in 1997 he has lived in the Boston area, performing with various orchestras and chamber music groups including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the National Lyric Opera, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Music at Eden's Edge and the Leonora Quartet. He is a founder of the Zephyr Chamber Orchestra, a conductorless ensemble playing unusual repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries. Cohen lives in the Boston area and is the brother of Jeremy and Joshua (violinist and conductor).
	Ruth Mendelson, bassist, performs internationally in jazz, funk, and gospel groups and teaches bass performance at the Berklee College of Music.  A film composer by trade, Ms. Mendelson writes and produces for television, cable, and film.  Her current projects include the multimedia sound design for the Christian Science Center's Mapparium.
	Christine Hatch, clarinetist, is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina.  She has performed with ALEA III, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Greensboro Opera Company, Greensboro Ballet, and the National Touring Company in muscials such as Fiddler on the Roof and the Sound of Music.  She holds a BM in Music Performance from the University of NC at Greensboro and is currently in the MM program at Boston University, studying with Ian Greitzer.
	Justin Oliver, drummer, a native of Massachusetts' South Coast, graduated with a performance degree from Berklee College of Music in 2001 .  His recording credits include MDI records and Incredible Steps Productions with artists Ruane Sibley, Kristin Fehlau, and Philippe Neron.  He has performed in groups of varying styles including Article One, 4th Floor, and most recently the Beantown Project.   Justin is a drum set, mallet percussion, and hand percussion instructor in the Boston area.