Timothy Eckert

Timothy Eckert
Bass

Bassist Timothy Eckert enjoys a diverse career in Los Angeles where he performs as a member of the Los Angeles Opera and Long Beach Symphony orchestras. Other ensembles with which he has performed include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Pasadena Symphony. As a chamber musician Tim performs with the Camerata Pacifica and on the Jacaranda series in Santa Monica. Additionally he has appeared on LACMA’s Sundays Live, UCLA’s Bruman Series, the Idywilld Chamber Music Festival and Grand Performances. He is also active in the recording industry and has appeared live or in studio with a diverse array of artists such as Eric Clapton, Madonna, Frederica von Stade, Bjork and Alanis Morrisette. In addition to his performing activities, Tim teaches at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music as well as maintaining a private studio. Also active as a composer, Tim’s music has appeared in a variety of programs on networks such as Bravo, the History Channel, National Geographic, the Sci-Fi Channel and Discovery.

Tim holds a Masters degree from Indiana University, where he was awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate, and was part of the Advanced Studies program at USC. In 1993 he traveled to Italy to be part of renowned bassist Franco Petracchi’s master class at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, where he was awarded the Diploma di Merito, and at the Sermoneta Corsi. He has also attended the Music Academy of the West and Western Michigan University, where he served as assistant principal bass of the Kalamazoo Symphony.

Tim has performed extensively at the Aspen Music Festival, where he was twice awarded fellowships, and at the Spoleto Festival, Italy, where he served as principal bass of the Spoleto Opera.

His principal teachers include Tom Knific, Bruce Bransby, Franco Petracchi, Eugene Levinson and Paul Ellison.





Timothy Eckert Bass Bassist Timothy Eckert enjoys a diverse career in Los Angeles where he performs as a member of the Los Angeles Opera and Long Beach Symphony orchestras. Other ensembles with which he has performed include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Pasadena Symphony. As a chamber musician Tim performs with the Camerata Pacifica and on the Jacaranda series in Santa Monica. Additionally he has appeared on LACMA’s Sundays Live, UCLA’s Bruman Series, the Idywilld Chamber Music Festival and Grand Performances. He is also active in the recording industry and has appeared live or in studio with a diverse array of artists such as Eric Clapton, Madonna, Frederica von Stade, Bjork and Alanis Morrisette. In addition to his performing activities, Tim teaches at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music as well as maintaining a private studio. Also active as a composer, Tim’s music has appeared in a variety of programs on networks such as Bravo, the History Channel, National Geographic, the Sci-Fi Channel and Discovery. Tim holds a Masters degree from Indiana University, where he was awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate, and was part of the Advanced Studies program at USC. In 1993 he traveled to Italy to be part of renowned bassist Franco Petracchi’s master class at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, where he was awarded the Diploma di Merito, and at the Sermoneta Corsi. He has also attended the Music Academy of the West and Western Michigan University, where he served as assistant principal bass of the Kalamazoo Symphony. Tim has performed extensively at the Aspen Music Festival, where he was twice awarded fellowships, and at the Spoleto Festival, Italy, where he served as principal bass of the Spoleto Opera. His principal teachers include Tom Knific, Bruce Bransby, Franco Petracchi, Eugene Levinson and Paul Ellison.