Press kit, Emerald City Chamber Orchestra · Press kit, official use
Founded in 2024, the Emerald City Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) brings together musicians from across the greater Puget Sound area to showcase music written for strings. Seasoned professionals as well as musicians active in civic orchestras share their love of the string orchestra repertoire in this exciting new ensemble, bringing fresh energy to beloved classics and contemporary compositions alike. Sunday, 30 August 2026 @ 7:30pmPhinney Ridge Lutheran Church Hsing-Hui Hsu is a founding member of the Emerald City Chamber Orchestra. She received her Bachelors of Music in clarinet performance from Rice University, where she also served as Music Director of the Rice Light Opera Society. While working as a software engineer at Amazon, she became a founding member of the Amazon Symphony Orchestra and served as Music Director, collaborating with other arts organizations in the Seattle area as well as charitable organizations such as Mary’s Place. She has guest conducted the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, Saratoga Orchestra, and Seattle Festival Orchestra, and is currently in her second season as assistant conductor of Harmonia Orchestra and Chorus.In addition to conducting, Hsing-Hui is an active clarinetist. Last season, she served as acting principal clarinetist with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, where she also serves as bass clarinetist. She has played with the Pacific Northwest Opera, Sustain Music Project, Tacoma Opera, Seattle Philharmonic, Philharmonia Northwest, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, and Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra.
