Cellist Bryan Eckenrode graduated cum laude from SUNY at Stony Brook and holds a Master of Music degree from SUNY at Buffalo. He is currently principal cello with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and Southern Tier Symphony. Eckenrode has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, with Ars Nova, and as principal cellist of the British Columbia (Canada) Mozart Festival Orchestra. He is a member of the Lexington String Quartet, and the chamber groups Voci D’Amore and Camerata.

 Eckenrode records with the International Baroque Soloists, and he can be heard on the CD’s of many artists, including Ani DiFranco, 10,000 Maniacs, Sixpence None the Richer, Seven Day Faith, Them Jazzbeards, John and Mary, and Alison Pipitone: not only as a cellist, but as a bagpiper and flutist. He has recorded the sound tracks of film scores for a number of silent movies being distributed on commercial DVD by the Turner Broadcasting Network. He has performed twice at Lincoln Center in New York and recently recorded the sound track for the PBS special – The Siege of Fort Erie – A Glorious Battle. He was bagpipe soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic for their successful Memorial Day Pops Concerts. He was principal cellist with The Most Arts Festival held during the month of July at Alfred University.

 Eckenrode is conductor and music director of the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony. He conducted the Niagara All-County Festival Orchestra and the Erie All-County Festival Orchestra at Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, and is frequently asked to return to conduct. He has been guest conductor with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and The Southern Tier Symphony. Additionally, he is the conductor for the Amherst Symphony and conducted the Genesee Symphony, and the Cheektowaga Symphony in the Spring of 2016.

 Eckenrode is an adjunct professor at Canisius College, Buffalo State College, and director of the string department at Villa Maria College.  Eckenrode is on the music faculty at the renowned Nichols School in Buffalo.  He is married to the internationally acclaimed soprano, Cristen Gregory.