Evan Orman

Evan Orman studied cello at the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Banff Centre In Canada and the New England Conservatory. His teachers include Colin Carr, Eleanor Shoenfeld and Robert Marsh. He has performed in master classes for Yo-Yo Ma, Janos Starker and the Guarneri Quartet and has worked closely with violinist Louis Krasner and composer Iannis Xenakis

Evan studied tango music and the bandoneón in Buenos Aires and is a founding member of the Denver-based group Extasis. His interest in the bandoneón and in the music of Astor Piazzolla prompted him to acquire his first instrument in 1996.

Evan has performed with the Black Oak Ensemble at the French Music Festival, Musique Dan Le Gers, Camerata San Antonio, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Virtuosi Chicago Chamber Orchestra, the Sphere Ensemble, the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Columbus (Georgia) Symphony Orchestra. Along with Extasis violinist, Claude Sim, Evan has performed with the band Devotchka on many occasions and can be heard on the album 100 Lovers. He performs on two bandoneóns: an Alfred Arnold, ca. 1935 and a modern instrument by Carlfelder Bandoneón and Concertina Fabrik (AA) that was made in 2011.

In addition to his musical activities, Evan is a maker and restorer of bows for stringed instruments and currently maintains a shop in Denver. He is a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers.