Violin, cello, clarinet, percussion, electronics, and video... Since 1999 this new music group with a one-of-a-kind instrumentation has held over 150 performances, released three critically acclaimed CDs, and broadcast on over eighty radio stations. In addition to Cox’s own music, this “post-classical” quintet performs music by composers as diverse as John Luther Adams, Michael Gordon, Steve Reich, Evan Ziporyn, and incorporates amplification, electronic sound, and video in creating unique concerts.

Recent commissions and concerts have included performers and composers such as Todd Reynolds, Andrew Russo, Bill Ryan, Sarah Cahill, Eve Beglarian, the Common Sense Composers Collective, Pamela Z, Amy X Neuburg, Brad Dutz, Art Jarvinen, Scott Deal, Carolyn Bremer, Alan Terricciano, Leslie Hogan, and Ryan Brown in cities across the US.

RCE also frequently performs in non-traditional venues, bringing to the stage more than thirty works involving video artists, dance companies, and playwrights. Collaborators have included Loretta Livingston, Stephanie Nugent, Catey Ott, Eun Jung Choi, Jerry Pearson, Judy Bauerlein, and Kwame Braun. Honors include a 2003 nomination by the Los Angeles Weekly as “Outstanding Classical Ensemble/Artist" and the 2002 and 2003 Lester Horton Awards for Outstanding Music for Modern Dance.

The LA Times wrote "impressive...a refreshingly diverse new musical encounter" and the Santa Barbara Independent has remarked “the music is smart, but also warm to the ears”. Members of the ensemble have a history of dedication to contemporary music, with affiliations including the California Ear Unit, the Eclipse Quartet, and the Los Angeles Percussion Collective. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.