Red {an orchestra} was an American

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 chamber orchestra based in Cleveland

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, Ohio

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Established in 2001, its Artistic Director and conductor was Jonathan Sheffer. The orchestra's repertoire spanned the work of Renaissance composers including Heinrich Schütz

Heinrich Schütz

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 to contemporary classical

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 composers including Frank Zappa

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, John Corigliano

John Corigliano

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, and Sheffer himself. Red also engaged in innovative multimedia

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 collaborations with film, puppetry, visual art, narration, and other art forms.

Red {an orchestra} received reviews in the The Plain Dealer and the Akron Beacon Journal

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The orchestra suspended operations in March 2008 due to financial difficulties.

See also

• Cleveland Chamber Symphony
  Cleveland Chamber Symphony
  The Cleveland Chamber Symphony is an American chamber orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music, and has presented over 200 performance premieres.-History:...
  
  
• CityMusic Cleveland
  CityMusic Cleveland
  CityMusic Cleveland is an American chamber orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in the summer of 2004 to give free concerts throughout the Northeast Ohio area...
  
  
• Cleveland Orchestra
  Cleveland Orchestra
  The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
  
  
• Cleveland Philharmonic
• Cleveland Women's Orchestra
  Cleveland Women's Orchestra
  The Cleveland Women's Orchestra is an American orchestra made up entirely of female musicians, based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1935 and performed its first concert in 1936. It is the oldest women's orchestra in the world....