Ellen Frolichstein

Ellen Frolichstein is a cellist scheduled to appear as soloist with the Evanston Symphony Orchestra, performing the Benedictus from Karl Jenkins's The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, alongside Haydn's Symphony No. 100. Beyond this listing, no verified biographical details are available.

Listeners should expect the cello in a lyrical, exposed role during the Benedictus movement, where Jenkins gives the instrument a long, singing line that rises above hushed strings and chorus, evoking a moment of stillness after the mass's louder, more martial sections. The piece asks for a warm, sustained tone rather than virtuosic display, since the cello here functions almost like a solo voice in a hymn. The rest of the evening's program, Haydn's Symphony No. 100, nicknamed the "Military" symphony for its use of percussion effects borrowed from military bands, offers a contrasting classical-era backdrop of crisp rhythms and orchestral color before the Jenkins work's more contemplative solo turn.