OTTO is the eight-member small ensemble made up of ECMC members chosen each season by the Artistic Director.  They serve as artistic stewards within the organization, perform small vignettes during series concerts, and represent ECMC through collaborations and appearances throughout the broader music community in NYC and beyond. The men of Otto are the embodiment of ECMC's core Mission and Values.  They are both exceptional musicians and model “choral citizens,” with proven dedication to exemplifying diversity and humanity within the ECMC membership, and outward to our listeners and communities. 

Otto was born out of a need both to strengthen ECMC from within its membership and to increase ECMC's artistic mobility and reach within the community. We hope that this will create a culture of leadership and musical excellence within the full group, provide a more challenging musical experience for members seeking it, and allow ECMC to have a larger dynamic impact of men’s voices singing together for diverse audiences. 

–Vince Peterson, Artistic Director