Cello
Jacques became the Cape Symphony's Principal Cellist in 2018. A dynamic, boundary-pushing musician continually seeking innovative avenues for artistic expression, he is a founding member of Antico Moderno, a period chamber ensemble that commissions new works for period instruments; StringLab, a duo with guitarist Simon Powis that produces original arrangements/compositions; and the NYC-based bluegrass band Cathedral Parkway. Jacques is an avid chamber musician, performing with the Pedroia String Quartet and musiConnects’ Sumner Quartet, and as a frequent guest artist with A Far Cry, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and the Handel and Haydn Society. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music (BM) and Yale University (MM, DMA).
