Artist description See Homepage at http://stage.vitaminic.com/main/passive_echoes/

Music Style Jazz / fusion

Musical Influences Teachers, Classical and Jazz training, and Parents.

Artist History Larry Brian Binns and Marcia Lynne Epps met at a summer music institute held at A&T State University in June 1968 when they were 14 and 15 years old. Larry fell madly in love with Marcia during that summer and wrote to her shortly after returning home. She quickly responded to his eighteen page letter informing him that she would be leaving her home in Ahoskie, N.C. and was coming to his hometown in Winston-Salem, NC to attend the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) as an operatic voice major. This was made possible after a successful audition that was spear-headed by the recommendation of the former Governor of North Carolina, the honorable Dan Moore, who after hearing her sing was impressed with her vocal abilities. She attended NCSA for four years and was a student of Alice Howland, a voice instructor at the Julliard School of Music. Larry and Marcia dated from August through November 1968. After ending their courtship they remained very close friends and confidants. Larry was taught the rudiments and fundamentals of composition and orchestration from his band director at Anderson High, Mr. Robert L. Hunt. In 1970, as a rising high school senior, Larry was invited to attend NCSA as a classical music composition student of composer Dr. Louis A. Mennini, dean of the school of music at NCSA and older brother of famed composer, Peter Mennin. After graduation from the high school division they were both invited to continue their music studies at NCSA as undergraduate students in the college division. Larry was privileged at this time to become a composition student of the President of NCSA, Pulitzer Prize winning composer Robert Ward. Additionally, during his studies at NCSA he was privileged to attend master classes with composers Aaron Copland and jazz pianist/composer John Williams. Also, he was able to attend seminars and master classes at Hampton University during the summer of 1970 with trumpeter/composer Freddie Hubbard. After nearly a year engagement commencing in October 1971, Larry and Marcia left NCSA to get married on July 1, 1972. They have been blissfully married for nearly 30 years, producing four beautiful daughters who are all musicians. They continue their collaboration in music and love as the founding members of "Passive Echoes".

Group Members Larry Brian Binns: keyboard, Synths, Trombone, composing, lyrics, and arranging; Marcia Epps-Binns: Piano, lead and background vocals, lyrics; Lori Binns: background vocals, violin; Kristen Binns: background vocals, viola; Meredith Binns: background vocals; Cherise Binns: background vocals; Gregory Wilson: featured vocalist on "We're In Love To The End".

Albums Love...Forever and Ever

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Location Hampton, VA - USA

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