The Aurelius Ensemble is named after Marcus Aurelius Thompson, internationally acclaimed violist and chamber music player, to honor his 25 years of exemplary service in mentoring and educating young musicians at MIT. Thompson, Taylor Professor of Music since 1995 and Professor of Music since 1973 at MIT, founded the MIT Chamber Music Society his first year at the Institute and continues to promote and coach chamber music as head of the Society.
	Founded summer 1998 by Elaine Chew, then an affiliated artist of MIT's Music and Theater Arts, the ensemble's members reached a peak of 18 musicians. Between 1998 and 2000, the Aurelius Ensemble presented several highly successful theme concerts to standing-room-only audiences at MIT's Killian Hall.
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6.	Feb 12-13, 2000: Tcherepnin Live - four generations of chamber music by Nicolai, Alexander, Ivan and Stefan featuring the world premiere of The New Simplicity by Stefan Tcherepnin produced by Annette Klein and Nina Chen
5.	Jul 22-23, 1999: Antojitos Latinos - a delectable selection of Latin American music featuring the world premiere of Danzas Latinoamericanas by Jose Elizondo produced by Elaine Chew
4.	Mar 30, Apr 11, 1999: Quaintly, Quartets concerts by the Aurelius Piano Quartet featuring Eric Sawyer's Piano Quartet
3.	Jan 29-30, 1999: Poulenc Potpourri featuring chamber music by Francis Poulenc produced by Elaine Chew
2.	Aug 27, 1998: Unabashed Angst produced by Elaine Chew
1.	Jul 23, 1998: Fun, Wit and Humour produced by Elaine Chew