Ernest Bloch: Suite #3 for Cello Solo (1957) Joseph Ehrenpreis, 8 String Guitar January 13th, 2016 Hamilton Recital Hall, Denver Colorado Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) was a Swiss-American Jewish Composer in the Neo-Classical style. The three Bloch cello suites published in 1956 and 1957 were written in homage to J.S. Bach, in appreciation for Bach's 6 suites for cello solo. Bloch founded the Cleveland Institute of Music on December 8th, 1920 "..to develop qualities of appreciation, judgment and taste, and to stimulate understanding and love of music." Ernest Bloch was fascinated by art as a reflection of social realities and human dreams.