Credit: Nile Hawyer
Join us on Saturday, May 28 at 3:00 pm to hear Merz Trio perform music by Brahms, Lili Boulanger, Shostakovich, and Ravel. This performance is by arrangement with Concert Artists Guild.
Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Brahms | Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 | 1882 |
| Intermission | ||
| Lili Boulanger | “D’un vieux jardin” from Three Pieces (arr. Merz Trio) | 1914 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 | 1923 |
| Maurice Ravel | La Valse, M. 72b (arr. Merz Trio) | 1920 |
About the Artists
Winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff, and Chesapeake Competitions, Merz Trio are passionately committed to reshaping the narrative of classical music through vibrantly dynamic programming and wide-ranging interdisciplinary collaboration.
Their narrative programming style juxtaposes classical standards, new music, and their own arrangements of familiar and forgotten works, fluidly interwoven and guided with speaking from the Trio’s members. Their interdisciplinary collaborations include ongoing projects with dancer Caroline Copeland, Sandglass Puppet Theater, chef David Bouley, and videographer Chris Kitchen.
In coming seasons, Merz Trio are looking forward to debuts at Merkin Hall in NYC, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. They have been encouraged in their explorations by numerous institutional homes around the world, including the New England Conservatory, Yellow Barn, Snape Maltings, Avaloch Farm Institute, the Naumburg Foundation, the Lake Champlain, Olympic, and Chesapeake Music Festivals, and the Fischoff Competition.
Merz Trio are represented by Concert Artists Guild and make their homes in Boston.
About the Concert
Our concerts take place at a private home in southern Rhode Island, near the village of Wakefield. The street address is 103 North Road, South Kingstown, RI 02879.
This performance begins at 3:00 pm. One hour before the performance, join us for a discussion about the music on the program (afternoon concerts only). After the performance, you’ll have an opportunity to chat with the artists and learn about their backgrounds, interests, and career plans.
Reservations
Advance reservations are required. If you’d like to attend this concert, send an email to craig@corememorymusic.com with the names of everyone in your party. If seating is available, we’ll confirm your reservation request. If not, we’ll add you to the waiting list. If you have a reservation and a member of your party decides not to attend, please let us know so others can take their place.
The suggested contribution is $40 per person. If your resources are limited, please contribute whatever you can afford. Contributions are collected at the door. We accept cash, personal checks, and credit cards.
IMPORTANT: As a precaution, we’d like everyone attending this concert to be fully vaccinated and symptom-free. Masks are optional at this time.
Seating capacity for this concert: 25
| Name | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| Andeweg, Patricia | (on file) | recently moved here from Texas |
| Comerford, Mark | (on file) | |
| Dionne, Bob | (on file) | |
| Dionne, Edan | ||
| Gray, Bianca | (on file) | |
| Griffin, Vida-Wynne | (on file) | |
| Gurewitch, Louise | (on file) | sister of Donna Riccobono |
| Gurewitch, Noel | ||
| Hirons, Phil | (on file) | |
| Kroll, Liz | (on file) | |
| May, Chaia | (on file) | mother of Ami Pienknagura |
| Popkin, Joel | (on file) | |
| Popkin, Zenie | ||
| Riccobono, Donna | (on file) | sister of Louise Gurewitch |
| Robinson, Lucy | (on file) | |
| Sadosky, Alesia | (on file) | |
| Sartori, Art | ||
| Sartori, Clare | (on file) | |
| Schelleng, Bob | (on file) | |
| Schelleng, Katie | (on file) | |
| Susan, Connie | ||
| Susan, John | ||
| Tovell, Judy | friend of Pat Andeweg | |
| Zimmerman, Susan | friend of Liz Kroll |