Warner Launches Chamber Music Series in 2006-2007 Season with
Critically-Acclaimed New World Trio
TORRINGTON, CT 68 Main St. -The Warner Theatre will launch it’s inaugural chamber music series on October 12th at 8pm with the critically-acclaimed New World Trio. The West Hartford-based group will perform their “Travels Series” which includes works from Franz Joseph Haydn (Trio No.28), Joaquin Turina (Circulo), Bright Sheng (Four Movements) and Johannes Brahms (Trio No.1). New World Trio tours throughout the United States and Canada with performances of the piano trio literature ranging from traditional favorites to contemporary and newly commissioned works.
The group, comprised of pianist Pi-Hsun Shih, cellist Melissa Morgan and violinist Annie Trepanier, have been hailed by critics as “one sound, potent and delectable!" and the Hartford Courant described the group as " three...women (that) distinguish themselves with their taut, seemingly intuitive ensemble and concentrated playing." The New World Trio will be the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Warner Theatre for the 2006-2007 Season.
“We are very excited to be able to launch our inaugural chamber music series with such a talented group of musicians,” said Warner Executive Director James Patrick. He continued, “After last season’s success with classical programming which included the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and Puccini’s La Boheme, we listened to that segment of our patron base and added chamber music to our programming mix. We continue to not only serve as a home to great artists like the New World Trio, but also continue to be a destination for world-class entertainment and a resource for everyone in our community. ” Patrick explained that the theatre intends to foster similar types of programming in the coming years with the opening of the theatre’s Carole and Ray Neag Performing arts center which will house the new 200-seat Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.
The New World Trio will also be performing two other concerts at the Warner to complete the chamber music series. Those concerts are on January 25th and April 12th at 8 p.m. The group will also be present after each performance in the Warner Theatre Lobby to greet patrons, answer questions and sign CDs which will also be available for purchase.
Tickets for the concert are $28.50, and Special Bring-A-Kid Tickets are available for $10.00 with purchase of an adult ticket. Patrons wishing to attend 2 of the chamber music performances will receive 15% off the ticket price and those who attend all three performances can receive 20% off. In an effort to expand the theatre experience, the Warner offers a pre-show Cocktail Hour. The event allows patrons access to the Theatre’s lobby an hour early to enjoy selected drink promotions!
For information, please call or visit the Warner Theatre Box Office at (860) 489-7180 or purchase tickets online at www.warnertheatre.org.
Radio Media Sponsor for the October New World Trio concert is WMNR Fine Arts Radio.
About the New World Trio
Violinist Annie Trépanier’s playing has been hailed by The Boston Globe as "supercharged, clear-headed, yet soulful." She has collaborated with many renowned artists from both Canada, the United States and Europe, including guest appearances with the Copenhagen and Adaskin String Trios and the Myftaraj Piano Trio, and has been heard regularly in national broadcasts on Radio-Canada, CBC and NPR. She is currently also a member of the Axiom Chamber Players. As a former member of both the Diabelli String Quartet and the Avery Trio she has been featured in a documentary for America's Public Broadcasting System, was a finalist for the 2001 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and recorded for CRI and Ongaku Records. Ms. Trépanier studied chamber music with members of the Orion, Fine Arts, Emerson, Cleveland and Orford String Quartets as well as the Raphael Trio. She studied violin with Denise Lupien at McGill University in Montreal, received a Master of Music from the University of Ottawa where she worked with Claude Richard, and completed a Graduate Professional Diploma in Chamber Music and an Artist Diploma at The Hartt School where her teachers were Philip Setzer, Teri Einfeldt and Pamela Frank.
Born in Taiwan, pianist Pi-Hsun Shih came to this country in 1990. A dedicated chamber musician as well as solo artist, she has collaborated with musicians in North and South America, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Ms. Shih has performed with members of the Empire Brass and the Emerson String Quartet. She has appeared as a soloist with the Mexico State Symphony Orchestra, the Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra of Brazil, and the Hartt School Symphony Orchestra. Clarinet Magazine praised her Duo Asiatica CD for its "passionate virtuosity", describing her piano playing as "a tour de force". Ms.Shih has served on the piano faculty at Mount Holyoke College and is currently on the Faculty of the Hartt Community Division and the Center for Creative Youth at Wesleyan University. She earned a Master's degree from Boston University, and a Doctorate from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford. Her teachers include Gary Steigerwalt, Hung Kuan Chen, and Rolf-Peter Wilde.
A Connecticut native, Melissa M. Morgan’s playing has been called “deeply resonant” and “vibrant”. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music (where she studied with Steven Doane) and a Master of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory (where she worked with Bonnie Hampton). A former member of the New Mexico-based Bella Cosi String Quartet, Ms. Morgan taught cello at the University of New Mexico, was principal cellist of the Sante Fe Ballet, and was a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque. In 2000, she and the Bella Cosi String Quartet moved to San Francisco , where she joined the faculty of the San Francisco Community Music Center. The quartet also participated in the prestigious Fischoff Competition in Indiana. In addition to her current activities with the New World Trio, Ms. Morgan teaches privately, is on the faculty of the Green Street Arts Center in Middletown, CT and a substitute with the Hartford Symphony.
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