| WHAT: | Mannes College The New School for Music presents the Mannes Trio performing two major pieces, Harold Meltzer’s 2004 “Sindbad,” with Meltzer as guest narrator and composer; and Johannes Brahms’s “Piano Quartet in G minor Op. 25,” with Samuel Rhodes as guest violinist. Trio members include Hiroko Yajima, Wilhelmina Smith, and Thomas Sauer. |
| WHEN: | Sunday, November 20, 7:30 pm |
| WHERE: | The Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street, New York |
| TICKETS: | Free admission. No ticket required |
| DETAILS: | Harold Meltzer, winner of the 2004 Rome Prize, is artistic director of the groundbreaking New York ensemble Sequitur. His music has been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the Delaware Symphony, and many others. He records on the Albany and CRI labels. The Mannes Trio is one of America’s oldest chamber-music ensembles, founded in the 1920s by violinist David Mannes. The ensemble won the prestigious Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Award in 1986 and performs widely in North America. The Mannes Trio serves as ensemble-in-residence at the school, performing nationwide. Hiroko Yajima is currently chair of the string department at Mannes. Since 1989, she has been a member of the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Japan. Wilhelmina Smith has performed as guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Boston Chamber Music Society, and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Since 1997, she has been artistic director of the Pensacola Chamber Festival in Florida. Thomas Sauer is a member of the piano faculty at Mannes and also serves on the music faculty at Vassar College. He is a frequent collaborator with the renowned instrumentalists Midori and Colin Carr. Guest violinist Samuel Rhodes has been a member of both the Juilliard String Quartet and the faculty of the Juilliard School since 1969. His solo appearances have included recitals at the Library of Congress, Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University’s Miller Theater. Founded in 1916, Mannes College The New School for Music is one of the world’s leading conservatories. Mannes nurtures tomorrow's musical leaders in an intimate, supportive community true to the values of classical music. Its eminent faculty and comprehensive curriculum teach musical artistry and impart deep knowledge of music and its structures. Mannes College’s connection to The New School and its location in New York City offer a unique setting for musicians to grow into great artists. For nearly 90 years, the artistic ideals of David and Clara Mannes, the college’s founders, have sustained a vibrant international community of musicians whose diversity stretches across races, cultures, and ethnicities. |