Saturday, September 10, 2011, 8:00pm

The Bloom Duo

• Jonathan Bloom, 'cello
• Madeline Bloom, piano

The brother-sister duo of cellist Jonathan Bloom and pianist Madeline Bloom performs works of Brahms, Debussy, Janáček, Ravel and Barber. These Berkeley natives now live in different countries but come together to perform in their home city. We're thrilled to start our 38th season with this delightful duo.

Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8:00pm

William Kenville

piano

William Kenville attained a performance degree and graduate studies at San Francisco State University where he studied with William Corbett-Jones and Laszlo Varga. A founder of music producing nonprofit Bay Concert Arts, Kenville's solo recitals have been broadcast on KQED of San Francisco, KUSP of Santa Cruz, KAZU of Carmel, KGNU of Boulder CO and Minnesota Public Radio. This program will feature works by Liszt, Bach, Mozart and Beethoven topped off with a liberal helping of American syncopated keyboard pyrotechnics.

Saturday, October 8, 2011, 8:00pm

Magda Mayas & Tony Buck with Aram Shelton

• Magda Mayas, piano
• Tony Buck, percussion
• Aram Shelton, saxophone

Tony Buck and Magda Mayas have been playing as a duo since 2003. Reestablishing relationships, starting in Chicago some years ago, they will be playing in trio with Aram Shelton for the first time.

Saturday, October 22, 2011, 8:00pm

Tanya Vegvary Plescia

piano

All Liszt program: Hungarian-American pianist and composer Tanya Vegvary Plescia has delighted audiences with her original compositions as well her interpretations of the classics. She has been honored to tour this all-Liszt program, in honor of Liszt's bicentennary this year, at both the Hungarian Embassy in Washington D.C. and the Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary in Los Angeles, among other venues. This concert date at Trinity will mark Liszt's actual 200th birthdate!

Saturday, November 5, 2011, 8pm

The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet

• Art Brockmeyer, soprano saxophone
• Jamison Smeltz, alto saxophone
• Annelise Zamula, tenor saxophone
• Hal Richards, baritone saxophone

An East Bay treasure, The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet performs an exciting, eclectic program featuring Eugene Bozza's Masterpiece Andante and Scherzo, and Jack Marshall's Goldrush Suite, both originally for saxophone quartet. Additionally, the BSQ then showcases Vivaldi's Spring, (from the Four Seasons) with pieces by Debussy, Mendelssohn and "Jelly Roll" Morton! Finally, new music appears in The New Boy by Billy Kerr, Jerome Kern's beautiful Yesterdays arranged by David Tidball, (both California premieres) and the world premiere of Pat Metheny's majestic ballad Farmer's Trust as arranged by award winning composer Kathryn Lyle.

Saturday, November 19, 2011, 8:00pm

Aaron Blumenfeld

composer

• Willis Hickox, piano

New Wine in Old Bottles: Listen to composer Aaron Blumenfeld's melodious, enchanting waltzes and rags in the styles of the classical and jazz masters, performed by the gifted Bay Area pianist Willis Hickox.

Saturday, December 3, 2011, 8:00pm

Lisa Mezzacappa & Nightshade

• Cory Wright, clarinets
• John Finkbeiner, guitar
• Jordan Glenn, percussion
• Lisa Mezzacappa, acoustic bass
• Tim Perkis, electronics

Photo by Maria Marquez

Nightshade is San Francisco bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa's electro-acoustic chamber ensemble, performing her original compositions and unusual arrangements inspired by the work of contemporary visual artists and filmmakers from Israel, Paris, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The group's musical world encompasses evocative melodies, abstract sonic landscapes and playful rhythmic juxtapositions, with influences ranging from Eric Dolphy to Olivier Messiaen to Blonde Redhead. Mezzacappa's quintet made its debut at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in summer 2009, as part of the "New Frequencies" performance series, and has performed at the Red Poppy Art House, Meridian Gallery, Old First Concerts, and as part of San Francisco Chamber Music Day. The group releases its debut recording on Leo Records in 2011. At Trinity, Nightshade performs compositions by Lisa Mezzacappa, Cory Wright, Jason Levis and arrangements of Olivier Messiaen and others.

“Mezzacappa has become a ubiquitous figure on the Bay Area’s creative music scene, and her presence on the bandstand is a reliable sign that something extraordinary is going down.”
Contra Costa Times

Saturday, December 17, 2011, 8:00pm

Anyssa Neumann

piano

From Sacramento, California, where she was born and raised, to New York, Germany, England, and Canada, pianist Anyssa Neumann has been praised for the “clarity, charm, and equipoise” of her elegantly-crafted performances. Noted for her ability to "move between old and modern material with breathtaking ease and fluency," she will perform works by Bach, Haydn, Schumann, Messiaen, and Scriabin.

Saturday, January 7, 2012, 8:00pm

Avenue Winds

• Melanie Schattschneider Keller, flute
• Adrienne Malley, oboe
• Karla Avila, clarinet
• Erika Wilsen, French horn
• Charles Moehnke, bassoon

Avenue Winds engages audiences of all ages with dynamic chamber music performances featuring new works by local San Francisco Bay Area composers as well as the classics of the woodwind quintet repertoire. Please join us for a delightful evening of favorites for woodwinds.

Special Event

Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8:00pm

Musica Pacifica

• Judith Linsenberg, recorder
• Elizabeth Blumenstock, baroque violin
• Shirley Hunt, 'cello, viola da gamba
• Charles Sherman, harpsichord

Musica Pacifica has, since its founding in 1990, become widely recognized as one of America’s premier baroque ensembles, lauded for both the dazzling virtuosity and the warm expressiveness of its performances. They have been described by the press as "some of the finest baroque musicians in America" (American Record Guide) and "among the best in the world" (Alte Musik Aktuell). They will perform works by Turini, Frescobaldi, Falconieri, Castello, Vitali, and others.

Saturday, January 21, 2012, 8:00pm

Stephanie McNab & Shawn Jones

• Stephanie McNab, piccolo
• Shawn Jones, contrabassoon

The Long and the Short of It: Stephanie McNab & Shawn Jones in Recital.

Two of San Francisco’s most accomplished orchestral wind players step out of the pit for a truly one-of-a-kind evening of chamber music. The spotlight shines on the lowest and highest of woodwind intruments, in playful and profound works by Damian Montano, Stephen Hough and local composer Simon Bokman.

Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8:00pm

Divisa Ensemble

• Tomiko Tsai, flute
• Adrienne Malley, oboe
• Quelani Penland, violin
• Stephanie Ng, viola
• Sara Styles, 'cello

The Divisa Ensemble is a quintet composed of flute, oboe, violin, viola, and cello. The ensemble's instrumentation and "mix-and-match" style allow for a unique variety of repertoire, ranging from the most traditional to the eclectic and contemporary. Please join us for a delightful evening of chamber music!

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:00pm

Alcyone Ensemble

• Rena Urso-Trapani, flute/alto flute
• Amy Likar, flute/alto flute
• Miles Graber, piano

The Alcyone Ensemble is delighted to return to Trinity Chamber Concerts! The group has an exciting program on tap: Franz Doppler’s gorgeous adaptation of Donizetti’s La Sonnambula, Ian Clarke’s meditative Maya, and two little gems for flute, alto flute and piano: Reynaldo Hahn’s lovely Romanesque and Los Angeles based Adrienne Albert’s hypnotic Doppler Effect, …and more!

Next Concert

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 8:00pm

Michelle Xiao You

violin

Multiple competition winner, violinist Michelle Xiao You has been featured as a soloist with some of the finest symphonies in the world, including the Houston Symphony, the BBC Northern Symphony in Great Britain, the Central Philharmonic of China (now the National Orchestra of China), and many other fine orchestras, including the Sacramento Philharmonic, the Camellia Symphony, the Merced Symphony and the Auburn Symphony. Ms. You also has given recitals in the U.S.A., China and Europe to rave reviews.

Saturday, March 17, 2012, 8:00pm

Larry Ochs & Kihnoua

• Larry Ochs, saxophones and compositions
• Dohee Lee, voice and percussion
• Scott Amendola, drums and electronics

Photos by Petra Cvelbar

Saxophonist and composer Larry Ochs is best known as a member of Rova Saxophone Quartet, which has been performing in the Bay Area and beyond for over thirty years. But he also likes to take his musical ideas and recontextualize them in other bands he either leads or collaborates with. One set of music is for the musical unit called Kihnoua. The music is influenced heavily by “the blues” in general and the blues of Korea – an ancient form of music called p’ansori – in particular. BUT what “influence” means here is that you’ll feel the spirit of that music; the actual forms and some of the sounds Ochs and his ensemble use to realize the music are often contemporary in origin.

Special Event

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 8:00pm

Robert Stallman and friends

• Robert Stallman, flute
• Lucinda Breed Lenicheck, 'cello
• Veronika Dafoe, harpsichord
• with special guest Isabelle Chapuis, flute

Celebrated flutist Robert Stallman and special guest flutist Isabelle Chapuis celebrate Bach's birthday with a concert of music by J.S. himself as well as four of his famous sons. This celebration will include cake so do come enjoy flute music by the Bach family and a piece of birthday cake!

Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8:00pm

California Baroque Ensemble

• Susan Erickson, harpsichord
• Maquette Kuper, flute
• Robert Samson Bloch, violin
• Rejean Anderson, cello
• Ruth Onstadt, soprano

The California Baroque Ensemble is known for its extensive repertoire, including manuscripted cantatas and motets, copied from microfisch with instrumental parts researched and found in libraries in Europe. The CBE is open to creating singular programs in French, German, Italian and early English, concerts of varied repertoire or sacred works. Our repertoire also includes larger works with additional strings, recorder, and other instruments as needed. We have performed set pieces during sacred services, gallery events, wine receptions, client dinners, as well as weddings.

Saturday, April 28, 2012, 8:00pm

Meerenai Shim

flute

• with
• Rachel Turner Houk, 'cello
• Lori Lack, piano

San Francisco Bay Area flutist Meerenai Shim will premiere a newly commissioned composition by Daniel Felsenfeld. She will also perform compositions from her recent album, Sometimes the City is Silent.

Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8:00pm

Kerstin Fischer

soprano

• with
• Miles Graber, piano

Kerstin Fischer, soprano, brings us songs from the British Isles, circa 1880 to 1991. Ms. Fischer can be heard regularly throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in solo recital performance. In recent years she has devoted her musical study to the Art Song, or Lieder, genre, finding immense satisfaction with her role in the coordination and integration of composer, poet, accompanist and voice that is inherent in the form.

Saturday, May 26, 2012, 8:00pm

Lisa Sangita Moskow

sarod

• with special guests

Lisa Sangita Moskow, virtuoso electric sarod player and East-West composer, will present an evening of imaginative creations with special guests from her ensembles. Sangita has been charting new territory with her music for 30 years, combining her long training with Ali Akbar Khan with modern sensibilities.

Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8:00pm

Sabbaticus Rex

• Karen Stackpole, gongs, percussion
• Cornelius Boots, shakuhachi, taimu shakuhachi, throat vocals

Sabbaticus Rex is an ensemble rooted in the supremacy of sound over music, the triumph of tone over time and thought. This process uses haunting and beautiful acoustic instruments and methods: overtone gongs, shakuhachi (bamboo Zen flutes), Taimu (bass) shakuhachi, and throat-singing. The group is completely acoustic; no electronics or amplification. This is sound, but not music. It is primordial easy-listening for dinosaurs: slowly shifting elemental improvisations from fat flutes and huge gongs, completely acoustic.

Saturday, June 23, 2012, 8:00pm

Festival of Contemporary Music

The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music holds its opening night as part of Trinity Chamber Concerts. For the last ten years the festival has been bringing together a diverse collection of American contemporary composers. This concert will feature recent works for solo instrumental and chamber ensemble music.