Year of the Arts Features the Carolina Piano Trio at UNCW
1/8/2007 3:10:33 PM
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Wilmington, N.C. - University of North Carolina Wilmington continues its university-wide Year of the Arts celebration with a performance by the acclaimed Carolina Piano Trio at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13, in the new Cultural Arts Building Recital Hall. The performance will give audiences an opportunity to preview the new state-of-the-art performance facility before the official Grand Opening celebration, which will take place from Jan. 25 through Jan. 28.
The Carolina Piano Trio, one of the region's finest chamber ensembles, will perform works by Arvo Pärt, along with Beethoven's "Ghost" Trio and the Piano Trio No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich. The ensemble was formed by three nationally acclaimed soloists (Jacqui Carrasco, violin; Elizabeth Anderson, cello; and Barbara McKenzie, piano) in 1998 as the core ensemble for the American Music Festival and the Chamber Music Society of Wilmington. Hailed for their passionate musical expression and fiery virtuosity, this dynamic trio performs in major venues throughout the Southeast. Their creative programming and unique educational residencies have received funding from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The trio last performed at UNCW in January 2006 as artists-in residence during the Homage to Mozart festival. They recently completed a residency at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem.
Tickets are $15 for the general public, $12 for senior citizens and UNCW faculty and staff, and free for students with a valid ID. Advanced tickets are available at the Kenan Auditorium Box Office Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and by calling 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643. For more information, please visit www.uncw.edu/arts.
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This performance is part of a year-long celebration of the arts at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. UNCW's Year of the Arts kicked off in September with the re-opening of a newly renovated Kenan Auditorium and performance of Mood Indigo: A Tribute to Duke Ellington. The celebration will continue in January with the Grand Opening of the new Cultural Arts Building and will conclude in July 2007 with Carolina Ballet's new Summer Dance Residency and a premiere performance by the internationally acclaimed ensemble
Carolina Piano Trio Bio
The Carolina Piano Trio was formed in 1998 to create an ensemble in residence for the American Music Festival and the Chamber Music Society of Wilmington. Described as having "an impressive unity of vision and spirit" (Raleigh News and Observer), they have performed for festivals and presenters throughout North Carolina, including the Duke University Summer Festival, the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild, and the UNC Wilmington SummerArts Festival. This concert season they will perform as guests for the Reynolda House for American Art,
Fearrington Concert Series, the Pamlico Musical Society, and at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities. Their creative programming and unique residencies have received funding from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts through the North Carolina Arts Council.
Media Contact
Courtney Reilly, UNCW Office of Cultural Arts
(p) 910.962.2082 / (e) reillyce@uncw.edu
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