Lately, I've been busy practicing for an upcoming concert called     Tangos and Trios

I'm excited about it because it's where I'll get to play my recent trio for flute, saxophone, and piano for the benefit of the community music school that is so close to my heart--Mountain Top Music Center. I get to work with two of my favorite colleagues--Mike Sakash and Julia Hendrickson. We have been having so much fun rehearsing together.

The program has two trios on it--my trio and one for the same instrumentation (there aren't so many of those works in existence) by Russell Peterson. His trio is quite jazzy, but still in the classical genre. It is a trance-inducing affair in some regards and has made us really work to get a good ensemble sound.

We've also put some fun pieces for duos. (Here's a math question for you: how many different combinations of one or two can you get from just three players). It seems like we're trying to answer that question with our  program.

In addition to the two trios, we've included these pieces:

Aria for Saxophone and Piano by Jacques Ibert
Morceau de Concourse for Flute and Piano by Gabriel Faure
Tango for solo piano by Bohuslav Martinu
La Perra Marysol by John Carbon
The Beginning is the End for piano solo by Ellen Schwindt
Contemplating Dawn in Winter for piano, saxophone, and flute by Ellen Schwindt

 The concert is a benefit for Mountain Top Music Center and it is to take place on Sunday, February 17th at 4:00 PM. Admission is $35 and reservations can be made by calling 603-447-4737.