CMNW NEW@NIGHT: Tri-Angles
$30 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
- Jessica Lee, violin
- Edward Arron, cello
- Hanna Lee, viola
- Valerie Coleman, flute
- Han Lash, harp
- Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola
R. Murray Schafer — String Trio
Valerie Coleman — Maombi Asante (for flute, violin, & cello)
Up-close and extremely intimate, in this NEW@NIGHT you'll get a sneak peek of the dynamic flute/viola/harp trio umama womama. You’ll encounter new music by Han Lash, experience an R. Murray Schafer piece for string trio, and take in Maombi Asante, a piece by and with flutist Valerie Coleman.
About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.
Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.
https://cmnw.org/About umama womama
Flutist Valerie Coleman, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and harpist Han Lash joined forces in 2019 to create an all-star ensemble whose mission is to celebrate motherhood and champion the performer-composer hybrid artist model, while expanding the Debussy trio combination of flute, viola, and harp through the creativity of its members. The name umama womama is a rhythmic play of the word "mother" in Zulu, said in the singular and plural. It speaks to the complex responsibilities of its members, whose artistry as performers and composers is informed by their related experiences. Delayed by pandemic for two years, this ensemble makes its anticipated debut with the Phoenix Chamber Music Society, Clarion Concerts, and Chamber Music Northwest in the 2022 spring and 2023 summer seasons.
https://www.vcolemanmusic.com/umama-womama.htmlAbout Jessica Lee, violin
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/discover/meet-the-musicians/first-violins/lee-jessica/
About Edward Arron, cello
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, cellist Edward Arron made his New York recital debut in 2000 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has since appeared in recital, as a soloist with major orchestras, and as a chamber musician, throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Arron tours and records as a member of the renowned Ehnes String Quartet and he is a regular performer at the Boston and Seattle Chamber Music Societies, the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Palm Beach Chamber Music Society, Bargemusic, and Caramoor, and his performances are frequently broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today. In 2021, Mr. Arron's recording of Beethoven's Complete Works for Cello and Piano with pianist Jeewon Park was released on the Aeolian Classics record label. The recording received the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artists Award from the Classical Recording Foundation. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Mr. Arron has served on the faculty at University of Massachusetts Amherst since 2016.
https://edwardarron.com/