Trio offers region a free concert series
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The Allegheny Trio, a piano, violin, and cello ensemble, will be performing a series of free concerts.
The local concert will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Church in Warren.
Additional performances scheduled prior to the one in Warren, will be in Erie at the Unitarian Church today at 7 p.m. and at Jamestown's St Luke's Episcopal Church on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
The trio will be performing the Debussy Trio in G Major, the Mendelssohn Trio No. 1 in D minor and Piazzola Tangos. The Trio in G Major, created when Debussy was just 18, is described as romantic and playful. Many contrast it with his later more impressionistic works. This four-movement work includes a playful introduction, a scherzo, a lyrical and expressive slow movement and an energetic finale.
The Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor also on the program, is Mendelssohn's first completed piano trio often applauded as his most celebrated chamber work. The piano part was expanded at the suggestion of one of Mendelssohn's colleagues. This four-movement selection offers a sonata format in the first movement, a lyrical second movement, scherzo and a passionate finale.
The program concludes with Piazzola Tangos, fusing jazz and classical music and blending traditional tango rhythms with jazz harmony, improvisation, syncopation and extended composition.
Joan Eighmey, pianist, is a soloist and accompanist. Her performances have taken her to the White House, Carnegie Hall and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Locally she has performed twice as a soloist with Warren Civic (now Philharmonic) Orchestra and with local ensembles. She maintained an active piano studio instructing students throughout the Warren County region for approximately 50 years. Semi-retirement from teaching has given Joan time to get back to ensemble performance as a member of the duo with Cody Hiller and also in the Allegheny Trio.
Cody Hiller, violinist, serves as the concert Master for the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, is a member of the Western NY Chamber Orchestra, and duo and trio ensembles. He is a graduate of Baldwin, Wallace DePaul with a Masters in Music Performance. Cody currently teaches music at Southwestern High School in Lakewood, NY.
James Pearson, cellist, a native of Warren, PA, plays regularly with the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Erie Philharmonic occasionally and in recitals of solo cello, violin and cello duo, piano trio, and cello and organ. James began his studies with Eleanora Sandblade and later with Louis Richardson of Fredonia, NY. James works at the Erie Art Museum as a collections manager.
For more information contact Cody Hiller at 716-397-0932.