2026-2027 SUGGESTED PROGRAMS
The Art of Variation
Beethoven: "Kakadu"-Variations in G major, Op. 121a
Reinaldo Moya: "Ghostwritten-Variations" (2016, written for Lysander Piano Trio)
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
I. Pezzo elegiaco
II. Tema con variationi
All Music is Folk Music
Haydn: Piano Trio in G major Hob.: XV:25 "Gypsy"
Bongani Ndodana-Breen: Two Nguni Dances
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Five Negro Melodies
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Dvorak: Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65
Beethoven, Bosmans, Brahms
Beethoven: Allegretto in B-flat major, WoO 39
Henriëtte Bosmans: Piano Trio (1921)
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Brahms: Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8
Music, Color, Visual Art
(*see below for a collaborative version of this program featuring visual artist Kevork Mourad)
Granados: Intermezzo from "Goyescas"
Jennifer Higdon: Color Through (I. Wondrous White, II. Brilliant Blue)
Debussy: La Mer (arranged by Sally Beamish for piano trio)
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Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor
Collaborative Programs
Beethoven and Higdon: Collaboration with soprano Sarah Shafer
Vocal and instrumental chamber works by Beethoven and Jennifer Higdon, featuring Beethoven’s rarely heard arrangements of folk songs from the British Isles along, Higdon’s Love Sweet, originally premiered by members of the Lysander Trio, her evocative Color Through piano trio, and Beethoven’s final great piano trio “Archduke.”
Beethoven: selections from Irish (WoO 152, 153), Welsh (WoO 155), and Scottish (Op. 108) folk songs for soprano and piano trio
(*original works by Beethoven for this combination, sung in English)
Higdon: Color Through for piano trio
Higdon: Love Sweet (words by Amy Lowell) for soprano and piano trio
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Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
(Re)Discovering Tango with bandoneon virtuoso JP Jofre
Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges said of the Tango that it “Converts the outrage of the years into a music.” This program tells the story of the Tango over the years, as different cultures fused together to create its special character. Spanish music, African dances, and Italian Opera set the scene in the first half, while the second half showcases the possibilities that Tango presents today, with music for Bandoneon and Piano Trio by JP Jofre.
Bongani Ndonada-Breen: Two Nguni Dances
Gaspar Cassado: Trio in C major
Rossini/De Vilbac: Piano Trio after The Barber of Seville (arr. De Vilibac)
**intermission**
JP Jofre - Tango works for trio and bandoneon:
Milongon
After the Rain
Tango Movements
Taranguino
Primavera
Manifiesto
Universe
Paintings in Sound, collaboration with visual artist Kevork Mourad
Two iconic works from the impressionist repertoire, Debussy’s La Mer and Ravel’s Piano Trio are at the center of an art-inspired program, featuring live drawing and animation by artist Kevork Mourad.
Granados - “Intermezzo” from Goyescas (arranged by Gaspar Cassadó)
Jennifer Higdon - Color Through
Debussy - La Mer (arranged by Sally Beamish for piano trio)
**intermission**
Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor