Chamber Music Concerts: Merz Trio

Hailing from opposite corners of the globe, Merz Trio's members can only agree on two things: (1) how to pronounce the word ‘Merz’ in a faux German accent, and (2) that shopping for concert clothes should be classified as a form of torture. We met in the middle of a snow storm in NYC in December 2016; hilariously — and gloriously — we now spend the majority of our lives together, rehearsing, traveling and arguing: usually over music and whether Australian English is better than American English. Together, we’ve walked onto stages around the world and are humbled to have been recognized as Winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff, and Chesapeake Competitions.

PROGRAM: Hildegard von Bingen - Hymn O ignee spiritus, arr. Merz Trio Robert Schumann - Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56 Thelonious Monk - ‘Round Midnight, arr. Miles Walter Henry Purcell - Hush No More, arr. Merz Alma Mahler - Laue Sommernacht, arr. Merz Trio Alexander Zemlinsky - Empfängnis, arr. Merz Trio Robert Schumann - Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80 Johannes Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8