Trio Melange Opens New Season Of Music in the Gallery Concerts At Norris Cultural Arts Center

St. Charles, October 23 – Trio Melange brings a musical mix of something for everyone when it opens the 2015-16 “Music in the Gallery” concert series at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8 at the Norris Cultural Arts Center.

Comprised of soprano Susan Dennis, pianist Rosemary Schroeder and guitarist Quentin Dover, Trio Melange delivers the musical equivalent of a world tour, including classics from the European masters, folk music of Latin America, American film music, and even music of the Far East performed by Dover on an authentic Chinese pipa – a string instrument with an unmistakable Asian sound.

With ten programs running from November through June, the 2015-16 season of “Music in the Gallery” concerts at The Norris continues with two holiday-themed concerts, a “Christmas Harp” program Nov. 29 featuring harpists Kate Cockle and Abby Hughes, and an “Irish Christmas” concert Dec. 20 performed by the Ragged Rascals, a popular local Irish band.

Other concerts include performances by Jefferson Award-nominated singer Tom Vendafreddo, the ever-popular folk and flamenco duo Patchouli, the NIU Steel Pan Studio ensemble comprised of members of the internationally award-winning NIU Steel Band, the Quintessence wind quintet from the Fox Valley Concert Band, the alternative jazz quintet Zazz, and “rising star” ensembles of the Elgin Youth Symphony’s Chamber Music Institute.

All events in the series will be presented at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons in the east gallery of the Norris Cultural Arts Center. General admission tickets are $15 (or $10 for children under 12) for each event, and may be purchased online at www.NorrisCulturalArts.com or at The Norris box office by phone, at 630-584-7200, or in person during regular gallery hours of 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Tickets also may be purchased on the day of the event, subject to availability.

The Norris acknowledges with appreciation St. Charles law firm, Meyers & Flowers, as the season’s financial sponsor, repeating the firm’s support of the inaugural “Music in the Gallery” series.