Poulenc Trio with Poet Lia Purpura

Poulenc Trio – featuring CMM’s own Irina Kaplan Lande (piano), Bryan Young (bassoon), and Aleh Remezau (oboe) – returns with two extraordinary collaborations at the heart of the program. Viet Cuong’s Trains of Thought, described as “show-stealing” and a “dazzler,” showcases the Trio at their most kinetic and inventive. Schnittke’s Suite in the Old Style carries listeners on a witty journey from Baroque elegance to avantgarde surprise, each movement gloriously entwined with poetry from Guggenheim Fellow and Baltimore author Lia Purpura’s collection It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful.