Calandra Trio Returns to Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music on Sept. 13

PCalandra Trio, comprised of viola, harp and flute, will play on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 3 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Kittery Point, Maine, as part of the Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music series, according to a press statement.

This concert is the second of four in the series, which is produced by the Portsmouth Athenaeum. A $20 at-the-door donation is suggested.

Back for a fourth year, Los Angeles-based flutist Ben Smolen and violist Meredith Crawford team up again with Boston-area harpist Amanda Romano to offer more of the varied and beautiful music composed for this instrumental ensemble. In addition to premiering the now complete Harp Trip by California composter Philip White, the group will reprise favorites from their repertoire over the past three seasons at Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music, including Claude Debussy’s Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp as well as the arrangement of his poignant and lyrical Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune.

“Last year, Calandra Trio performed a section of the original work, Harp Trip, by Philip White,” noted Bill Wieting, Chairman of the Portsmouth Athenaeum Performance Committee. “We are thrilled they will be returning this year to premiere the now completed full work as part of their September 13 appearance in Kittery Point.”

The next Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music performance by Triple Helix, comprised of violin, cello, and piano, will take place on October 18 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth at 3:00pm.

The First Congregational Church of Kittery Point is located at 23 Pepperrell Road in Kittery Point,ME.

To make an advanced reservation, please call 603-431-2538.

For more information on the Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music or the Portsmouth Athenaeum, please visit portsmouthathenaeum.org.