Trio Cleonice to Perform in Portsmouth Oct. 27

Trio Cleonice, comprised of violin, cello and piano, will play this Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church as part of the Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music series. This concert is the last of four concerts in the series, which is produced by the Portsmouth Athenaeum in collaboration with the Portsmouth Historic Houses Association. A $20 at-the-door donation is suggested.

New England Conservatory’s graduate trio-in-residence, Trio Cleonice returns to Portsmouth this year as one of the 2013 finalist ensembles in the prestigious Fischoff Competition. Violinist Ari Isaacman-Beck, cellist Gwen Krosnick and pianist Emely Phelps will present a program that includes Mozart’s Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Antonin Dvorak's Piano Trio No. 4 in e minor, Op. 90 "Dumky," and Richard Vernick’s, Piano Trio No. 2, “The Traits of Messina,” a piece written for the Trio Cleonice in 2012.

“We are honored to have Trio Cleonice returning to Portsmouth this year,” noted Bill Wieting, Chairman of the Portsmouth Athenaeum Performance Committee. “Of the four chamber music ensembles we’ve hosted, this is the only one to feature the piano and we are excited to hear the music by Mozart, Dvorak and Vernick that was written specifically for this combination of instruments.”

To make an advanced reservation, please call (603) 431-2538. For more information on the Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music series or the Portsmouth Athenaeum, please visitwww.portsmouthathenaeum.org.

Submitted by the Portsmouth Athenaeum