Concert Three

Timeless Tales: Exploring Musical Landscapes from Mendelssohn to Modernity

Saturday, January 25 2025, 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 26 2025, 3:00 pm

Chia-Lin Yang, concert director & piano
Elbert Tsai, violin
Brady Anderson, cello

The award-winning Verve Trio performs one of their diverse programs full of variety and contrast. Featuring familiar masterpieces by Shostakovich and Mendelssohn mixed with lesser-known works by Ned Rorem and David Baker, the musical language darts between dark tragedy, scampering anxiety, and cheeky jazz motifs. The 20th-century works play with various forms of dissonance and percussive effects, while the Mendelssohn concludes the concert with a whirlwind of tuneful melodies and classic Romantic gestures. For more information, visit vervetrio.com.

PROGRAM

Roots II for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1992), David Baker (1931-2016)
Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67 (1943), Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Intermission

Spring Music, Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1990), Ned Rorem (1923-2022)
Piano Trio No. 2 in in c minor, Op. 66 (1845), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Venue: Christ Lutheran Church 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos

• • $30 General
  • $10 Students – valid ID required
  • Children 12 and under admitted free