PERFORMING TRIOS

The Delicato Ensemble, Cincinnati, Ohio
     John Phillip Rush, flute
     Marianne Breneman, clarinet
     Mika Ishida, piano
The Delicato Ensemble was founded in 1994 by flutist John Phillip Rush and clarinetist Marianne Breneman, and was active through 2005.

Dolan Orbach Trio, ISRAEL
     Abigale Dolan, flute
     Orit Orbach, clarinet
     David Dolan , piano
www.oritorbach.com/index.asp?page=Repertoire#6
This ensemble has very successfully performed in Israel and abroad, presenting a unique combination of the classical repertoire for flute, clarinet, and piano, along with colorful and exotic pieces, some written especially for this Trio. The ensemble adds special improvisations and interpretations.

HET Trio, Netherlands
     Harrie Starreveld, flute
     Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet
     René Eckhardt, piano
www.harrysparnaay.com/hettrio
This ensemble was founded in 1982 with the premiere performance of Heterostase by Jan Vriend and a trio by Belgian composer Lucien Goethals. Over 180 compositions have been written for the group.

KAIDA Trio, Europe
     Karina Erhard, flutes
     Fie Schouten, clarinets
www.galleryoftones.com/htdocs_engl/ensembles/kaida/inhalt.html
The KAIDA Trio was founded in 1999. The group's main goals are to explore the repertoire that has been written for flute, bass clarinet and piano during the past 25 years, to have the repertoire for their instruments enlarged, and to explore the connection between contemporary written and improvised music.    

The Mountain Laurel Trio, Fort Myers, Florida
     Beth Larsen, flute
     Scott Ellington, clarinet
     Julie Shaffer, piano
www.mountainlaureltrio.com
The Mountain Laurel Trio was founded in February 2004. All have ties to North Georgia, hence the choic of the name. The group is based in Fort Myers, Florida.  

Palisades Virtuosi, New Jersey
     Margaret Swinchoski, flute
     Donald Mokrynski, clarinet
     Ron Levy, piano
www.palisadesvirtuosi.org
This group's first season together was 2003-2004. Palisades Virtuosi was established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet, and piano. They commissioned 13 new works in their first four seasons.

Trio Spektrum, Portland, Oregon
     Marilyn Shotola, flute
     Stan Stanford, clarinet
     Thomas Svoboda, piano
www.northpacificmusic.com/TrioSpektrum
Trio Spektrum was founded in 1994. The artists are all members of the music faculty at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Their repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary styles and they have recorded on the NPM label.

The University Trio, Martin, TN
    Elaine Harriss, flute
     Amy Simmons, clarinet
     Delana Easley, piano
The University Trio was founded at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1971. The group flourished through 1988 and after a 15-year hiatus was revived in 2004. The current members are affiliated with UTM's Department of Music.

The Webster Trio, Houston, Texas
     Leone Buyse, flute
     Michael Webster, clarinet
     Robert Moeling, piano
http://home.earthlink.net/~buysewebster/webstertrio/
The Webster Trio was founded in 1988 by Michael Webster and Leone Buyse in order to expand and promote the repertoire for flute, clarinet, and piano through commissions, transcriptions, and research. In Japan Buyse and Webster perform with pianist Chizuko Sawa as the Webster Trio Japan, touring throughout Japan and giving recitals at Tokyo's Suntory Hall and Bunka Kaikan.

Wind River Trio, Winona, Minnesota
     Zoe Shepherd , flute
     James Hoch, clarinet
     Barbara DuFresne , piano
The performers in this trio are faculty members at Winona State University in Minnesota. The trio is part of the Artist Series of the Thursday Musical Club in Minneapolis and they perform in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and southern Minnesota yearly. They are featured on recordings of the music of James Hoch.

Please contact elaineh@utm.edu with information concerning additional chamber trios.