Trio Luminoso Italy Send-Off Concert
- When: Thursday, May 17, 2018, at 7:15 pm
- Where: St Paul Conservatory of Music, 1524 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55015
Emily Kleiber, Joseph Caswell, and Andrea Wallick, along with their chamber music coach, Tom Rosenberg, invite you to join them for their Send-off Concert before they travel to Italy. As 1st place winners of the SPCO Youth Chamber Music Competition, they have been invited to participate in the Mantova Chamber Music Festival in Mantua, Italy, and are being graciously sponsored by the Friends of the SPCO to help defray their travel costs.*
In addition to some of their favorite solo repertoire, the trio will be playing: Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, Op. 70 No. 1.
Please come and show your support for these fabulous young musicians as they embark on this amazing adventure!
*The concert is free, but any contributions to the Trio’s travel fund would be gratefully accepted!
Joseph Caswell Has Contributed His Music to Mano a Mano for a Number of Years
We are happy to see Joseph recognized for his music, which he has contributed at Mano a Mano events multiple times.
Joseph playing the piano at Mano a Mano’s Festival Bolivia event in 2016.
Award Announcement
We have some exciting news. One of the winning ensembles from the 2018 SPCO Youth Chamber Music Competition will participate in a major chamber music festival in Mantua, Italy this summer.
Trio Luminoso, a piano trio that won Level B, has been accepted to perform in the Trame Sonore, Mantova Chamber Music Festival, a five-day international chamber music festival that attracts about 300 musicians each summer.
A special program for young chamber music players will take place on Friday, June 1 at the festival. They will perform the complete Beethoven Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70. They also will attend a master class by Alfred Brendel, a special guest at the festival.
The students are all age 14. They are Emily Kleiber, violin, an eighth-grader at Hudson Middle School in Hudson, Wisconsin; Andrea Wallick, cello, a ninth-grader at Eastview High School in Apple Valley; and Joseph Caswell, piano, an eighthgrader at Lighthouse School in Spring Lake Park. Their coach is Tom Rosenberg, Director of The Chamber Music Academy of the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music.
The Friends of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, who coordinate the competition, are grateful to donors who contributed a total of $3,000 toward their travel.
Annette Conklin, Coordinator
2018 SPCO Youth Chamber Music Competition
www.spco-ycmc.org