Electric Earth Concerts will present the debut of TRIO 1816, a new ensemble focused on vocal and instrumental works of the late Classical and early Romantic periods.
The trio’s program will explore a variety of songs and sonatas written 200 years ago by Beethoven, Schubert, and their contemporary Ludwig Spohr. Trio members Jesse Blumberg, baritone, David Breitman, fortepiano, and Johanna Novom, violin, will come together bringing to life one of music’s most inventive periods, when urbane classicism gave way to the grand passions of the romantic period. TRIO 1816 will create an evening that tells the story in musical terms of this time in Western music.
Included in the program will be several of Schubert’s songs, Beethoven’s cycle “An die ferne Geliebte,” violin sonatas by both composers, and music by Spohr that was composed for the ensemble of violin, voice, and piano.
Blumberg keeps a busy schedule of opera, concerts, and recitals, performing repertoire from the Renaissance and Baroque to the 20th and 21st centuries. His performances have included the world premiere of “The Grapes of Wrath” at Minnesota Opera, Leonard Bernstein’s “MASS” at London’s Royal Festival Hall, various productions with Boston Early Music Festival, and featured roles with Atlanta Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Utah Opera, and Boston Lyric Opera.
Breitman is equally at home with the fortepiano and the modern piano, and performs both solo and ensemble works. His collaboration with baritone Sanford Sylvan spanned more than 30 years, with several hundred recitals and four CDs, ranging from Schubert’s “Die schöne Müllerin,” to the premiere recording of “The Glass Hammer,” a major song cycle by the Cuban American composer Jorge Martin.
Wilton native Novom appears as a solo, chamber, and orchestra musician with period ensembles across the U.S., and also tours internationally. She has been associate concertmaster of Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra since completion of her master’s degree at Oberlin Conservatory, and she performs with Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Concert Royal, American Bach Soloists, and ACRONYM.
Admission to this event is $25. Tickets can be reserved at electricearthconcerts.org.