Harp Trio gives a twist to classical

Posted 8/21/12

HAWLEY AND MILFORD, PA — Trio Kavak will play at two historic sites in Pike County this weekend: at Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford on Saturday, August 22 at 5:30 p.m. and at the …

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Harp Trio gives a twist to classical

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HAWLEY AND MILFORD, PA — Trio Kavak will play at two historic sites in Pike County this weekend: at Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford on Saturday, August 22 at 5:30 p.m. and at the Hawley Silk Mill in Hawley on Sunday, August 23 at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $20, and seating at both concerts is limited. Children will be admitted free.

Unlike other threesomes in the world of chamber music, Trio Kavak has no piano, no cello and no violin. Instead, it consists of harpist Kathryn Andrews, flutist Amelia Lukas and violist Victor Lowrie. This combination, inspired by a composition by Claude Debussy in 1959, results in an ensemble that is extremely versatile in the music it makes.

The first half of the two concerts will feature the Debussy piece and other classical and impressionist music, including Beethoven’s Serenade, Op. 25 (Ludwig wrote it for flute, violin and viola, but Kavak has made this music its own), and transcriptions of short works by Ravel and Faure. The second half focuses on contemporary music, from a piece written by Lowrie, the violist, to Carl Schimmel’s “Moon Rabbit Syllabary.”

The three young talents in this ensemble are all graduates of Manhattan School of Music’s master’s program. Each has won acclaim beyond the trio, and together the Kavak Trio has performed with Christopher Dietz, Simon Holt and other notables.

Tickets cost $20 and can be bought in advance at www.kindredspiritsarts.org or in person at Books and Prints at Pear Alley, 220 Broad St. in Milford, open Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 570/296-4777. Children under 15 will be admitted free. Email kindredspir@yahoo.com or call 570/409-1269 or 570/296-5371.

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