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Saugerties Pro Musica welcomes back the popular Piano Trio di.vi.sion, on May 8 at 3 p.m. Kurt Briggs, violin, Matt Goeke, cello, and Renée Cometa Briggs, piano, make up this lively and talented trio. They will perform:
Haydn’s Piano Trio in G, Hob. XV:25 'Gypsy'
Violin Sonata (1987) by Benjamin Yarmolinsky
Hope is Wanting to Pull Clouds (2016) by Anthony Gatto, Shostakovich's Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67.
The di.vi.sion piano trio was formed in New York City in 2001. Its repertoire ranges from Haydn and De Fesch to Shostakovich and Ravel. The ensemble is committed to programming current music and regularly commissions new works that incorporate the musical structure of division.
Violinist Kurt Briggs has appeared with many chamber ensembles and orchestras, including Brooklyn Philharmonic, Harrisburg Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, and New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. He has numerous Broadway credentials, including Sunset Boulevard, in which he appeared on stage with Glenn Close, Betty Buckley, and Elaine Paige. His performances in stage roles in Kuni-Leml and Sunset Boulevard are archived in the Richard Rogers Video Archive at Lincoln Center, New York. Mr. Briggs has recorded for Sony, Koch, Newport Classics, Iota, Amphonic, and Hallmark Records.
Cellist Matt Goeke performs as chamber musician and orchestral player in a broad range of musical styles. He performs both traditional and new music with the EOS Orchestra, Musica Sacra, the Collegiate Chorale, the Stamford Symphony, North/South Consonance, and the SEM and Crosstown ensembles. Mr. Goeke is also a member of the chamber music group Eight Strings & a Whistle.
Pianist Renée Cometa Briggs leads an active career as a performer and educator in the metropolitan New York area. Her solo repertoire ranges from Mozart on fortepiano to Schönberg and beyond. Her interpretation of works by Debussy garnered multiple prizes from the French Piano Institute, which presented Ms. Briggs in a solo recital of French repertoire at La Schola Cantorum in Paris. She has also performed at the Foundation Pierre Gianadda in Martigny, Switzerland. Ms. Briggs serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Bronx Community College, CUNY.
Please join us for an informal reception after the concert to meet the di.vi.sion Piano Trio and fellow concert goers. Refreshments will be served.
Saugerties Pro Musica concert May 8th at 3 p.m.
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