The Helios Piano Trio

John Fadial, Violin     Beth Vanderborgh, Cello   Chi-Chen Wu, Piano

Piano Trios by Elena Kats-Chernin, Mendelssohn and Ravel

The Spirit and the Maiden (2004, rev. 2013)........ Elena Kats-Chernin (b. 1957)

I. First Movement

II. Second Movement

III. Third Movement

Piano Trio in D minor, op. 49 (1839)............Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

I. Molto allegro ed agitato

            II. Andante con moto tranquillo

             III. Scherzo

             IV.  Finale

Piano Trio (1914)......................Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

I. Modéré

II. Pantoum, Scherzo, Assez vif

III. Passacaille: Très large

IV. Final: Animé

The Helios Piano Trio is a dynamic ensemble comprised of artist faculty from the University of Wyoming. Their rich and diverse backgrounds as performers combine to produce probing and passionate interpretations of the great piano trio repertoire that have garnered international acclaim. Helios recently presented educational concerts as Ensemble in Residence for the Music for a Great Space series in North Carolina, at the Omaha Conservatory, and at the 2018 International Debussy Centennial Conference in Oviedo, Spain.