Almeda Trio Makes Indiana Debut: Friday, February 5
Concert is a homecoming for Robert Cassidy, Almeda Trio member and former director of music for St. Mary Parish, where the concert will be held
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana―January 13, 2010―The Almeda Trio is the trio-in-residence at The Music Settlement, one of Cleveland, Ohio’s oldest and most diverse schools of music. The Almeda Trio is dedicated to performance excellence, education and community outreach―even beyond the city and state it calls home.
The Almeda Trio kicks off its spring concert series and tour with its Indiana debut on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at 7:30 PM at Saint Mary Parish, 317 N. New Jersey Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 637-3983.
For Almeda Trio member Robert Cassidy, the concert is a homecoming. Cassidy previously served as director of music for Saint Mary Parish in Indianapolis, and called the city home from (2002-2008).
The concert on February 5th will feature Beethoven’s Trio in D Major, Op. 70 #1 “Ghost”, one of his best-known works in the genre, along with the Brahms Trio in C Major, Op. 87. A special treat for listeners, Almeda Trio will also perform Vitebsk, a rarely performed trio by the great American composer, Aaron Copland. Vitebsk, a study on a Jewish theme for piano trio, is one of the only works in which Copland draws on his Jewish heritage for inspiration.
Our residency announced:
Almeda Becomes the Most Recent Ensemble-in-Residence at The Music Settlement
"...the Almeda Trio’s playing is robust, rhythmically sturdy, dynamic, and well thought out in terms of stylistic approach.” ―Cleveland Classical.com 9/7/09
CLEVELAND (October 8, 2009) – The Cleveland Music School Settlement (DBA: The Music Settlement) announced today the partnering with, the Almeda Trio, its most recent ensemble-in-residence. The announcement was made by Charles D. Lawrence, president of The Music Settlement.
"The collaboration of The Music Settlement and the Almeda Trio is a natural fit," said Lawrence. "The affiliation offers exciting mentorship opportunities for our students in addition to providing a home for a leading ensemble."
Taking its name from the early 20th-century social activist and founder of The Music School Settlement, Almeda Adams, the Almeda Trio assist The Music Settlement in continually refreshing its diverse offerings by creating imaginative and impactful programs.
Trio members―Robert Cassidy, piano, Cara Tweed, violin and Ida Mercer, cello—are dedicated to performance, education and community outreach. The group has performed on the concert series at Cleveland State University (with a live broadcast on WCLV 104.9 FM), on the Concerts in the Sky series at the Cleveland Clinic, and has performed educational outreach programs in Cleveland area middle schools and high schools. During the 2009-10 season, the Almeda Trio will perform throughout Ohio and beyond, with concerts planned at the Solon Arts Center, The Music Settlement, and Cleveland State University. In July of 2009 the trio released its first CD recording, which features works of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Brahms which has been met with critical acclaim: