Faculty Performance Groups

Converse Trio

The Converse Trio will be conducting a search for a new cellist in the 2011-2012 season. The Converse Trio is managed by Siegel Artist Management.

Sampler of Live Performances

Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:25
1    III. Finale: Rondo all'Ongarese       

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)     
Three Nocturnes
2    Andante
3    Andante quieto		Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Trio in D Minor, Op. 32
4    III. Elegia: Adagio		Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, "Address"
5    II. Chaconne
6    III. Recycling via Rondo

Scott Robbins (b. 1964)
Trio in B Major, Op. 8
7    I. Allegro con brio		Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

 

 

Conversant

An eclectic blend of instruments, along with the occasional guest, Conversant is dedicated to exploring and promoting the contemporary and traditional chamber music of the Americas. Recently they premiered Scott Robbins's Psychedelic Epigrams to an enthusiastic audience. They have performed and conducted master classes at the Conservatorio de Musica in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and at the Harlaxton International Chamber Music Festival in Lincolnshire County, England. A resident ensemble at the Petrie School of Music, Conversant is comprised of violinist Sarah Johnson, cellist Kenneth Law, flutist Christopher Vaneman, oboist Kelly Vaneman, and pianist Douglas Weeks.