IRIS TRIO: PROJECT EARTH
THURSDAY, april 11, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Fotografiska museum, 281 park ave. south., MANHATTAN
sunday, april 14, 2024 | 4:00 PM
trinity lutheran church, 309 St. Pauls Ave., STATEN ISLAND
CHRISTINE CARTER, clarinet
ZOË MARTIN-DOIKE, viola
ANNA PETROVA, piano
Our Spring 2024 festival kicks off in April with the 5BMF debut of the virtuosic IRIS TRIO in two performances of their new program, Project Earth.
A culmination of the ensemble’s multi-year endeavor to illuminate the impact of human behavior on the environment, Project Earth addresses issues of climate change, pollution, habitat degradation, and biodiversity loss through chamber music and poetry. Giving center stage to the immense beauty and wonder found in nature, the project features original works by poets Don McKay and Karen Solie, and new works and commissions by Florian Hoefner, Sarah Slean and Andrew Downing. In addition to selections from Project Earth, the trio will also perform Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio on April 14 in Staten Island.
Join us on Thursday, April 11 at the Fotografiska Museum in Manhattan — a unique co-presentation with the museum, presented in conjunction with the Human/Nature exhibit — and on Sunday, April 14 for our return to Trinity Lutheran Church in Staten Island!
TICKETS
THU 4.11.24
7:00 PM
Fotografiska museum
General Admission: $40
Museum Members: $20
Museum Patrons: $10
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SUN 4.14.24
4:00 PM
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
General Admission: $20
Students: $10
Seniors 60+: $10
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ARTISTS
IRIS TRIO
IRIS TRIO
Praised for their “beauty of sound and striking expression” (Bremen Weser Kurier), the Iris Trio (clarinetist Christine Carter, violist Zoë Martin-Doike, and pianist Anna Petrova) is known for their imaginative programming and powerhouse performances. Their 2013 debut at the German Consulate in New York City was met by a sold-out audience and followed by an immediate invitation to the prestigious Mozartfest in Würzburg, Germany. The Trio subsequently gave the world premiere of Christof Weiß’s Conversation Among Friends at the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Residence Palace and were featured in Michael Wende & Andreea Varga’s documentary, MozartLabor. They have since appeared at venues throughout North America and Europe, including a tour of their program, Homage and Inspiration, across Germany. Their debut album by the same name, recorded at the Sendesaal in Bremen Germany, was released in 2020 on Coviello Classics to international acclaim. The Canadian Broadcasting Company selected it as one of “10 upcoming Canadian classical albums to get excited about,” Fanfare Magazine praised it as “a five-star, real stand-out release,” and Classical-Modern Music Review commented, “these are extraordinarily, mutually attuned practitioners that deserve our acclaim.” Collectively, the members of the Iris Trio hold positions at Memorial University, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (New York City), and University of Louisville, and have performed around the world on major concert stages from Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall to the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Sydney Opera House.