The Poulenc Trio Proudly Welcoming LIANG WANG, Principal Oboe of the New York Philharmonic

The Poulenc Trio Proudly welcoming LIANG WANG, Principal Oboe of the New York Philharmonic “POULENC TRIO DOES ITS NAMESAKE PROUD [Headline] An intriguing and beautifully played program . convincing elegance . near-effortless lightness and grace.” —WASHINGTON POST “An elegant rendition of Piazzolla’s ‘Chau Paris’ by the Poulenc Trio.” —NEW YORK TIMES “Warmly molded phrases and panache from all three players . an ensemble that offers equal doses of polish and personality.” —BALTIMORE SUN “Magic was on plentiful display . .” —PALM BEACH POST “The exceptional gifts of the Poulenc Trio were a welcome diversion to the large crowd . robustly thrilling . sensitive and sometimes sensuous, their techniques secure and fleet, their pitch and balances exact, their breath control effortless and their manner confident. Their preparation was incredible . .” —SCHENECTADY (NY) DAILY GAZETTE BRYAN YOUNG l IRINA KAPLAN l LIANG WANG s the finest of a select few professional bassoon piano oboe wind trios, the Poulenc Trio is A committed to expanding the repertoire through the rediscovery of old masterpieces and the commissioning of new works. mong the trio’s adventurous projects are “A Glass Act,” which pairs wines Awith the music of four great composers; the New Harlem Renaissance commissioning project, involving contemporary American composers; and “Music at the Museum,” which links programs to current museum exhibitions and features the trio alongside guest artists www.poulenctrio.com and local celebrities. he Trio has toured Russia (with “I was delighted by the Poulenc Trio’s concert last weekend, and so were my board members and principal funders Hilary Hahn), Italy, Mexico, and . I heard from some of our patrons that this was their the CarTibbean, and performed at New York favorite event of the season—and this about a series that City's Symphony Space, the Kennedy Center, this year also included the Eroica Trio and the great violinist and every region of the USA. Ida Kavafian!” —RON CALTABIANO , Director, Morrison Artists Series, San Francisco SPECIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM: “Had the audience dancing in the aisles. What a joyful “Pizza with Poulenc” experience. Our patrons are telling us, ’This concert was the (for students and teachers) best of the season . ‘Bring them back!’ . Simply fabulous!” —HOWARD CHADWICK , Nantucket Musical Arts Society SAMPLE REPERTOIRE: “The bassoonist joked that the reason his group is named for the l BEETHOVEN — Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38 French composer Francis Poulenc is because ‘he has this long (Beethoven's own arrangement of his Op. 20 Septet) face that looks great on T-shirts.’ The real reason is that Poulenc’s l BEETHOVEN — Trio Op. 11 “Gassenhauer” Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon is the most famous piece l CHARLIE CHAPLIN — Music from “City Lights” and “Modern Times” written for that combination of instruments . l PAQUITO D'RIVERA — Afro-Cuban Songs [The trio] played with spirit and grace . brought the l FRANÇAIX — Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano near-capacity crowd in the PAC’s Williams Theatre to its feet.” l GLINKA — Trio Pathétique —TULSA WORLD l HANDEL — Trio in F major l POULENC — Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano l PREVIN — Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano “From the first notes, we knew that this was a group of l RIMSKY-KORSAKOV — Dance of the Tumblers first-rate chamber musicians, who took as much delight in the l ROSSINI — Fantasy Concertante “Semiramide” l SHOSTAKOVICH — Music from “The Gadfly” & joys of intimate playing as they gave. [In the Piazzolla] the “Moscow Cheryomushki” Poulenc played like Argentine street musicians, with plenty l STRAVINSKY — Suites Nos. 1 & 2 of dulce de leche sweetness . .” —PALM BEACH DAILY New and Commissioned works: l VIET CUONG — Trains of Thought (includes animation) l JAKOV JAKOULOV — Yiddish Lexicon “New and delicious sounds . three virtuosi in complete control l LAURA KAMINSKY — Horizon Lines l of their instruments . a unique experience . energetic, OCTAVIO VAZQUEZ — Tríptico muscular and yet so beautiful, a tribute to the composer [Poulenc] and to the gifted musicians who played it.” SPECIAL COLLABORATION with: —OAKWOOD REGISTER (DAYTON, OH) DAVID SHIFRIN, clarinetist.

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