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Merz Trio

Brigid Coleridge, Violin
Julia Yang, Cello
Amy Yang, Piano

Hailed as “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) and "artists in the deepest sense of the word" (CutCommon), Merz Trio, winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff and Chesapeake Competitions, and recipients of a Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, have been lauded for their “stunning virtuosity... fresh and surprising interpretations” (Reading Eagle), and “perfection of intonation and ensemble” (Hudson Review). Merz Trio are passionately committed to reshaping the narrative of classical music through vibrantly dynamic programming and wide-ranging interdisciplinary collaboration. Their narrative programming style juxtaposes classical standards, new music, and their own arrangements of familiar and forgotten works, fluidly interwoven and guided with speaking from the Trio’s members. Their interdisciplinary collaborations include ongoing projects with directors Emma Jaster and Jon Levin, dancer Caroline Copeland, and Sandglass Puppet Theater.

The Trio are equally known for their more immersive integrations of music and text in performance, ranging from their recital-theater piece built around Shakespeare’s Macbeth (“Those Secret Eyes”), to their debut album interweaving Ravel’s Trio with short pieces, poems, and diaries of the era (“Ink”). Finally, in their prolific arranging, the Trio are committed to uplifting overlooked voices from history, ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to Lili and Nadia Boulanger, from Joséphine Baker to Irish folk melodies.

Highlights of the Merz Trio’s 26-27 includes performances at Chamber Music Society of Little Rock, Chamber Music Wilmington, Friends of Chamber Music in Troy (NY), Palm Beach State College, the Polinger Artists of Excellence Series, Richmond’s Belvedere Series, Syracuse University, and Westchester Chamber Music Society. Last season, they returned to cherished series including Chamber Music Houston, Chamber Music Louisville and Pro Musica (San Miguel, Mexico). Other recent appearances include  Tippet Rise, Duke Performances, Chamber Music Dallas, Da Camera, Coleman Chamber Music Association, the New Orleans Friends of Music and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Other notable debuts have taken the Trio to Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Schubert Club (St. Paul, MN), among others. Merz Trio have been encouraged in their explorations by numerous institutional homes around the world: New England Conservatory, Yellow Barn, Snape Maltings, Avaloch Farm Institute, the Naumburg Foundation, the Lake Champlain, Olympic, and Chesapeake Music Festivals, and the Fischoff Competition, as well as many other venues and hosts around the US, Australia, the Netherlands and the UK.

Merz Trio operate as a nonprofit organization under Project Merz, Inc. and are currently represented by Dinin Arts Management & Consulting.

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