From the concert program:

Interspersed with movements from some of the most compelling works reflecting the darkness of wartime, this program amplifies the voices of resilient women — from underground poets in modern-day Afghanistan, set to song by Juhi Bansal, to survivors of WWII’s Kindertransport, in a song cycle by Lori Laitman. A Chiarina commission and premiere by DC native Jeffrey Mumford offers a visceral reflection on light in this journey of a program that features an all-star cast of returning Chiarina guest artists.

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A mid performance picture featuring Chiarina as a piano trio with soprano, dark brick background

Artists

Laura Strickling, soprano

Domenic Salerni, violin

Carrie Bean Stute, cello

Steven Beck, piano

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Show Notes

Mieczysław Weinberg - Piano Trio op. 24 (I)

Jeffrey Mumford - expanding echoes of layered resonances (Chiarina commission / world premiere)

Juhi Bansal - Love, Loss, and Exile (women’s poems from Afghanistan)

Domenic Salerni - Seven Meditations for piano trio (IV, V)

Lori Laitman - Daughters

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor (IV)