Sarah Rothenberg Artistic Director

Merz Trio: Night Songs

Merz Trio: Night Songs
  • Monday | March 31 | 7:30 PM
  • The Menil Collection
  • 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006
  • 713-524-5050 | boxoffice@dacamera.com

Program

Hildegard von Bingen: Hymn O ignee spiritus
Robert Schumann: Andantino from Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56
Thelonious Monk: ‘Round midnight
Henry Purcell: Hush No More
Alma Mahler: Laue Sommernacht
Alexander Zemlinsky: Empfängnis
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8

Musicians

Amy Yang, piano; Brigid Coleridge, violin; Julia Yang, cello

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 – are known for their inventive programming. Join Merz Trio as they search for song in night’s darkness. Beginning with the 12th century chants spun by Hildegard von Bingen in her solitary monastic cell, explore melody sung into and for the night, weaving together a musical conversation that joins the voices of Purcell, Schumann, Alma Mahler, Brahms and Zemlinsky, and into the twentieth century with Thelonious Monk’s poignantly lonely ode to a dark hour.

“perfection of intonation and ensemble” — Hudson Review

“stunning virtuosity…fresh and surprising interpretations”

— Reading Eagle

RECOMMENDED EVENTS

OUR VALUES

Connection

We value and nurture rich and often unexpected connections among musical genres, art forms, and ideas; between people and places; between the past and the present.

Exploration

We believe that openness to new experiences and enthusiasm for learning are vital to human experience. At the vanguard of arts organizations, we continually evolve our ways of presenting to combine an unusual mix of in-depth exploration and accessibility.

Excellence

DACAMERA has become synonymous with quality; the common denominator of our diverse activities, on stage and in the community, is excellence.

LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH.

Sign up for DACAMERA emails and be among the first to know about on sale dates, upcoming concerts and more. Text DACAMERA to 346-440-4545 for occasional event announcements and special offers.