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Kandinsky Trio Bio

Now in its twenty-fifth season, the Kandinsky Trio is celebrating one of the longest and most successful artist residencies in the United States: over a thousand concerts of high caliber chamber music in the U. S., Europe, and Canada, including New York (Miller Theater and Merkin Hall), Washington (The Kenne-dy Center), Atlanta (Spivey Hall), Oklahoma City, Tampa (Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), Portland, Charleston, San Francisco, Banff, Bratislava, Budapest, Vienna, and Zagreb. The Kandinsky Trio has also been heard at such venues as the Interlochen Festival, the Concert Society at Maryland, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center, and the Center for the Arts at Penn State.

Its recordings are aired regularly on Boston’s WGBH, Chicago’s WFMT, and the Maine, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Minnesota Public Radio Networks. Live performances have been broadcast on the Mac-Neil/Lehrer News Hour, numerous times on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, and WNYC’s Around New York. Their CD, In Foreign Lands (Brioso), released in 2003, was selected by WNED (Buf-falo and Toronto) as one of the best CDs of the year, and London’s Music and Vision dubbed it “one of the year’s best chamber music recordings.” The Charleston Post and Courier named the Kandinskys “a trio of stunning talent” after their appearance on the 2008 Spotlight Series at Piccolo Spoleto. Described as “spirited and persuasive,” American Record Guide, and “virtuosity, with spine-tingling precision,” Cin-cinnati Enquirer, the Trio draws in new audiences with both its passionate performances of masterworks and innovative ideas in re-defining chamber music.

In 2002, the Trio was in residence at the European/American Masterclasses at the Hindemith Center in Blonay, Switzerland and continues one of this country’s most enduring chamber music residencies at historic Roanoke College.

The Trio is one of only six piano trios ever to win the prestigious Chamber Music America Residency Award. In 1999, the Kandinsky Trio was honored to be chosen by Senator Charles Robb as the represen-tative of the Commonwealth of Virginia at Kennedy Center’s State Days series. In addition the ensemble has received awards from the Theodore Presser and Carpenter foundations to extend its artistry and visionary residency ideas to under-served communities.

The Kandinsky Trio regularly collaborates with such diverse artists as bassist James VanDemark, violin-ist/violist Ida Kavafian, cellist Steven Doane, soprano Dawn Upshaw, composer Gunther Schuller, story-teller Connie Regan-Blake, and jazz legend Larry Coryell. Their innovative projects have included Mike Reid’s Tales of Appalachia for Trio and storyteller, commissioned for the Trio by nine presenting organi-zations and performed on over 100 concert series, and John D’earth’s Natural Bridge, for Trio, jazz bass and guitar with jazz great Kurt Rosenwinkel. Their newest project, with storyteller/whistler Andy Offutt Irwin, features unique arrangements of jazz standards and folk music to create a totally original musical experience.

Kandinsky Trio • Roanoke College • Department of Fine Arts • 221 College Lane Salem, VA 24153-3794http://kandinskytrio.org • 540-231-8503 • [email protected]

Kandinsky Trio Reviews

“....this ensemble is so tight it seems to breathe as one, andsoon showed it can pull off even the most extravagant rhythmic

give-and-take yet still remain seamlessly together “PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

“The Trio summoned all its virtuosity.... with spine-tingling precision.”THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“The Kandinsky Trio presented a concert of unlimited passion...”CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL

“Daring, energetic music making....an exquisite concert”NASHVILLE BANNER

“Spirited & Persuasive”AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

“ A classy performance, full of elegant phrasing...melody abounded,virtuosity galore.”

ALBANY TIMES UNION

“ An astounding performance; full of passion and energy.”TULSA WORLD

“The Trio played with feeling, grace and a wonderful sense ofensemble, bringing out the nuances of three distinct pieces, showing

their individual talents and radiating their sincere enjoyment of both the music and music-making.” -THE MORNING CALL /ALLENTOWN, PA

“Their bodies move together, they are in perfect rhythm together, andthey create emotional intensity together.” “The Kandinsky Trio

played with such feeling and expression that we felt we were actuallyexperiencing daybreak and the other moods and timbres of a day.”

THE OAK RIDGER/ OAK RIDGE, TN

“The Kandinsky Trio gave a fervid performance......The creativity and spontaneity kept the audience listening intently.”

ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES


Sample Contract

AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARTIST AND LOCAL PRESENTING ORGANIZATIONKandinsky Trio

Olin Hall, Roanoke College221 College Lane, Salem, VA 24153

phone 540-375-2223 fax 540-375-2559

date complete: IDCode:

Artist/Ensemble Kandinsky TrioType of Performance concertDate & Time of Performance Repertoire Guest artists: Location of Performance Date & Time of Rehearsal(s)

Piano Required YES If “yes”, local presenter agrees to furnish one concert grand piano in top playing condition, properly tuned for rehearsal(s) and performance(s) [see attached technical requirements]

Compensation

Payment: Check payable to Kandinsky Trio, Roanoke College, is due on the day of the performance.

Complimentary Tickets: Presenting Organization agrees to provide 6 complimentary tickets for the contracted artist for each performance.

Local Contact:

2nd Contact:

IMPORTANT: IF THIS CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO LOCAL OR STATE WITHOLDING TAX, then please use Roanoke College SOCIAL SECURITY/FEDERAL ID #54-0505945

All terms on the reverse side of this document and any attached addendum are hereby incorporated into this agreement.

date of agreement Local Presenting Organization

X__________________________________ X______________________________Kandinsky Trio


Sample Contract

The following Contract Terms are an integral part of this contract.

A. Presenting Organization must provide adequate rehearsal space and time in hall under satisfactory conditions. Presenting Organization agrees, at organization’s own expense, to provide a performance hall and dressing room(s) for Artist(s) or ensemble that are adequately heated and clean.

B. Presenting Organization agrees to pay any licensing fees incurred for performance of program by Artist(s) such as BMI and ASCAP.

C. Presenting Organization shall not have the right to broadcast, photograph, record, or otherwise reproduce the performance, or any rehearsal, in any way and shall prohibit others from doing so, unless Presenting Organization has obtained express consent of the Artist.

D. Artist will furnish or cause to be furnished one (I) copy of program information in clean and readable form for resetting and/or duplication by the Presenting Organization at organization’s own expense, for the performance. Program notes will be provided, if available, as a courtesy but not as an obligation.

E. Artist is not liable for failure to appear or perform in the event that such failure is due to physical disability or illness of the artist or acts or regulations of public authorities, labor disputes, strike, civil unrest, epidemic, interruption or delay of transportation services, or any other cause beyond the control of the artist. If Presenting Organization postpones the performance due to causes other than Act of God, the Presenting Organization agrees to reschedule the performance for a mutually agreeable date and will reimburse artist for any documented out of pocket expenses incurred by such a postponement. Additionally, if Artist is en-route during postponement, Presenting Organization agrees to reimburse Artist for travel expenses. If performance is canceled by Presenting Organization for any cause other than Act of God, Presenting Organization agrees to pay contracted fee within 30 days of cancellation.

F. Presenting Organization shall indemnify Artist against, and hold it harmless for, any and all loss or liability for injuries or damages to any and all persons, property or any entities, that may occur in connection with the performance.

G. Contract is not binding on artist until fully executed by Kandinsky Trio and signed by a member of the Kandinsky Trio.

H. This contract is binding on the Presenting Organization’s representatives and successors.

I. The non-arrival of Artist due to incorrect information on the reverse of this contract will not relieve the Presenting Organization of full responsibility.

Artist: Kandinsky TrioDate of Performance:Location:

Kandinsky Trio Federal ID# 54-0505945Olin Hall, Roanoke College

221 College Lane, Salem, VA 24153



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