To share music with the community throughout the year, the Brevard Music Center presents free concerts to the public on the first Mondays of each month, October through May (except January).

April's event:

• Trio Solis
• Monday, April 2, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.
• Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

The Music Center's host for these concerts is the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Brevard, NC. The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd is located at 22 Fisher Road on the corner of North Broad Street and Fisher Road across from Ingles. Parking for this event is in the church parking lot located on the premises.

Trio Solis
Corinne Stillwell, violin
Gregory Sauer, cello
Read Gainsford, piano

Franz Joseph Haydn: Presto from Trio in C Major, Hob. XV:27

Paul Schoenfield: Café Music

Johannes Brahms: Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87

With a dynamic combination of energy, creativity, and insight, Trio Solis ("of the sun") was founded in 2008 by violinist Corinne Stillwell, cellist Gregory Sauer, and pianist Read Gainsford. Already distinguished as solo performers, these musicians have embarked on a journey together to explore the piano trio repertoire with a unique synergy of brilliant technique, probing musicianship and a wealth of experience.

Highlights of recent seasons include the Trio's debut on the Seven Days of Opening Nights series in Messiaen's exalted Quartet for the End of Time with internationally acclaimed clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. They were invited to be the featured soloists for the opening of the 2010-11 orchestral season in Florida's capital city, performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto in celebration of the breathtaking renovation of the historic Ruby Diamond Auditorium. Committed to sharing music by living composers, the group included the Piano Trio of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich in their Carnegie Hall debut, and enjoys playing the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tempest Fantasy by Paul Moravec. They are also regularly featured artists in the biennial Festival of New Music in Tallahassee, FL.

Beyond their performing activities, the members of Trio Solis are devoted teachers and maintain full studios at Florida State University. Their students have achieved successes in competitions, have won positions as teachers and performers, and have been accepted at some of the top graduate schools in the world. In addition to masterclasses and school residencies, the Trio's newest initiative, Building Bridges, benefits community organizations through collaborative performances with outstanding young musicians on the verge of their own careers.

The Trio's first CD, Diamonds in a Haystack, featuring works by Francaix, Schoenfield, and Babajanian, is slated for release in the Fall of 2011.