Ann Moss, soprano
Justin Ouellet, Viola
Hillary Nordwell, piano
Salon à Trois interweaves sumptuous Romantic era music by Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Cécile Chaminade, Amy Beach and Rebecca Clarke with fresh new sounds from living American composers including bespoke duos for viola and soprano by California-based composer Nancy Bachmann, the Broadway-infused melodies of New York's Ricky Ian Gordon, a soul-stirring setting of Jane Kenyon by Sacramento’s Graham Sobelman, and captivating trios on Elizabeth Bishop and Richard Wilbur poems by Boston-based composer Vartan Aghababian.