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Amelia Piano Trio to perform at Connecticut College March 27

March 07, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Amelia Piano Trio, made up of three Connecticut College faculty members, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, at Connecticut College March 27.

The Amelia Piano Trio includes violinist Anthea Kreston, adjunct professor of music; cellist Jason Duckles, adjunct assistant professor of music; and pianist Rieko Aizawa, adjunct instructor of music.

The Trio will perform Richard Strauss´ Trios Nos. 1 and 2.

Formed in 1999, the Amelia Piano Trio has already established a glowing international reputation and has quickly become one of its generation´s most sought-after ensembles. In its short history the Amelia has been Grand Prize-winner at the Yellow Springs National Competition and recipient of the prestigious ASCAP award for Adventurous Programming.

The Trio has performed extensively in North America and abroad, including France, Italy, Panama, and the Caribbean. In addition, members of the Trio have toured in North America and Central Asia with Yo-Yo Ma´s Silk Road Project.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. For tickets and information, call (860) 439-2720.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu