About Trio 180
Trio 180 (formerly New Pacific Trio) in residence at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, is quickly gaining recognition throughout the United States. This talented ensemble is made up of celebrated concert violinist Ann Miller, Grammy-nominated cellist Nina Flyer, and award-winning pianist Sonia Leong.
The trio has given concerts and master classes throughout the West Coast, with a featured appearance in Guadalajara, Mexico in March 2009. An active advocate of new music, the trio was awarded a Barlow Grant in 2006 to commission eminent composer Chen Yi’s first piano trio, Tibetan Tunes, published by Theodore Presser. In addition, the trio has premiered works by Allan Crossman (Icarus), Jorge Liderman (Suite del Sur; Sidewalk recorded on Albany Records), Derek Jacoby (Trio No. 2), Francois Rose (Gently, Wild Rose Petals), Cindy Cox, UC Berkeley (Wave, recorded in summer, 2010) and has performed frequently on the Composers, Inc. series in San Francisco.
Performances in 2010–11 include Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the St. John’s Chamber Orchestra, the premiere of Francois Rose’s Entre Ciel et Terre (for piano trio and shō), an appearance at Stanford University, a performance of R. Vaughan Williams’ On Wenlock Edge with tenor Daniel Ebbers, and a concert on the prestigious series, Sundays at 3, in Maryland.
For the 2011-12 season, highlights include a performance on the Lake Tahoe Chamber Society’s summer season; a return visit to the Friends of Music series in Brookings, Oregon; dual concerts at Pacific and at Old First Church in San Francisco; and the Trio’s 10th Anniversary Gala, including a new piece being written for us by up-and-coming young composer Reinaldo Moya.
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