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Chelsea Czuchra
played to a high standard...offering music of genuine interest...lively, thoughtful and lyrical
an incredible trio
Duo - Vocal & Instrumental
Instrumentation
- Liz Pearse - Voice
- Chelsea Czuchra - Flutes
- Lindsay Buffington - Harp
Repertoire
Classical:
A Gershwin Medley: arr. Paul Baker
Trios Chansons: Rosy Wertheim
Le Rossignol: Leo Delibes
The Flower Song: Leo Delibes
Un Flute Invisible: Camille Saint-Saens
Scheherezade: Maurice Ravel
Contemporary:
Fantasie, Dance, Ceremonie: Helen Grime
Buaine na Gaoithe Ryan Molloy
Isle of Tiree: Errollyn Wallen
Federico's Little Songs for Children George Crumb
Woofin' the Cat: Cameron Wilson
Songs from Comala: Ricardo Zohn Muldoon
Journey: Tania Leon
Ariel's Hail: Kaija Saariaho
Alimondoj: Alfred Zimmerlin
Biography
The Damselfly Trio – Liz Pearse, soprano; Chelsea Czuchra, flutes; and Lindsay Buffington, harp – is a dynamic chamber ensemble dedicated to the music of contemporary composers and poets/writers. Continuing the work begun by The Jubal Trio, Damselfly is committed to commissioning, performing, and promoting contemporary chamber music for their unique instrumentation. Since their founding in 2017, the trio has commissioned new works from a number of composers and poets including Ryan Molloy and Martin Dyar, Pierce Gradone and Stephanie Anderson, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Lindsey Jacob and Nicole O. Nichols. Upcoming projects include the world premiere of a new work by Asha Srinivasan and commissions from composers Brittany J. Green and Ingrid Stölzel. Damselfly Trio is based in the US and Switzerland, conducting concert and educational activities throughout the US and Europe.
In recent seasons, Damselfly Trio has performed throughout Switzerland, Ireland, the UK and the US. Their concert appearances have taken them to a wide range of venues, including: Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, the Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast, Irish World Academy, Wild Atlantic Words Festival, Rehmann Museum, the Bank of the Arts in New Bern, NC, and digitally at the University of Liverpool. They have also been heard over the air on BBC Northern Ireland.
In 2018, Damselfly held a performance residency at Avaloch Farm Music Institute in New Hampshire, US (where they were inspired by local insect life to name their trio). The trio has given masterclasses and workshops at the Eastman School of Music, UNC-Wilmington, East Carolina University, Maynooth University, Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University, as well as virtually at the University of North Texas. Since 2018, Damselfly has regularly given outreach concerts in public schools in eastern North Carolina under the auspices of the Carolina Chamber Music Festival.
Damselfly Trio’s commissioning and performing work has been generously supported by various institutions including the Irish Arts Council, National University of Ireland, George Walker Center at ESM, Swiss Interpreter’s Society, Aargauer Kuratorium, Migros Kulturprozent, the Dwight and Ursula Mamlok Stiftung and the Swiss Cultural Fund-UK. www.damselflytrio.com
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