The Debussy Trio's unique repertoire of 20th/21st Century music offers a refreshing and exciting change of pace for concert-goers of all ages. Audiences are captivated by the dynamic expressive performances and enjoy the relaxed informal commentary from the stage. The Debussy Trio offers concerts for subscription series, interactive Musical Adventures for children, and visiting Artist-in-Residencies for universities. The Trio's charismatic programming includes musical styles from French Impressionism through American jazz-fusion, and from famed film composers and a wide variety of nationalistic influences.

Recent highlights are the Trio's performance at the World Harp Congress in Vancouver, Canada, soloist with the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall and tours coast-to-coast. Appearances on the international concert scene include: Festivals in Copenhagen, Geneva and Prague; major venues: Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl and Orange County (CA) Performing Arts Center; Universities in California, Hawaii, West Virginia and Oregon; general audience series in 39 states; community outreach programs for over 400,000 youths; and on NPR's St. Paul Sunday, Sundays Live, Performance Today and Voice of America.

Its many CDs are on the RCM, Koch, Harmonia Mundi and Klavier labels. The latest two CDs feature new works written for the Trio by 15 American composers available at www.fatrockink.com. The Trio's dedication to developing a major repertoire for chamber music with harp, especially flute, viola and harp, has been recognized by such entities as the Aaron Copland Fund of New York, American Composers Forum, National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer and U. S. Fund for Artists at International Festivals. Additional support for its outreach programming has come from the California Arts Council, Department of Cultural Affairs of Los Angeles, Presser Foundation of Pennsylvania and Times Mirror Foundation.

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