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SUMMARY:Sapphire Trio
LOCATION:Wenatchee High School\, 1101 Millerdale Ave.\, Wenatchee
DESCRIPTION:The Sapphire Trio have been together since 1998\, delivering th
 e legacy of fine art music\, celebrating its universal language across the
  globe\, and upholding the art of chamber music as an exciting\, dynamic a
 nd diverse performance genre. Their concerts include a wide range of works
 \, from Broadway and film music to nationally inspired works\, new works a
 nd transcriptions\, along with a mix of stories\, visuals and vignettes ab
 out the composers and the music. As one concert attendee shared after a pe
 rformance\, “This ain’t your grandma’s chamber music anymore!”\nTh
 e Sapphire Trio has served as U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors i
 n a Middle East tour of Bahrain\, Kuwait\, Qatar\, and Saudi Arabia\, upon
  which a report was sent to the White House describing their tour as one o
 f the most successful exchanges in that region. The press referred to thei
 r concerts as “…imaginative and compelling”. They have also performe
 d in four tours in the West Bank region (Jerusalem\, Bethlehem\, Nablus\, 
 Ramallah and the Golan Heights region) and served on international juries 
 for the Palestinian National Music Competitions at the Edward Said Conserv
 atory of Music based in Jerusalem. They have toured Japan\, Germany\, Aust
 ria\, Italy\, Spain\, Colombia and Ireland and most regions throughout the
  U.S.\nThe Trio have been featured guest artists at the Spanish National C
 larinet/European Clarinet Association Congress and have performed at many 
 U.S. national clarinet symposia and ICA international Clarinetfests includ
 ing the International Clarinet and Saxophone Festival in Medellin\, Colomb
 ia\, South America and at the National Art Museum in Bogota. The Sapphire 
 Trio have also been headline performers at state and national MTNA\, ICA\,
  ASTA\, conferences\, including the Music Teachers National Association (M
 TNA) conference in Seattle. They have performed commissioned works at Musi
 c and Medicine conferences at the Mayo Clinic\, and at the American Associ
 ation of Medical Colleges. They were also invited performers for the Inter
 national Clarinet Festival in Dublin\, Ireland in 2024.\nThe Trio offers m
 asterclasses and workshops in chamber music\, and also work with young com
 posers at Virginia Tech University and elsewhere to inspire their creativi
 ty in writing for this medium. The Sapphire Trio continues to perform the 
 repertoire commissioned by the Verdehr Trio and enjoys performing several 
 works that have been written especially for them. Margaret\, Maxine and Jo
 dy are also active soloists\, artist teachers\, adjudicators\, clinicians 
 and workshop presenters. More information about the individual performers 
 and the trio can be found at www.sapphire3.org
URL:https://eddyguide.com/events/sapphire-trio-2027-04-11
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