Voices of Remembrance and Resilience

Interspersed with movements from some of the most compelling works reflecting the darkness of wartime, this program amplifies the voices of resilient women — from underground poets in modern-day Afghanistan, set to song by Juhi Bansal, to survivors of WWII’s Kindertransport, in a song cycle by Lori Laitman. A Chiarina commission and premiere by DC native Jeffrey Mumford offers a visceral reflection on light in this journey of a program that features an all-star cast of returning Chiarina guest artists.

Program

Mieczysław Weinberg: Piano Trio op. 24 (I)

Jeffrey Mumford: new work

Juhi Bansal: Love, Loss, and Exile (women’s poems from Afghanistan)

Domenic Salerni: Seven Meditations for piano trio (IV, V)

Lori Laitman: Daughters

Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor (IV)

Artists

Laura Strickling, soprano

Domenic Salerni, violin

Carrie Bean Stute, cello

Steven Beck, piano