Lebanon Valley College Hosts The Majore Trio in Concert Feb. 8

The Majore Trio to perform Sunday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m., in Zimmerman Recital Hall

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The Majore Trio to perform on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. in the Zimmerman Recital Hall of Lebanon Valley College’s Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery.

ANNVILLE, PA (01/21/2015)(readMedia)-- Lebanon Valley College music professor Johannes Dietrich, Marie-Aline Cadieux, and Atsuko Egawa, will come together as the Majore Trio to perform on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. in the Zimmerman Recital Hall of Lebanon Valley College's Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery. The concert with feature Seven Character Pieces by Theoder Kirchner (1823–1903), Invierno Porteño (Winter) by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), Trio in Bb Major, Op. 97 (Archduke trio) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Dietrich will be on violin, Cadieux on cello, and Egawa will play piano. The concert is free and open to the public.

Kirchner's Seven Character Pieces consist of the miniature compositions for which German-composer Kirchner was well-known and praised, and are a delightful new discovery for the group, as the compositions come out of recently published collection from Editions Silvertrust. A composition from the prominent Argentinian tango composer, superb bandoneon player and arranger, and nuevo tango originator Piazzolla, Invierno Porteño stems from a blend of classical and jazz music elements signature to its composer. Last, Trio in Bb Major, Op. 97 is one of the great masterpieces of the piano trio repertoire, containing all the best characteristics of Beethoven's work: dramatic mood and dynamic changes, lovely melodies, a great deal of humor, interesting rhythms, and wonderful dialogues between the instruments.

The Majore Trio

Dietrich, a native of Bozeman, Montana, joined the faculty of Lebanon Valley College in 1995. As the Newton and Adelaide Burgner Professor in Instrumental Music, he directs the LVC Symphony Orchestra, teaches conducting, string methods, applied violin and viola, and coaches chamber music ensembles. He has studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and holds a Master of Music degree in violin performance and a Doctorate in Violin Performance and Conducting, both from the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio.

As a soloist, and member of the Majore Trio and Duo Terlano, he has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Austria, Germany and Italy. He has released two CDs- Solo Journeys, which includes the World Premiere of Scott Eggerts "Adagia" for solo violin and the Duo Terlano recording, Whimsies.

His students have been prizewinners and finalists in both State and National competitions, and have been accepted into leading undergraduate and graduate music programs. Many have gone on to become successful teachers and performers in their own right.

When he is not either teaching or performing, Hannes can often be found backpacking through the wilds of Montana, cross country skiing, fly fishing on a secluded stream, or cooking elegant meals with his wife.

Cellist Cadieux, Professor of Music at Kutztown University, may be heard as a member of Duo Terlano, with the Majore Trio, as well as in her own solo recitals. She has performed across Europe, but has become an established presence in the Mid-Atlantic music scene since moving to the area in 1999.

She served for many years as Principal Cellist for the Illinois Symphony and Illinois Chamber Orchestra, as well as festival orchestras including those at Aspen, the Blossom Music Festival, and Great Music West, traveling Broadway shows, and dance companies such as the Mark Morris Dance Group.

She was a finalist in the Chicago Symphony/Rose Faye Thomas Competition, a fellowship award recipient at the Bach Aria Festival on Long Island NY, and has received numerous teaching awards, including the Pennsylvania/Delaware String Teachers Association Outstanding String Teacher Award. Her former students can be found in leading college music programs and conservatories across the country, and she frequently gives clinics and masterclasses for music educators and students.

She received her Master of Music and also her Graduate Certificate in Performance from Northwestern University where she studied with master teacher Hans Jørgen Jensen. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts at Ohio State University.

In her free time, Marie-Aline enjoys hiking, birdwatching, gardening, photography, and cooking with her husband.

Born in Nagasaki, Japan, Egawa attended Kwassui High School for Music and completed her undergraduate studies in piano performance at Kwassui College with Prof. Shunji Itani in 2000. After winning several prizes in her home country, she continued her studies in 2001 with Prof. Gabriel Rosenberg at the Nuremberg Conservatory of Music in Germany. During her postgraduate studies she carried forward with her solo activities and dedicated herself to the study of chamber music with Prof. Siegmund von Hausegger.

In 2005, Egawa's piano trio won first prize at the Joseph-Dichler Music Competition in Vienna. The same year she was inducted into the music foundation of Yehundi Menuhin "LIVE MUSIC NOW". She has given many concerts in Europe and performed for Radio Bavaria 4 Classic. In 2007, she returned to Japan concertizing both as a soloist and with numerous chamber music groups and orchestras. She has been invited to perform as a soloist and chamber musician at numerous music festivals. She was selected as a "Kioi New Artist" in 2009, and celebrated her debut in Tokyo the same year. Returning to Europe to perform in 2013, she gave concerts in Germany and was one of four artists to participate in the concert series Abendmusik in Bergün, Switzerland.

Lebanon Valley College offers numerous public performances by students, faculty, and guests of the College throughout the semester. For the list of recitals this fall, visit www.lvc.edu/music/student-recitals.aspx.