The Kalichstein-Laredo Trio - In Celebration
IN CELEBRATION (TRIO NO. 1)
In Celebration (1989) was co-commissioned by the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois in honor of its 20th anniversary and by the Tisch Center for the Performing Arts at the 92nd Street Y in New York. The composition is dedicated to the Kalichstein- Laredo-Robinson Trio in response to their request to write something “jazzy.” The Trio gave its premiere on March 31, 1989, at the Krannert Center, and its New York premiere at the 92nd Street Y on April 11, 1989.
REVEILLE (TRIO NO. 2)
The piece was written in 2011 for the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. The work was
commissioned by Ben Silverman and dedicated to Herman Sandler. The Trio with guest artist Sting gave the premiere on September 14, 2011, at the 92nd Street Y in New York in observance of the tenth anniversary of 9/11.