Poulenc Trio with Shawnette Sulker ~ Chamber Music Marin

The Trio “did its namesake proud” in “an intriguing and beautifully played program” with “convincing elegance, … lightness and grace.” Washington Post
Shawnette Sulker’s “beautifully tuned soprano” brought “heartbreaking poignancy” to her performance. San Francisco Chronicle

The Poulenc Trio is the most active touring piano-wind chamber music ensemble in the world.
Celebrating its 2Oth anniversary in 2023, the trio has performed in 46 U.S. states and at
music festivals around the world, including the Ravello Festival in Italy, the San Miguel de
Allende Festival in Mexico, and the White Nights Festival in Russia, where the group toured
and premiered two new works with violinist Hilary Hahn.

They will be joined by Guyanese-American soprano Shawnette Sulker for a series of songs by Poulenc, for whom melody was the most important musical element.

Link:
Poulenc Trio
Shawnette Sulker

Program:
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major, FP185
Viet Cuong (b.1990): Explain Yourself! (2019)
    Commissioned for the Poulenc Trio by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition
Francis Poulenc (arr. Zak Grafilo): Selected Songs
    Cocardes-Chansons populaires sur des poèmes de Jean Cocteau
        Miel de Narbonne (Narbonne honey)
        Bonne d'enfant (Children's maid)
        Enfant de troupe (Army child)
    Àsa guitare (To her guitar)
    Métamorphoses
        C'est ainsi que tu es (It is thus that you are)
        Paganini
    Les Chemins de l'amour (The paths of love)
Duke Ellington (1899-1974) arr. Jonathan Jensen
    In a Sentimental Mood
    The Mooche
    Black and Tan Fantasy
Jean Françaix (1912-1997): Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1994)