Media Release: MOSSO March 23 Westfiekd Athenaeum Concert

DATELINE: February 21, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Becky Blackburn, Westfield Athenaeum, 413-568--7833 ext 111 or bblackburn@westath.org Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations 413-427-7352 or mgauerbach@gmail.com WESTFIELD ATHENAEUM AND MOSSO (MUSICIANS OF THE SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) PRESENT THE CHAMPLAIN TRIO ON MARCH 23 Westfield, MA: The Westfield Athenaeum and MOSSO (Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra) will present the second of a three-concert chamber music series with the Champlain Trio on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 7:00PM. This is the second year of MOSSO’s partnership with the Westfield Athenaeum. Guy McLain, Executive Director of the Westfield Athenaeum, will offer a pre-performance talk at 6PM, which is free to ticket holders. The Vermont-based Champlain Trio, comprised of violinist Letitia Quante, cellist Emily Taubl (Principal Cellist of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra), and pianist Hiromi Fukuda, will perform a program called Brilliant Colors, featuring pieces by Boulanger, Beethoven, and Ravel. The Champlain Trio formed during the early stages of the pandemic and has enjoyed an active performance schedule for over three years. In 2020, the trio created a documentary film project entitled Empty Stages, with the goal of highlighting the many amazing concert venues across Vermont, as well as how COVID-19 impacted the arts. The documentary aired on Vermont PBS in June of 2021. In 2022, the trio was awarded a Vermont Arts Council Grant to record the Piano Trio in C Major by Croatian composer Dora Pejačević. This iis now out on all major streaming platforms. For more information about the Champlain Trio, please visit: https://www.champlaintrio.com/ The chamber music series continues on Thursday, April 20, with MOSSO and SSO horn player Robert Hoyle’s quintet, the Connecticut-based Harmonia V. The quintet will celebrate April in Paris with an all-French program, featuring pieces by Barthe, Fauré, Ravel, Poulenc, Debussy, Pierné, and Lefebvre. For information on Harmonia V: http://www.harmoniav.com/ Tickets for the concerts, $25.00/person, must be purchased in advance at the Westfield Athenaeum during business hours, or online at https://www.westath.org/ MOSSO is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, which is not a subsidiary of nor affiliated with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Inc. MOSSO was organized by the musicians in 2021 to produce and perform concerts in Greater Springfield and Western Massachusetts. To date, they have presented their musicians in pop-up concerts throughout the area; performances with local ensembles, including the Springfield Jazz and Roots Festival; two full orchestral performances with Maestro Kevin Rhodes in Springfield’s Symphony Hall; a Sondheim tribute with full orchestra and singers at Symphony Hall; and a recent series of chamber ensemble concerts in Longmeadow, Springfield, and Blandford. For further information about MOSSO’s programs, visit MOSSO at: www.SpringfieldSymphonyMusicians.com or find MOSSO on Facebook at: Facebook.com/mossomusicians The Westfield Athenaeum, located in downtown Westfield, serves as the cultural center for the city. In addition to an active public library which provides a range of information services, the Athenaeum features an art museum with regular exhibits of regional artists, and a history museum, documenting the history of Westfield and the surrounding region from 1669 to the present day. For information on the Westfield Athenaeum: www.westath.org -30-