2026 In-Home Concerts/Artaria Series: Students 3:30-5:00 pm
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About this event
Enjoy a chamber music concert that features aspiring student musicians from surrounding communities. This third performance in the 2026 In-Home Concerts/Artaria Series will take place in the River Room at Phoenix on the River and is graciously hosted by MCC members Bob Jordan and Dianne Moore.
The program will include three chamber string ensembles, with one group joined by a pianist. These gifted young musicians recently participated in the Artaria Chamber Music School in St. Paul and are headed to further studies at top institutions, including Juilliard, Columbia, New England Conservatory, Princeton, and Swarthmore. It’s a wonderful opportunity to experience their artistry up close before they take the next step in their musical journeys.
A free-will donation of $20 is suggested to help offset the musicians’ fees. Doors open at 3:30 pm, concert begins at 4:00 pm.
Concert details:
Concert: Echoes of Revolution: Passion, Defiance, and Transformation
The program explores chamber music at moments of change — artistic, political, and deeply personal. Spanning more than two centuries, these works reveal composers redefining tradition while confronting passion, struggle, memory, and resilience.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Divertimento in E-flat Major, K. 563), Joseph Haydn (String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20 No. 3), Felix Mendelssohn (Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49)
Dinuk Wijeratne (Two Songs on Antique Poems), Mieczyslaw Weinberg (String Trio in A minor, Op. 48)
Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67), Alberto Ginastera (String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20)
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Performance Groups and Musicians
Hank Trio (Watch a clip here)
Harriet Watkins (violin), Caelie Dickens (viola), Franklin Watkins (cello)
The Hank Trio formed in 2025 is comprised of family members Franklin and Harriet Watkins. Its members have been playing chamber music together for the past 2 years. Caelie Dickie will be attending St. Olaf College and Franklin will be heading to the New England Conservatory.
Quartet Selene (Watch a clip here)
Lorelei Schoenhard & Layla Chakvashvili (violins), Emily Alexander (viola), Sophia Alexander(cello)
Quartet Selene formed in 2022. Quartet Selene recently performed on National Public Radio’s prestigious From the Top series and this summer will be featured on GTCYS’ 2026 international tour to New Zealand and
Australia, which includes a performance at the Sydney Opera House. Graduating seniors are Layla (Princeton), Emily (Swarthmore), Sophia (Juilliard).
Gaia Trio (Watch a clip here)
Gaia Daniel (piano), Brigham Dangerfield (violin), Samuel Dangerfield (cello)
Multiyear solo competition winners at numerous regional competitions, members of the Gaia Trio coalesced in Fall 2025 as Artaria Chamber Music School’s signature piano ensemble. They have given several exemplary performances this season and have been invited to a professional concert series in September.
All clips are from the Artaria Chamber Music School winter concert, February 2026.
If you have suggestions for future concerts, please contact Bob Jordan at canfield.robert@gmail.com.
$=This program asks for a free-will donation
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