Portland Piano Trio

If you know any students of any level who might like to join our chamber music program for this winter, please send them here!

Don't miss out on the chance to be part of our winter chamber music program! The deadline to sign up is fast approaching on January 1. Secure your spot today and immerse yourself in the world of chamber music this winter. For more info and to sign up, go to https://buff.ly/3ZWLfSt

We’re heading to Farmington, and looking forward to playing some great music for you!!

On Sunday, November 3, at 3:00 PM the Portland Piano Trio will perform a concert of pieces by Women composers at the Nordica Auditorium in Farmington. The program includes The Scarlatti Effect for Violin, Cello and Piano by Elena Ruehr, Piano Trio in G Minor by Clara Schumann, and Color Through: Brilliant Blue by Jennifer Higdon. Ruehr and Higdon are both acclaimed American composers. Clara (Wieck) Schumann, perhaps less well known than her husband Robert Schumann, was a talented composer and one of the most brilliant pianists of her time.

The trio consists of Anastasia Antonacos, piano, Tracey Jasas-Hardel, violin, and Jing Li, Cello.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.artsfarmington.org or at the door. Suggested adult ticket is $20, more if you can, less if you can’t. All welcome, no one turned away. Youth 18 and under and UMF students free.

ArtsFarmington sponsors The Portland Trio with support from the Onion Foundation, the Maine Community Foundation, Franklin Savings Bank, and the Buttonwood Trio as well as other local businesses and, of course, our members.

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Celebrating female composers with a free concert Celebrate female composers this Sunday when 240 Strings opens their season with a concert at 3 pm. The Portland Piano Trio made up of musicians Tracey Jasas-Hardel (violin), Jing Li (cello), and Anastasia Antonacos (piano) will play music by Clara Schumann, Jennifer Higdon, and Elena Ruehr. The Trio...

Happy Friday everybody! Today we are spotlighting our lovely violinist and artistic director, Tracey!

Tracey Jasas-Hardel’s passion for the instrument is notable and has led to numerous awards, performances, recordings, and teaching positions. After graduating from the Interlochen Arts academy, she went on to study with master pedagogues Linda Cerone, Victor Danchenko and David Russell at The Cleveland Institute of Music. While in college, Tracey attended Encore School for Strings in Ohio, as well as chamber music programs with the Audubon Quartet, the Cavani Quartet, and the Weilerstein Duo. She was chosen to play in the Sarasota Chamber Music Festival, The Schleswig-Holstein Orchestra Festival, and the National Orchestral Institute. She was awarded a Fulbright grant for violin study in Berlin, Germany, where she attended the Hochschule der Musik and toured around Europe performing both as a recitalist and an orchestra member.

She was selected to be a member of the U.S. Marine Band Chamber Orchestra, which performs chamber music in the White House at the President’s request for state dinners, meetings, and parties, and a regular performer with the National Symphony Orchestra, The National Gallery Orchestra, The National Chamber Orchestra, and the Alexandria Symphony. After returning to the Midwest, Tracey performed regularly with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, The Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, and the Bel Canto Choir Orchestra and Waukesha Symphony, as concertmaster and principal second violin. She can be heard on recordings with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Milwaukee Symphony and Boyz 2 Men, and has appeared onstage with artists such as Rod Stewart, John Denver, Sting, Smoky Robinson Elton John and many others. She has taught at both New England Suzuki Institute and New England Music Camp.

Currently, Tracey is living with her husband and three kids in Yarmouth, Maine, where she is teaching and playing chamber music.

This Saturday! In this stunning season-opening concert, the Portland Piano Trio will perform pieces by some of their favorite composers, including Jennifer Higdon, Clara Schumann, and Elena Ruehr. (Spoiler alert: this concert features women playing music by women!) 📍 Portland Conservatory of Music

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With their help, we’ve been able to visually tell the story of our mission—providing free classical music education to young learners in Maine. Their creativity and dedication have helped us share the joy, hard work, and passion that go into each student’s musical journey. 🎻✨

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