Three incredible musicians, including seven-time Grammy winner bassist Edgar Meyer, will combine for an evening of classical and contemporary music through the Great Performance Series at 暗网TV on Thursday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
The Lark, Roman, and Meyer Trio brings together three of the most versatile and accomplished musicians in the world of music, blending their distinct talents to create a truly unique musical experience. Seven-time Grammy-winning double bassist Edgar Meyer, Grammy-nominated violinist and fiddler Tessa Lark, and acclaimed cellist and composer Joshua Roman each bring their own exceptional artistry to this collaboration.
Hailed by The New Yorker as 鈥渢he most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively un-chronicled history of his instrument,鈥� Edgar Meyer continues to redefine the possibilities of the double bass. In 2011, Meyer collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan and Chris Thile on 鈥淭he Goat Rodeo Sessions,鈥� which won two Grammy Awards in 2013. Meyer earned his fifth Grammy Award in 2015 for 鈥淏ass & Mandolin,鈥� a recording with Thile, and has since received his sixth and seventh Grammy Awards for 鈥淎s We Speak.鈥� His recent compositions include a contribution to 鈥淭he Elements,鈥� a project commissioned by violinist Joshua Bell and the New York Philharmonic.
Violinist Tessa Lark brings a unique fusion of classical precision and Kentucky-rooted fiddling, earning acclaim for her technical brilliance and expressive playing. The Cincinnati Business Journal has raved, 鈥淟ark tore up the stage with her fiddling and climbed mountains of technical challenges like a breath of fresh air.鈥� A Grammy nominee, she continues to push artistic boundaries, blending genres with ease.
Cellist and composer Joshua Roman is known for his genre-bending programs and innovative approach to classical music. Gramophone has described him as a musician who 鈥渃ombines the expressive control of Casals with the creative individuality and virtuoso flair of Hendrix himself.鈥� He has been hailed as 鈥渙ne of the great exemplars of the ideal 21st-century musician鈥� by Yo-Yo Ma.
Reflecting on this collaboration, Meyer shared, 鈥淚n 1986-1988, I wrote a series of three string trios that I premiered with Daniel Phillips and Carter Brey at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. These were the first longer pieces I had conceived as such, setting the tone for my next four decades. Only one was partially recorded. After meeting Tessa and Joshua a few years ago, I realized they were the perfect partners to help me document this personal milestone. I have now set out to write a new trio for us to 鈥榗omplete the thought.鈥欌��
Tickets are $29 for regular admission, $25 for senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, $15 for children ages 18 and younger, and free for Hope students. Tickets are available at the ticket office in the Events and Conferences Office located in downtown Holland in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center (100 E. Eighth St.). The ticket office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at 616-395-7890. Tickets are also available online at hope.edu/tickets.
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The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave, between Ninth and 10th streets.