Poulenc Trio, Piano, Oboe, Bassoon

A musical idea, and an artwork alongside it

Cuong’s Trains of Thought is described as a kinetic work shaped around the shifting movement of thought. Poulenc Trio commissioned the piece, and Cuong wrote it for the ensemble—a direct connection between the group’s distinctive instrumentation and the music on this program.

Jakoulov’s Yiddish Lexicon was also written for Poulenc Trio. Student drawings accompany it, bringing visual art into the recital; the event information does not specify whether the drawings will be projected, displayed or presented in another way.

Further reading: Poulenc Trio | Chamber Music Maryland ↗ · Poulenc Trio, Piano, Oboe, Bassoon | Visit Baltimore ↗

The piano shares the chamber with two winds

Poulenc Trio brings together piano, oboe and bassoon, a combination the group has spent more than two decades developing a chamber repertoire for. It has commissioned more than 22 new works, including Trains of Thought, and performs across the United States and at major festivals around the world.

Chamber Music Maryland Artistic Director Irina Kaplan Lande is featured in the recital. The ensemble’s focus on this particular piano-and-winds combination helps explain why a new commission sits naturally beside another work composed for the trio.

Further reading: Poulenc Trio | Chamber Music Maryland ↗ · Poulenc Trio, Piano, Oboe, Bassoon | Visit Baltimore ↗

A museum with a Baltimore storytelling role

The Peale calls itself Baltimore’s Community Museum and is housed in a building established as a museum in 1814, described by Chamber Music Maryland as the oldest museum building in the United States. Its stated work includes supporting local creators and storytellers and preserving Baltimore stories. That mission offers a useful local frame for a recital that includes student artwork, though the sources do not describe a specific partnership between The Peale and the drawing students.

Further reading: Visit | Chamber Music Maryland ↗