The New World Trio brings the excitement and intimacy of chamber music to live audiences throughout New England. Founded in 1985 by violinist Anhared Stowe, New World continues to delight audiences with its mix of both standard repertoire and contemporary works. Over the years New World has expanded its basic configuration to include horn, voice, oboe, harp, clarinet, guitar, percussion, or strings to provide a varied and stimulating concert experience. There have been duos, trios, quartets, quintets, and even sextets! “… New World has been [Hartford’s] one reliable source of chamber music since its founding…” says the Hartford Courant.
Through wide-ranging presentations of both classical and contemporary chamber music works performed with consummate artistry, the ensemble serves two goals: entertaining its audiences and educating them about the valuable literature that is seldom heard elsewhere. New World “… likes to present surprising juxtapositions….” says the New York Times. Alongside the established repertoire, the group has played over one hundred twentieth century works, including thirteen commissions, many of which have had the composer present for commentary. There have even been twenty-first century commissions!
The ensemble has performed in many of the outstanding halls in the Greater Hartford area including Centennial Theater, the Carol Autorino Center, Bronson-Hutensky Theater, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford Seminary, Trinity College, and The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Critical comment has been uniformly laudatory. “…the New World Chamber Ensemble has been an exemplar…”, hailed Chamber Music America. For its 2009-10 season the ensemble returns to the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. All performances will be held in the Seaverns Room, the hall that the Hartford Courant calls “…elegant and acoustically lively…”, that “… looks and sounds like a million …”. There is no finer venue for ensemble anywhere in Connecticut, or indeed, New England.
In 1986, the ensemble became a nonprofit, tax-exempt performing arts organization under the laws of Connecticut and the Section 501[c] [3] of the Internal Revenue Code. The board has developed long term support for the organization with the help of members and friends created from a loyal audience that returns year after year.
