Haydn London Trios: Flute, Cello and Violin
Faith Wasson, flute; Karis Dharmawirya, violin; Leigh Brown, cello
The London Trios were a gift from Haydn to the Baron of Aston in Preston, outside of London in 1794. The uncommon instrumentation of flutes and cello during this time period was very well received, as the flute was growing very popular in England and considered quite fashionable. Unfortunately, the popularity of the trios quickly faded and they weren’t performed much again until the early 1900s. Originally composed for two flutes and cello, the trios are often performed by a variety of different configurations.
The Program:
No. 1 in C Major
1. Allegro Moderato
2. Andante
3. Vivace
No. 2 in G Major
1. Andante
2. Allegro
No. 3 in G Major
1. Spiritoso
2. Andante
3. Allegro
No. 4 in b minor
1. Allegro
Faith Wasson is an international performing artist, having performed throughout Europe and North America as an orchestral, chamber musician, and soloist. She is currently the piccolo/3rd flutist with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra. She also manages her own monthly chamber music series entitled, Flute with Faith & Friends, featuring an array of diverse repertoire and instrumentation. She teaches flute, piccolo and chamber music online and at her home in Glenside, PA. www.flutewithfaith.com
Karis Dharmawirya is a 17-year old violinist and senior at Phil-Mont Christian Academy. She currently studies the violin with Lee Snyder at Settlement Music School, where she also participates in the advanced study chamber program. Karis has been a Primavera Fund artist since 2018 and has played in masterclasses for Danielle Belen, Rachel Barton Pine, Michael Jorgenson, Sarita Kwok, and Francesca Depasquale. Over the past years, she has won the Outstanding Young Christian Artist competition, and has received the Eric Anderson Scholarship and Csehy Summer School of Music Honorable Mention and Award of Honor. Aside from violin, she enjoys calligraphy, writing poetry, and playing piano on her church's worship team.
Leigh Brown is a Philadelphia based cellist. In 2020 they received their Bachelor’s degree from Temple University and have returned to complete a Master’s degree, where they study with Amy Frost-Baumgarten of the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra. Recently they completed the triple premiere of three new operas with ENAensemble and currently perform with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra as co-principal cellist. They are a frequent guest artist in Faith Wasson's Flute with Faith & Friends series.