New trio of musicians dedicated to uncovering hidden gems
LAWRENCE – Based in the Kansas City area and taking its name from the Indo-Persian word for “new” and the Uzbek word for “music” or “melody,” the NAVO arts organization is focused on the new and the international. Now the new NAVO Trio, featuring two University of Kansas School of Music faculty members and one former member, is looking both forward and backward in time to bring overlooked music by women and nonbinary composers to the light of the concert hall and recordings.
This will be demonstrated by the program of the trio’s first series of concerts at regional venues, starting Feb. 18 in Overland Park.
The NAVO Trio is composed of oboist Margaret Marco, professor of music; pianist Ellen Sommer, associate professor of the practice at KU, and violinist and former KU faculty member Véronique Mathieu, who now holds the David L. Kaplan Chair in Music at the University of Saskatchewan.