The Puddingstone Music Series continues this month with another live concert following January’s sold-out performance at Newport’s Old Colony House. Like the previous concerts, this performance will combine performing and non-performing arts in an approachable, intimate 19th-century-style salon.
Thursday, February 22 at 7:00 pm “Impressionism and Beyond” at Gardiner House (Lee’s Wharf, Newport).
Visiting from Europe, the highly sought-after FIDELIO TRIO is coming to Newport to present a thrilling “Impressionism and Beyond” program in the Gardiner House ballroom.
Music by master impressionist Maurice Ravel and his exceptional Trio for Violin, Piano, and Violoncello, as well as an array of exciting pieces from Darius Brubeck, Philip Glass, Ludwig van Beethoven, and a newly commissioned piece composed for the Fidelio Trio by Boston-based composer, John McDonald who will be present to introduce his music and meet with guests.
Award-winning painter Katie Swatland will share a collection of original pieces and speak about her painting technique and inspiration.
Katie Moorhead, one of Newport’s most beloved dancers, will delight the audience with her interpretation of the art presented with improvised dance during selected musical pieces throughout the evening.
Doors open at 7 pm, followed by the performance at 7:30 pm. The Gardiner’s bar will be open for the evening for drink purchases, and complimentary small bites will be served.
Information and advance tickets are available on the Puddingstone website at www.PuddingstoneFestival.com.
About Fidelio Trio
The …’virtuosic Fidelio Trio’… (Sunday Times) are Darragh Morgan (violin), Tim Gill (cello), and Mary Dullea (piano). Shortlisted for the 2016 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, The Fidelio Trio broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3, RTÉ Lyric FM, WQXR, and have been featured on a Sky Arts documentary. Their extensive discography includes a Gramophone Magazine Editor’s Choice and Critics’ Choice 2022 of Chamber Music by E J Moeran.
Since their debut at London’s Southbank Centre, they have regularly appeared at the Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, at festivals including Spitalfields, Cheltenham, St. Magnus, and Huddersfield. In Ireland, they regularly perform at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Kilkenny Festival, and Belfast Festival, as well as Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Hong Kong Chamber Music Society, Singapore, Bangkok, Porto, Paris, Venice, Florence, Johannesburg, Harare, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Boston. Their 2023/24 season includes performances at Dark Music Days Iceland, an extensive USA tour including National Sawdust New York and Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh, Les Jardins Musicaux Neuchâtel, and Hay Festival.
