Oct 9, ARC Trio
Location: Rye Congregational Church, 580 Washington Street, Rye
Presented by Pax World Funds

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The Arc Trio is comprised of 16 year old violinist Alexandria Harrod, 14 year old cellist Rylie Harrod, and their coach, pianist Catherine Knowlton. Earlier this summer the trio won a First Prize in the Chamber Music Foundation of New England (CMFoNE) First International Chamber Ensemble Competition and performed at Carnegie Hall.

The Arc trio was founded as an educational project by coach and pianist Catherine Knowlton in order to introduce two talented teenaged sisters to trio repertoire. This past January, the trio received a scholarship to become an honors ensemble-in- residence at The Portsmouth Music and Arts Center in Portsmouth, NH. They have performed in Boston and throughout the Seacoast area.

Violinist Alexandria Harrod has played violin since the age of 3. She was a Suzuki student of Sue Ann Erb until she was 10. Her most recent teacher is Steve Kecskemethy of the Portland String Quartet. Alexandria has soloed twice with the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra and was a finalist in the Bay Chamber solo competition in 2004. A member of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony's Senior Orchestra, she toured Russia with them last summer.

Cellist Rylie Harrod is a sophomore at Marshwood High School in South Berwick, Maine. She studies with Paul Ross of the Portland String Quartet. Rylie has soloed with The Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra in Massachusetts as well as with The Augusta Symphony in Maine. She is also a member of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, performing and touring with their Senior Orchestra.

Pianist Catherine Knowlton is a graduate of New England Conservatory of Music where she studied piano with Stephen Drury and composition with Joe Maneri. A three-time winner of the Granite State Piano competition in New Hampshire, she also won the New England Conservatory honors piano competition in 1988, was a semi-finalist in the Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition in 1989, and won the Commonwealth Competition for Young pianists in 1991. Catherine has performed extensively throughout New England, with other appearances in New York, the Midwest, and Western Europe.

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