The WALTHAM Sound ONLINE: NOR Trio
YOUTUBE LINK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFN_d8N-EsQ
NOR Trio, all members of the Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra, was formed by a fortuitous coming together of three instrumentalists. Nor Trio, which is New Trio in Armenian, is based on a traditional piano trio with a violin, a cello and a piano. However, in this unique trio, the cello is replaced by a saxophone. After originally playing a French composition written for violin, piano, and saxophone, the three musicians noticed that the tone quality of an alto- saxophone brought a new perspective to traditional ensembles. From then on, Nor Trio continued to adapt compositions written for traditional piano trios.
Andrei Sobchenko transcribes original pieces, while Sargis Karapetyan and Nune Hakobyan apply their knowledge to adapt the compositions for better sound. An alto- saxophone’s range is far shorter than a cello’s, therefore some string techniques cannot be transposed to a wind instrument. Nor Trio produces music that is distinctive, while still retaining the traditional aspects of a piano trio.
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All donations are shared equally by the ARTISTS, the MUSEUM, and DINE AID WALTHAM, a fundraising effort to support the local restaurant community
Dine Aid Waltham is a fundraising effort led by the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation to support independent Waltham restaurants and their employees who are under extreme financial stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by a tradition of supporting causes through music, the Museum is committing its three Spring 2021 concert series to help the local restaurant community.
One third of all the funds contributed by donors and sponsors via the concerts will go to
Dine Aid Waltham.
The funds directed to Dine Aid Waltham will be split evenly between the Waltham Waiters COVID Relief GoFundMe supporting Waltham restaurant employees and the restaurants themselves.
dineaidwaltham.org
Thank you to The Nelson Companies for their sponsorship of this 2021 Waltham Sound season
