Project Earth: The Blue Chapter Iris Trio

• Don McKay: Bird Island Suite:
• 1 McKay: Bird Island Suite: Poem - Audience 00:56
• Florian Hoefner (b. 1982): Bird Island Suite:
• 2 Hoefner: Bird Island Suite: I. Audience 05:11
• Don McKay: Bird Island Suite:
• 3 McKay: Bird Island Suite: II. The Bird Island Cacophonic Choir 05:24
• 4 McKay: Bird Island Suite: Poem - Song for the Song of the Great Auk 01:23
• Florian Hoefner: Bird Island Suite:
• 5 Hoefner: Bird Island Suite: III. Song for the Song of the Great Auk 05:42
• Don McKay: Bird Island Suite:
• 6 McKay: Bird Island Suite: Poem - Song for the Song of the Leach's Storm Petrel 01:34
• Florian Hoefner: Bird Island Suite:
• 7 Hoefner: Bird Island Suite: IV. Song for the Song of the Leach's Storm Petrel 04:08
• Chorus of Wishes:
• 8 Hoefner: Chorus of Wishes: I. Part of It 09:52
• Don McKay: Chorus of Wishes:
• 9 McKay: Chorus of Wishes: Poem - Chorus of Wishes 03:47
• Florian Hoefner: Chorus of Wishes:
• 10 Hoefner: Chorus of Wishes: II. Wider Mind 07:08
• Don McKay: Kinds of Blue:
• 11 McKay: Kinds of Blue: Poem - A Blue in Every Hue 01:05
• Florian Hoefner: Kinds of Blue:
• 12 Hoefner: Kinds of Blue: I. A Blue in Every Hue 03:14
• Don McKay: Kinds of Blue:
• 13 McKay: Kinds of Blue: Poem - Jay 00:31
• Florian Hoefner: Kinds of Blue:
• 14 Hoefner: Kinds of Blue: II. Jay 02:18
• Don McKay: Kinds of Blue:
• 15 McKay: Kinds of Blue: Poem - Iris 00:34
• Florian Hoefner: Kinds of Blue:
• 16 Hoefner: Kinds of Blue: III. Iris 03:43
• Don McKay: Kinds of Blue:
• 17 McKay: Kinds of Blue: Poem - Berry 00:51
• Florian Hoefner: Kinds of Blue:
• 18 Hoefner: Kinds of Blue: IV. Berry 03:27
• Total Runtime 01:00:48

Info for Project Earth: The Blue Chapter

"Project Earth" is the Trio’s response to the triple planetary crisis. Through newly commissioned poetry and genre-crossing chamber music, the project strives to illuminate the impact of human behavior on the environment, addressing issues of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, while recognizing the power of our collective imagination to create meaningful change.

Christine Carter, clarinet
Zoë Martin-Doike, violin
Anna Petrova, piano

Christine Carter
Known for her visionary interdisciplinary projects, clarinetist Christine Carter has built an international career as a captivating chamber musician, teaching artist, and scholar. She is the clarinetist of the critically acclaimed Iris Trio, co-founder of the inter-arts Looking Glass Ensemble with dance artist Shannon Litzenberger, and regularly collaborates with Duo Concertante, with whom she has released two albums on Marquis Classics. Having performed across the globe, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House, she has been praised for her “striking musicality” (The Clarinet Journal) and "... “golden legato” (Fanfare Magazine), and her debut recording with the Iris Trio was featured by CBC as a top ten classical release in 2020.

She has also performed extensively as an orchestral musician, including engagements with the New World Symphony, Montréal Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and under the batons of some of the world’s finest conductors, such as Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Kent Nagano, and Fabio Luisi. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music, is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Memorial University in Canada, and was recently elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Christine is a Buffet Crampon Artist.

Zoë Martin-Doike
is an exciting and versatile artist who engages in a wide variety of musical activities. A passionate chamber musician, Zoë was a founding violinist of the Aizuri Quartet, which garnered top prizes at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition and held residencies at the Curtis Institute of Music and Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia while she was a member. She has also received top prizes at the Primrose International Viola Competition and Lennox International Young Artist Competition on viola and violin, respectively, and most recently won the 2019 Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Competition, earning a solo appearance with the group the following season. Zoë has attended the Steans Institute at Ravinia as well as the Sarasota, Norfolk, Taos, and Marlboro Music Festivals. She did her undergraduate studies with renowned violinist, Pamela Frank at the Curtis Institute of Music, where she served as concertmaster for the 2011-12 season, and her master’s degree at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she double-majored in violin and viola under the tutelage of Mimi Zweig and Atar Arad.

Zoë has been a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2018, and frequently joins the Philadelphia Orchestra for international touring.

Anna Petrova
Praised for her "artistic, clear and enlightened" performances (BBC Magazine) that showcase "refined virtuosity and underlying passion" (Ritmo Magazine), Bulgarian pianist Anna Petrova embraces a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, and artistic director. She has been the recipient of top honors and awards at international piano competitions, including the Queen Elisabeth and Jose Roca Competitions, leading her to perform in renowned venues such as Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

An avid chamber musician, Anna is a member of two award-winning ensembles: the Carr-Petrova Duo, and Iris Trio. Alongside her performing career, she shares her passion for music education as the Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Louisville. Anna’s latest project is serving as the Co-Artistic director of ATX Chamber Music and Jazz: a non-profit organization curating extraordinary musical experiences and offering educational opportunities to the local Austin community.

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