STATE COLLEGE — The Lycoming Piano Trio will make its first appearance in State College at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, as part of the music series at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Extension.
Trio members are violinist Emily Karosas, cellist Andrew Rammon and pianist Amanda Gunderson. They are faculty members at Lycoming College in Williamsport. Their program will include works by Beethoven, Turina and Shostakovich.
In addition to her position at Lycoming College, Karosas teaches at Juniata College and privately in State College. She earned two music degrees from Penn State, studying violin with James Lyon. Currently, she also performs with the Lycoming College Community Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra and the Williamsport Symphony.
Rammon earned degrees from Pepperdine University and the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has performed extensively as soloist and in chamber groups in the U.S. and abroad. He is currently cellist of the Grammy-nominated Eaken Piano Trio and has served as principal cello of the Williamsport Symphony. He also teaches at Bucknell and Susquehanna Universities.
Gunderson earned two music degrees from Penn State, studying piano with Timothy Shafer. She completed the doctor of musical arts degree in piano performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her doctoral research earned an Emerging Interfaces Award from the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. In Wisconsin, she performed as a member of several duos.
The public is welcome. Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for students 18 and older and free for younger students.
For more information, call (814) 237-7605 or visit www.uufcc.com.
