"The trio's highly acclaimed musicians are charismatic regulars at CMNW concerts. McGill played at former President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration and is Principal Clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, the first African-American principal player in the organization's history. Singaporean-British Barron won a 2025 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording of Adriana Mater by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho; and Chien is the 5-year co-artistic director of CMNW with husband/violinist Soovin Kim."
"Anthony has been a dear friend and long-time collaborator since we first met at Music@Menlo in 2006. It was actually my first year at Menlo as a participant, and Anthony was a senior artist. He played a memorable concert with both the Mozart Clarinet Quintet and Messiaen's Quartet For The End of Time at the same concert, and he was assigned to coach my Brahms' "Waltz Four Hand" group. That's how it all started."
Trio Afior i is a newly formed ensemble launching a national Heritage tour with a stop at Portland State University's Lincoln Performance Hall on Nov. 8 as part of Chamber Music Northwest's fall season. The trio features pianist Gloria Chien, New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinetist Anthony McGill, and Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron. The musicians are experienced CMNW regulars with notable achievements and a long history of collaboration that developed into a close friendship. Chien, McGill and Barron have commissioned new works tailored to the ensemble and will premiere those pieces during performances.
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