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One of the most distinguished piano trios in North America, the Newstead Trio’s performances are personified by warmth, energy, and depth of expression. After twelve years together, they have performed for audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Italy, Hungary, Singapore, and China, where they gave their concerto debut performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Shenzen Symphony Orchestra.
They made their New York debut at Carnegie Hall. They have been broadcast live on radio and television.
The Newstead Trio’s innovative and uniquely accessible concert programming combines traditional piano trio literature with more contemporary works. These presentations are characterized by a dramatic variety that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of audiences worldwide. They have also commissioned numerous works by widely respected composers and have included a world premier performance on each of their three CD’s.
Highlights of the season include a four-city tour in China, a week long residency at Dartmouth College and numerous performances in the United States, including California, Florida and Texas. The Newstead Trio will also be recording a CD devoted to Mozart piano trios in honor of his 250th “birthday.”
The Newstead Trio is the ensemble in residence at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music and is included on the roster of Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour.
Michael Jamanis, Violin
Michael grew up around music all his life. His parents, both accomplished pianists, have been his guiding force since an early age. He received a Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School, a Master of Music from Yale University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Rutgers University. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Victor Herbert Lincoln Center and Metro-Media Awards. Jamanis has worked with such artists as Leonard Bernstein, Arnold Steinhardt and Joseph Fuchs. When not touring with the Newstead Trio, Michael is the head of the string department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music and also teaches at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Sara Male, Cello
Sara’s cello study began in her native Canada, where she took the Victoria Conservatory of Music Principal Emeritus Prize. She received an Associate of Arts in Music from Victoria Conservatory of Music. She also received a Bachelor of Music from Rutgers University and a Master of Music from Mannes College of Music studying with Bernard Greenhouse and Timothy Eddy. Ms. Male is a national winner of the Canadian Music Competition and has been awarded several performance fellowships. When not touring with the Newstead Trio, Sara directs the chamber music program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music.
Xun Pan, Piano
Born in Tianjin, China, Xun received his early musical training from his grandmother and his parents. He continued his studies at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and Syracuse University, and earned the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University. Winner of the Dr. Luis Sigall International Piano Competition in Chile in 1987 and the Frinna Awerbach International Piano Competition in New York in 1992, Xun has performed solo recitals worldwide from Carnegie Hall to China’s Beijing Concert Hall. Xun is the chairman of the piano department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, and a visiting professor at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China.
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