The Telos Trio: Music that Connects. We engage the intersection of music and other fields such as spirituality, poetry, civic events, and visual art. The synergy that is generated by our programming captivates and inspires audiences.
InVerse: music inspired by poetry
Equality Now! Celebrating the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote
Gathering Light: inspirational points of light in word and music
The Color of Sound: exploring the art of Henri Matisse
Faces in the Moon: lunar tales
Postcards: an international excursion
"Fresh Wind for Our Sails" Featuring a special guest - the ever-popular Sandra Boysen Sluberski!
The music by Ratcliff, Coleman, and Walker will mark the movement of social and spiritual winds that bring us to new places. Come celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage, the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary movements to build community.
We’re delighted to be co-sponsored by the Nazareth College School of Music and Sr. Joan Sobala SSJ.
St. Peter the Fisherman Church, 407 Jackson St., Fairmont, West Virginia
We all have rhythm inside us coming from our heartbeats. Humans throughout time have embodied this rhythm in physical movements and in dance, in language, both spoken and written, and in music. The Telos Trio's program brings together the rhythmic language of poetry in Whitman, Berry, Shakespeare, Mallarme, and Hughes, and the rhythm upon which the music is built with Walker, Bishop, Debussy, and Coleman. Your toes just might want to join in!
Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St., Rochester, NY
The Telos Trio collaborates with the Greater Rochester Community of Churches in their celebration of 100 years of intentional ecumenical Christian cooperation in Rochester. That effort has expanded over the years to include interfaith dialogue and cooperation as well as joint work with social justice organizations. Music selected will connect to GRCC's mission to enlarge a vision for racial and social justice, initiate acts of kindness and compassion, and build the beloved community. The concert will feature a commissioned work for the Telos Telo by Cary Ratcliff. In addition, the concert will tie into the Interfaith Children's Weekend sponsored by the Children's Agenda, one of GRCC's partners.
“Telos Trio presented a wonderful concert of music and poetry at Otterbein University. Though the repertoire was unusual, the presentation made both music and text come alive with the excitement of discovering connections. Especially outstanding was "Portraits of Langston" by American composer Valerie Coleman. Two days later, Telos Trio presented a completely different and utterly captivating program at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, adjoining the OSU campus. With easy virtuosity, the Trio again illuminated poetry with the theme of "Gathering Light," playing music by Debussy, del Aguila and others, somehow combining charm with ferocious energy. It was a pleasure to work with the Trio in producing both concerts and a wonderful master class for Otterbein students, and to collaborate with the St. Stephen's choir in an anthem performed during our Sunday worship service.” - Dr. Dennis Davenport Professor and Chairperson, Department of Music, Otterbein University