Join our first fall concert! Come experience the music of Trio Sefardi as they share the beauty and energy of traditional Sephardic songs. Highlighting the works of Flory Jagoda, a Bosnian-born American guitarist, composer and singer-songwriter, Trio Sefardi features modern guitar, early music instruments and traditional ethnic instruments like the dombek, riq and Pontic lyra. Warm drinks and seasonal refreshments will round out the evening.
“I can’t think of a better time to listen to Trio Sefardi: you’ll feel as if you’ve traveled across oceans and back through time.”
Meet the Musicians
Howard Bass (lute, guitar, percussion) is a founding member of Trio Sefardi. In addition to recording three CDs with Barbara Hollinshead and three with Trio Sefardi, Howard has performed and recorded with HESPERUS, the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Folger Consort, the Baltimore Consort, and the Choral Arts Society of Washington. Howard was previously a program producer at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the National Museum of the American Indian.
Dr. Tina Chancey (bowed string, percussion, backup vocals) is a member of the Trio Sephardi and Toss the Feathers who directs HESPERUS, the world-traveled early/traditional music ensemble. She plays roots music from Sephardic and blues to early music and jazz standards and she was awarded grants by the National Endowment for the Arts to present pardessus concerts at Carnegie Recital Hall and Kennedy Center. In June 2008, Dr. Chancey was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by Early Music America.
Susan Gaeta (vocals, guitar, percussion) is a Master Artist at Virginia Humanities. Susan completed studies with National Heritage Fellow, Flory Jagoda, composer, singer, and musician known as the “Keeper of the Flame” of Sephardic music. She has appeared at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, at the Greater Washington Folk Festival, the United States Holocaust Museum, before numerous Jewish and interfaith communities and in historic concerts in Istanbul and Sarajevo.