Marcus Scholtes
Miriam Stewart Kroeker
Ben Smith
The Andromeda Trio
Andromeda Trio was established in 2014 in Waterloo, Ontario. Since then, they have performed for many chamber music series in the greater Toronto area including for the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Guelph Connections Concert Series, Laurier Noon Hour Series, Toronto Chamber Players, Conrad Grebel Noon Hour Series and more.
Currently violinist Marcus Scholtes and cellist Miriam Stewart Kroeker are the core of the group, with Ben Smith as a recent pianist addition.
Andromeda Trio was recently awarded grants from Canada Council for the Arts and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund to commission, workshop and record a piece by Canadian composer, Karen Sunabacka, which will explore Métis-Mennonite relations in Canada, which reflects the ancestries of our ensemble.
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The Place Where the Creator Rests - Composer notes
The Place Where the Creator Rests, commissioned by, and written for, the Andromeda Trio with spoken voices explores the history and relationships of the Métis and Mennonite peoples in Treaty 1 territory through text and music. The piece begins with a brief history that highlights the values of the two peoples - the Métis in the Red River Settlement and the Mennonites in Europe. The middle of the piece then looks at the relationship between the two groups when they first encountered each other in the 1870s as Canada was expanding into the West. The final movement focusses on reflections and thoughts about ways to move forward in relationship. Weaving together quotes, stories and music the piece shares the hopes, dreams, sorrows, and betrayals of these communities in what came to be known as Manitoba - the place where the Creator rests.
Dr. Karen Sunabacka
