PORT TOWNSEND — Trio Latitude 41, a piano-violin-cello ensemble, will begin the 2013-2014 Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival on Sunday with an afternoon of Schubert, Saint-Saens and Brahms.
The trio of pianist Bernadene Blaha, violinist Livia Sohn and cellist Luigi Piovano will step up at 2 p.m. in the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way. Seats are $30 to $35 at www.Centrum.org and 800-746-1982.
Remaining tickets will be available at the Wheeler Theater after 1 p.m. Sunday.
The trio, whose name comes from the actual latitude of its first performance venue in Rhode Island and Piovano’s hometown of Rome, have been enjoying raves since their formation four years ago.
Writing about their CD, a recording of Schubert’s Notturno in E flat major, William Thomas Walker of the online journal CVNC wrote that the trio’s performance “is like overhearing an intimate conversation in someone’s great living room.”
Trio Latitude 41 will treat listeners to Schubert’s Notturno, along with Brahms’ Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano in E minor and Saint-Saens’ Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor.
This is the first in a three-part Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival series running through next spring.
Also set are the Philharmonia Chamber Players’ concert at the Wheeler Theater on March 14 and the City of Angels Ensemble on June 22.
Details about the concert programs and ticket packages are at www.Centrum.org.
