Moderno Trio

Pushing the boundaries of music by blending new sounds + unexpected genres to experience the wild and crazy muse that is life! The Moderno Trio is the progressive step in the lives of the much celebrated Basso Moderno Duo with the addition of drummer James Wesley Edwards. Dr. Allan Von Schenkel & Kristen Williams heavily impacted contemporary music by working with many of the best living composers and by giving over 400 international recitals. They have commissioned over 150 new works f...

Pushing the boundaries of music by blending new sounds + unexpected genres to experience the wild and crazy muse that is life! The Moderno Trio is the progressive step in the lives of the much celebrated Basso Moderno Duo with the addition of drummer James Wesley Edwards. Dr. Allan Von Schenkel & Kristen Williams heavily impacted contemporary music by working with many of the best living composers and by giving over 400 international recitals. They have commissioned over 150 new works from composers on all 7 continents and have premiered the music of Stockhausen, Alan Hovhaness, Yoko Ono, Ned Rorem, etc. The Moderno Trio builds on their reputation as enthusiastic audiences navigate from style to style. Cool Jazz into Salsa, rhapsodic Classical into Progressive Rock, contemporary Chill into Calypso, Baroque in African Soukous!