Third Coast Chamber Collective

media release: Arts + Literature Laboratory welcomes Third Coast Chamber Collective, who will present En Dialogue: Music by French composers of the 20th century on Saturday, September 9 at 7:00pm. Advance tickets are $20 ($15 for students or ALL members) in advance online, or $25 at the door for everyone.

Third Coast Chamber Collective (TCCC) returns to Arts + Literature Laboratory with a vibrant and virtuosic program featuring works by Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc and Jean Francaix.

Currently based in rural Northern Minnesota, TCCC is a chamber music ensemble focused on improving community access to the arts and arts education and striving to provide the best, most inspiring, and transformative music experience to their audiences. TCCC's programs include outreach and collaborative projects, commissions, youth and adult music camps, and an annual chamber music Festival located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, which brings internationally acclaimed artists and innovative programming to various community venues across Northern Minnesota.

Members:

Prize winner of international competitions, Polish cellist Magdalena Sas performs across Europe, Asia and the Americas, and appeared in renowned concert halls such as Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, BOZAR in Brussels, Witold Lutoslawski Studio in Warsaw, NCPA in Mumbai. She had the privilege to share the stage with Ivry Gitlis, Gary Hoffman, Philippe Graffin, Frank Morelli and collaborate with ensembles such as the Australian World Orchestra, the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in Poland, YES Camerata and Hulencourt Soloists in Belgium. While working in India, she collaborated with world-famous Indian musicians: Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia and Sabir Khan, and appeared as a soloist at the opening concert of the Royal Opera House in Mumbai.

A graduate of music conservatories in Poland, Belgium, and Austria, Magdalena is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship and Paul Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Fellowship. She presented masterclasses and workshops across the globe in collaboration with MusAid Organization, El Sistema, Global Leaders Program, International Cello Institute, Mehli Mehta Music Foundation and Antigua & Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestras, to mention a few. Magdalena's research focuses on music by Indian American composers and explores the fusion of Western classical and Indian classical music idioms in contemporary music written for cello. Currently, she serves as the cello instructor at University of Minnesota Duluth.

Magdalena is the founder and director of the Third Coast Chamber Collective (TCCC). Since 2021, she is also the artistic director of the Third Coast Chamber Collective Festival in Grand Rapids, MN bringing international artists and innovative programing to various community spaces in rural Northern Minnesota.

Russian violinist Evgeny Zvonnikov enjoys a varied career as a performer and educator. He is currently faculty of West Texas A & M University and has served for several years as the Associate Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Concertmaster of the Wichita Grand Opera Orchestra. Evgeny has taught masterclasses around the world and has collaborated with many acclaimed musicians, including pianists Misha Dichter, Leon Fleisher, Gilbert Kalish, and Peter Donohoe. As a member of the Grammy nominated St. Petersburg String Quartet, Evgeny participated in many summer music festivals and concert series in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia, and performed in renowned concert halls, such as Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2021 Evgeny won the First Prize at the Golden Classical Music Awards, which included a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

An award-winning pianist, Dr. Satoko Hayami (she/her) performs and teaches solo, duo, and chamber music worldwide, most notably in Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Canada, and throughout the United States. Her adventurous programming and virtuosic playing brought her to prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in D.C.; Millers Outdoor Theater in Houston, TX; Harris Hall in Aspen, CO; Overture Center for the Performing Arts and Memorial Union Shannon Hall in Madison, WI. A passionate performer of new music, Satoko co-founded Sound Out Loud Ensemble, a contemporary chamber ensemble, which received national acclaim in 2018, winning first prize in Chamber Music Performance of The American Prize.

A versatile artist and acclaimed collaborative pianist, she is in constant demand for collaborations with today's leading musicians including Grammy winners and artists from prominent ensembles such as the San Francisco Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Lyric Orchestra, Decoda Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, and Madison Symphony Orchestra. Based in Madison, WI, Satoko frequently performs with the world-class faculty members of the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

An advocate of community engagement practices in the arts, Satoko has collaborated with diverse local organizations such as Goodman Community Center and Madison Japanese Language School, co-creating unique and nurturing creative programs with and for community members.

Besides continually performing in numerous recitals, Satoko's most recent positions included a lecturer in collaborative piano at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a piano instructor at Beloit College. She also performs as a pianist for numerous prominent festivals such as LunART Festival, Madison New Music Festival, Caroga Lake Music Festival, among others.