About

Meraki is a chamber ensemble co-founded by former classmates, Anastasia Christofakis, clarinet, and Elizabeth G. Hill, piano. The ensemble is dedicated to making a social impact through music. Meraki’s recurring focus is the music of “Essence” that evokes the culture and history of people through their folk sound and musical language.

Music

Here are some of our most recently performed programs:

"Axios Trio: Music for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano"
Piano Trio Op. 11 (L. van Beethoven)
Fantasy Trio (R. Muczynski)
Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (N. Rota)

"Music of Essence: America"
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (L. Bernstein)
Three Preludes (G. Gershwin)
No Progress Without Loss (J. Whitmarsh) - commissioned in 2017 by Meraki
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano (J. Horovitz)

"Latin-American Music for Clarinet and Piano"
Tonada y Cueca (C. Guastavino)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (C. Guastavino)
Zarabandeo (A. Márquez)
The Cape Cod Files (Paquito D’Rivera)

"Stories of the Phoenix"
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28 (M. Weinberg)
Hebraic Pictures (G. Fitelberg)
Tristesse (T. Amiryan)
Μνήσθητί μου κύριε (J. Mills)
No Progress Without Loss (J. Whitmarsh) - commissioned in 2017 by Meraki

Videos

Audio

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