The Concordia String Trio (CST) will present an exciting and varied program at Westbrook Recital Hall on the UNL campus on Sunday, September 15th at 3:00pm. The program will feature two compositions by British composers – Dame Ethel Smyth and Gordon Jacob, and the String Trio of American composer Robert Muczynski. The Concordia String Trio members look forward to sharing this exciting string trio repertoire with audiences in Nebraska, Missouri, and Illinois. This versatile ensemble has built a reputation for its exciting performances and innovative programs, juxtaposing pieces from the standard string trio repertoire with new compositions and little-known works of great composers. Their newest albums are Viennese String Trios (2017) and American Vistas (2018), both on the Centaur label, and its most recent album, From The Heart of Ra released in 2022, which features two pieces written for them by Andrew List. 

Violinist Marcia Henry Liebenow leads a multi-faceted career as an artist teacher, a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist. She is Concertmaster of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, and professor of Violin, Viola, and Chamber Music at Bradley University. Leslie Perna, violist, is a respected artist and teacher whose performances have been broadcast internationally on radio and television. She is currently Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the University of Missouri-Columbia, violist of the Esterhazy Quartet, and a founding member of the Concordia String Trio. Cellist Karen Becker is an active soloist, and an avid chamber and orchestral musician. She has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Mexico, South Korea, the Czech Republic, England, Norway, and Switzerland. She is Professor of Cello in the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and principal cellist of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra.