Debut album for the new NZTrio

NZTrio is all about powerful, live, intimate and affecting performances. Since the Covid-19 disruption to the concert calendar, they are turning lemons into lemonade and taking a rare opportunity to lay down some tracks.

This album would mark the 10th NZTrio album over a 17 year history, but the very first to feature the new permanent members Amalia Hall (violin) and Somi Kim (piano) who joined Ashley Brown (cello) in 2019 following a transition period of change.

“Thank you for your support during a particularly difficult time for the arts. This project extends beyond us three musicians to a much wider industry - our whānau - in the form of production, technical, venue hire, piano tuning, composer community, and more. Not to mention the ‘essential service’ that we believe music provides all people. We look forward to crafting this album, curating, and documenting the rehearsals and behind-the-scenes process of putting it all together, which we hope to share with you on the other side!” - NZTrio

Check out our intro video above for more information about the concept behind this exciting project. And tune in a bit later on for a live-stream performance when we've reached our milestone. Read on for extended bio, or find a full version on our website: https://nztrio.com/nz-trio-story/.

CD Budget breakdown:

Recording/editing/mastering $15,000
Design/marketing $2,600
Artist fees $6,000
Documentary $3,400
Admin $3,000

More on NZTrio:

Renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi presence, NZTrio holds an essential point of difference in the classical music landscape. The group is a respected industry driver for new NZ composition, having championed a remarkable 50-plus new commissions to date – proudly featuring at least one NZ composition in every concert the group has ever performed and taking these to the world stage. Critical acclaim includes a Tui for Best Classical Artist at the 2017 Vodafone NZ Music Awards, two citation awards: the KBB Music/CANZ citation (2012) and the Lilburn Trust Citation (2017) – both for outstanding services to New Zealand Music, and finalist for Best Jazz Album in the 2017 New Zealand Jazz Awards for a jazz-meets-classical collaboration with the Mike Nock Trio titled Vicissitudes(2016).