The Valley Concert Series will open its 24/25 season at Valley Presbyterian Church in Brookfield on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 3pm with a performance by Trio Ondata featuring: Michael Ferri, violin; Miriam Liske-Doorandish, cello and Anthony Ratinov, piano. The trio is a New England-based classical music ensemble who began playing together during their graduate studies at the Yale School of Music. With an inquisitive approach defined by advocacy, dialogue, and thoughtful programming, Trio Ondata strives to use artistry to engage with broader social and cultural contexts, facilitating a connection with wide-ranging repertoire both old and new. A bold and exploratory young ensemble, Trio Ondata has always been drawn to the fringes of the classical repertoire by the belief that music is an ever-evolving, vital means of connection across time and place. The trio is dedicated to presenting music of the highest caliber from many eras, whether this means contemporary music by historically marginalized artists, obscure Haydn trios performed with Baroque bows, or underperformed works from composers who loom large in the canon. Unafraid of programming that weaves together sounds both familiar and challenging, above all Trio Ondata hopes to invite spaces of close listening in a busy and loud world..The concert is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $20 gratefully accepted at the door. ​