Artist description Flute, viola and harp trio.

Music Style Chamber Music

Musical Influences Carlos Salzedo, Debussy

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Artist History Started 1978; concerts in Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario. Three CD's, two on Opening Day label (Music of Ravel, Debussy and Faure, #ODR9309 and "Harbord Street", music of Barnes, Glick, Freedman and MacDonald, #ODR9315)

Group Members Suzanne Shulman, Flute One of Canada's outstanding instrumentalists, Suzanne Shulman graduated from the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. She has earned critical acclaim for solo recitals in New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Wigmore Hall and the Chopin institute in Warsaw. Ms. Shulman has appeared as soloist with major Canadian and international orchestras, and is a frequent guest at chamber music festivals, most recently in Japan. She has performed with the Orford String Quartet, and also with the late Glenn Gould, with whom she collaborated on a variety of recording projects (available on the Sony Classical label). She has premiered works by Jean Coulthard, Christos Hatzis, Srul Irving Glick and Jacques Hetu, and is the flute soloist on all Classical Kids releases. Suzanne is currently performing with Juno award-winning pianist Valerie Tryon, the Festival of the Sound Ensemble, ChamberWORKS and Trio Lyra. Mark Childs, viola Well-known to Canadian audiences as solo violist of the Hamilton Philharmonic from 1976-1988, Mark Childs was also Artist-in-Residence at McMaster University (Hamilton) from 1978-1989. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia), he has toured South America as solo violist with the McGill Chamber Orchestra, New Zealand with the McMaster String Quartet and Europe as solo violist of the Chamber Players of Toronto. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras in Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand. Now a resident of Toronto, Mark is in great demand as a teacher and coach, and has been heard in numerous concerts broadcast nationally by the C.B.C. Erica Goodman, Harp Erica Goodman is internationally acclaimed as a harpist of incomparable musicality. A Toronto native, she is the daughter of the late violinist Hyman Goodman, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony for 19 years. Already professional at age 14, Erica played regularly with the Toronto Symphony and began her career as a soloist and studio harpist. She has participated in countless radio and TV productions, commercials and film scores. She also was a concerto soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra while studying at the famed Curtis Institute of Music. Erica has concertized and recorded extensively in Sweden and she has recently toured Japan, Israel, U.S.A., Poland and Holland. Winner of a Juno award for her BIS CD #649, Erica has a large number of CD's to her credit both as a soloist and a chamber musician.

Instruments Flute, Viola and Harp

Albums Music of Ravel, Debussy and Faure, #ODR9309 and

Press Reviews “All of the music here is highly colorful and completely easy on the listener's ear...This is all lovely music beautifully performed and recorded. Worth a listen” Fanfare Magazine “These three are strong individual musicians, come together out of a love for chamber music, and they play like it. The music here is all Canadian, and all world premiere recordings; covers a wide range of styles and moods, all carefully and capably handled. And the recording is bright, clear and open. Five stars. ” “Sound Advice” with Rick Phillips, CBC Radio “The musicians’ playing is impeccable throughout, revelling in the warm, evocative combination of these instruments...The recorded sound is gorgeous, with a full, natural bloom and superb balance.” Opus Magazine "Trio Lyra fits perfectly with Impressionists...and when the players happen to be Erica Goodman, Suzanne Shulman, and Mark Childs, who wouldn't want to bend an ear?" William Littler, The Toronto Star "...An altogether charming program performed with grace and subtlety...notable for Shulman's warm-toned flute, Goodman's cascading harp scales...and for the exuberant mood of the finale...A wonderful disc, 5 stars". Rick MacMillan, Classical Music Magazine "...gorgeously supple and charming..." Hugh Fraser, The Hamilton Spectator "Overall this is an excellent recording. All the playing is first-rate, and the recording is excellently engineered..." Elaine Fine, American Record Guide "The Canadian ensemble Trio Lyra has expanded the repertoire for this instrumentation considerably...There are fine performances by harpist Erica Goodman, flautist Suzanne Shulman, and violist Mark Childs throughout, and both sound and balance are exceptional". Elissa Poole, The Globe and Mail, Toronto

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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