If you pay attention, you'll notice that there are very few pure adjectives to describe sound; instead, many are borrowed from other senses, especially taste. For example, we often compare a warm, deep voice to a cup of tea, a sweet voice to sugar, or a sharp voice to a slice of fresh lemon. 
Borrowing this metaphor, we came up with the idea of a concert that truly highlights the connection between music and taste. Like a banquet, each instrument becom an ingredient, and when combined, they create brand-new and rich flavors.

In this episode of the Triangle Concert Series, we invite you to enjoy a sweet and lavish afternoon tea with countless types of cakes. Much like any harvest feast, but sprinkled with a special homemade spice—the wit and humor of our curator, host and artist Phan Do Phuc.

Giving you a sneak peek into the menu for next Friday's afternoon tea, we will present Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 11. We are particularly fond of this piece because Beethoven used a familiar melody from Joseph Weigl's opera L'amor marinaro ossia Il corsaro, titled "Pria ch'io l'impegno," which means "Before I start working, I must find something to eat first..."—a truly sensible sentiment. Next, we will find a wonderful combination of gentle sweetness and a touch of tartness in Rachmaninov's Vocalise, a piece for violin and piano, as light and refreshing as a juicy raspberry, sweet yet delicate. Finally, we will step into the rich, celebratory space of a giant layer cake with Mozart's Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478, where the layers of sound blend like soft, flavorful cream.