arsenal trio

The Arsenal Trio was born when cellist Hrant Parsamian wanted to play with violinist Benjamin Sung and pianist Jihye Chang for his final recital as Cello Fellow of the Montgomery Symphony. Since then, the Arsenal Trio has covered considerable ground both musically and geographically. Performances from New York City to Fargo have delighted audiences with repertoire ranging from Mozart and Schubert to world premieres for piano trio.

The Arsenal Trio made its debut at the 2006 University of Louisville New Music Festival with a recital of six world premiere compositions, the culmination of a short residency known as the Premiere Collaborative, and a recording of all six trios was released on the University of Louisville label. They returned to the same school to record and perform composer Marc Satterwhite’s music, and the CD will be released in 2009-10. In June 2008, the trio appeared at the Summer Chamber Music Residency at The Banff Centre, Canada, where they worked with Phil Setzer of the Emerson Quartet, Henk Guittard of the Schoenberg Quartet, and director Barry Shiffman among others. Their engagements in 2009-10 include an concerto appearance for Beethoven's Triple concerto with MSUM University Orchestra, MN, and concerts and outreach performances through Chamber Music ff in Fergus Falls, MN.

As founding members of the ClefWorks Music Festival, they are committed to inspiring a new generation of music lovers in Montgomery. Since the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra named Jihye the second Honorary Fellow in its history, the Arsenal Trio is the one and only All-MSO Fellow ensemble!