6 October 2005 . THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CHAMBER MUSIC TRIO TO PRESENT MASTER CLASS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE . Northridge, CA: ArtsNorthridge at California State University, Northridge is proud to present the Los Angeles premiere of the nationally renowned Gramercy Trio on Sunday, November 13 at 2:00 PM in the CSUN Performing Arts Center. The Trio; featuring pianist Randall Hodgkinson, violinist Sharan Leventhal and cellist Jonathan Miller will perform a program featuring Mozart, Brahms and the world premiere of a newly commissioned work, Piano Trio by Nicholas Underhill. This performance of "Piano Trio" by Nicholas Underhill is sponsored by the American Composers Forum through its Encore Program, supporting repeat performances of new works. As part of the Trio’s residency at the University, they will offer a full master class on the stage of the Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 14th at 11:00 am. Special attention will be paid to performance students of piano, cello and violin. The class will be moderated by Dr. Mary Kim from the CSUN Department of Music. Qualified students from the community are welcome to attend. Admission for the class is free, but limited due to space limitations and therefore must be reserved in advance. For more information contact Therri at 818-677-7686. For more information go to http://www.gramercytrio.com/ . The Gramercy Trio tours throughout the country presenting concerts and residencies for audiences of all ages. In keeping with their dedication to new music, they have commissioned and premiered works by composers such as Nicholas Underhill, Robert Aldridge, Joan Huang, and renowned jazz pianist, Fred Hersch. "The trio, clearly pros exploring what interested them, gave the refreshing impression that everything they were doing was fun and worth hearing." The New York Times Pianist Randall Hodgkinson is a grand prize winner of the International American Music Competition sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation, has performed with orchestras in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston, Cleveland and abroad in Italy and Iceland. In addition, he has performed numerous recital programs spanning the repertoire from J.S. Bach to Donald Martino. He is an artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society and performs the four-hand and two-piano repertoire with his wife Leslie Amper. Mr. Hodgkinson is on the faculties of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and the Longy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Violinist Sharan Leventhal has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. A champion of new music, she has received grants from the NEA, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording, and the Fromm and Koussevitzky Foundations, and premiered over 100 works by composers such as Gunther Schuller, Virgil Thomson, William Kraft, and Scott Wheeler. Ms. Leventhal is on the faculty of the Boston Conservatory and is the founder and director of Play On, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting active participation in classical music. Cellist Jonathan Miller, a 30-year veteran of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is the founder and Artistic Director of the Boston Artists Ensemble. Solo appearances include the Boston Pops, the Hartford Symphony, and the American Cello Congress at the invitation of Rostropovitch. He has toured the county as a member of the New York String Sextet. Mr. Miller has served on the faculty of the New England Conservatory and the Boston Conservatory, and currently teaches at the Tanglewood Music Center. He and Mr. Hodgkinson have recorded the complete Beethoven Sonatas on the Centaur label. Composer/pianist Nicholas Underhill has recently been commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra, hornist Richard King, violinist Takako Masame and flutist Mary Kay Fink and the Gramercy Trio. His numerous New York recitals include his 1985 debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall, a 1987 performance at Merkin Concert Hall, and a June, 1993 concert in Weill Recital Hall. He frequently appears with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and the Chamber Collective, of which he is a director and founding member. The GRAMERCY TRIO will perform on Sunday, November 13 at 2:00 pm in the CSUN Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge. Adult tickets for both performances are $45 in the Front Orchestra and $30 in the Rear Orchestra. Group rates are available. All Students and CSUN Faculty and Staff may purchase tickets in advance for $15 with current ID (sorry, not available online). Single tickets can be purchased by calling the Ticket Office at 818-677-2488 or log on to http://www.artsnorthridge.csun.com/ , and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Dining package is also available. The Performing Arts Center is located on Zelzah Avenue, between Prairie and Plummer Streets in the Student Union Complex. Patrons should use Parking Lot G4 and are required to purchase a $4 parking permit for all performances on the CSUN campus. For press seating and information contact: William C. Martin, Artistic Director and Marketing for the Performing Arts Center: 818-677-7687, Fax 818-677-6617 or e-mail: william.c.martin@csun.edu High-resolution photographs (300dpi) are available for download at http://www.cvpa.csun.com/newsflash_imageArch.html