Verge Ensemble is the performance group of the Contemporary Music Forum, Washington DC's oldest contemporary music organization, and was the New Music Ensemble-in-Residence at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC from 1973-2015.

Pianist Lura Johnson, prizewinner in the 2015 International Johannes Brahms Competition Pörtschach, Austria;

Violinist Lina Bahn, former member of the award-winning Corigliano Quartet and faculty member at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music;

Cellist Tobias Werner, international German performing artist, Music Director of Chamber Music Conference of the East and Artistic Director of VERGE ensemble; and

Marimbist William Richards, Principal Percussion and solo percussionist with The United States Army Band (Pershing's Own), Washington, DC.

The one-hour concert will feature three contemporary works that are both accessible and enjoyable to audiences of all ages:

Tight Sweater by Marc Mellits is a work in five movements that brings forth elements of jazz and traditional performance techniques while delightfully combining the diverse timbres of marimba, piano and cello.

Elements for Cello and Electronics is by Washington, DC composer Steve Antosca whose work was described by The Washington Post as "a shimmering, multilayered sea of sound, surging with power under a surface of delicate detail - a fascinating dance between the human players and their electronic ghosts."

Lonesome Roads for violin, cello and piano by Dan Visconti is a melodic and dramatic composition that engages audiences by techniques including the pianist drawing sounds directly from the piano's strings and the violinist and cellist bending tones and creating glassine timbres through use of artificial harmonics. 

Immediately following the concert, audience members are invited to come onto the stage area to closely view the marimba and to meet and greet the performers.