In the front, cellist Carolyn Suda and violinist David Suda,  with pianist Bruce Polay.

MONMOUTH, Ill. — The KGS Trio, with violinist David Suda, cellist Carolyn Suda and pianist Bruce Polay, will present an evening of chamber music February 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

Admission to the concert, which will feature works by Beethoven, Brahms and Spanish composer Joaquin Turina, is free.

The Sudas, who are both members of the Monmouth College faculty, performed for many years as members of the popular Monmouth Trio. Polay is music director and conductor of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony.

The KGS Trio performs each year as part of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony subscription series and will present concerts later this spring in Davenport and Burlington, Iowa. The trio has also appeared internationally at the University of Barcelona and the Reus Conservatory of Music in Spain.

David Suda, professor of humanities at Monmouth College, has been the concertmaster of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony since 1985 and is a frequent chamber music performer. Before receiving a Ph.D. degree in humanities from Emory University, he was concertmaster of the Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Ballet. He is a former member of the Georgia State University Faculty String Quartet and the Emory Piano Trio.

Carolyn Suda, lecturer in music at MC, is also director of string activities at the college, where she founded the Monmouth String Ensemble. She is the principal cellist for the Knox-Galesburg Symphony. She received a B.A. degree in music and theater from Florida State University and an M.A. degree in cello performance and pedagogy from Western Illinois University. She has served as cello clinician at workshops and institutes in Australia, New Zealand and throughout the United States and was for several seasons the principal cellist of the Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Choral Guild.

Polay, music director and conductor of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony since 1983, is professor of music at Knox College. In addition to his accomplishments as a conductor and published composer, Polay maintains an active playing schedule, including performances in New York’s Carnegie Hall and Europe. He is a frequent guest conductor with many appearances throughout the United States and internationally.

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