Founded in 1996, The Heare Ensemble is committed to developing and performing repertoire for flute, cello, and piano in concert venues and academic institutions around the country. Central to the ensemble’s vision is its collaborations with composers, most recently including Robert Pound, Narong Prangcharoen, Marc Mellits, and most notably Carter Pann. The ensemble was recently engaged as Ensemble-in-Residence at Indiana State University’s Contemporary Music Festival. Other recent performances have taken place at Dickinson College, Constellation Chicago, and at Chicago's Guarneri Hall as part of Impromptu Fest.
In January 2020 the ensemble released Vox, recorded and produced by Grammy Award winning sound engineer Dan Nichols and distributed through Innova Recordings. The recording features George Crumb’s Vox Balanae, a signature piece for the ensemble, Narong Prangcharoen’s Bencharong, Carter Pann’s Melodies for Robert, and Stacy Garrop’s Silver Dagger. Melodies for Robert was commissioned by SDG Music Foundation and Silver Dagger was adapted for the ensemble from the original piano trio instrumentation.
In January 2020 the ensemble released Vox, recorded and produced by Grammy Award winning sound engineer Dan Nichols and distributed through Innova Recordings. The recording features George Crumb’s Vox Balanae, a signature piece for the ensemble, Narong Prangcharoen’s Bencharong, Carter Pann’s Melodies for Robert, and Stacy Garrop’s Silver Dagger. Melodies for Robert was commissioned by SDG Music Foundation and Silver Dagger was adapted for the ensemble from the original piano trio instrumentation.