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The Silverwood Trio brings to its audiences the unique combination of flute/soprano, cello and piano, offering a varied color palette of the instruments and voice. The Trio's repertoire covers a wide range of styles from the Baroque to Contemporary, including original compositions by Paul Hoffman. Audiences have praised the Silverwood Trio's performances as, "sheer magic", "wonderful music, masterfully played", and " a rare and wonderful treat on a warm summer night or anytime!" With the composition, In This World (2000), we are embarking in a new direction with the use of voice. The song cycle for soprano/flute, cello and piano by Paul Hoffman is inspired by the best-selling novel "Einstein's Dreams" by Alan Lightman. The book presents a series of thirty dreams that Einstein might have had during the time he developed his theory of relativity, each depicting a world and its inhabitants governed by the peculiarities of their time. Mr. Hoffman adapted six of the dreams for his piece. Mr. Lightman is delighted with the finished work and comments, "The music is beautiful and captures a quality of sadness in the book". Paul Hoffman?s first composition for us is titled Ostinaughty (1996). An ostinato is a musical phrase that is continuously repeated. According to Mr. Hoffman, Ostinaughty is several ostinati that have been very bad! Jazzy in feel, Ostinaughty has driving rhythms and unbridled energy as well as a sense of humor. Flutists are forever grateful for the twentieth-century French composers who loved the tonal qualities of the flute and composed many solo and chamber works for it. Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) wrote the ?Sonata da Camera? in 1927. The ?Sonata da Camera? is a compositional gem with lavish harmonies from the late romantic and impressionist periods. This CD also contains the Trio (1944) by Czech-born composer, Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959), a cornerstone of the repertoire for flute, cello and piano. The Trio typifies Martinu?s melodious style and use of modern