Margarita Zelenaia’s trio ‘Rowing in Eden’, for mezzo-soprano, flute and piano, set to the poems of Emily Dickinson, was performed on March 3rd, 2026

On March 3rd, 2026, at 6 pm, Margarita Zelenaia’s trio ‘Rowing in Eden’, for mezzo-soprano, flute and piano, set to the poems of Emily Dickinson, was performed as part of Zephyra Music Ensemble’s concert season at the series at St. Paul’s Chapel music series at Columbia University. The program was a showcase of chamber music and sung by prominent women composers from the 18th century to the present. This work – a mini cycle of 3 songs – was commissioned by the Zephira Chamber Ensemble.

Also featured works by:

Anna Bon di Venezia
Isabella Colbran
Pauline Viardot
Marion Bauer
Margaret Bond
Florence Price
Performers:
Anna Tonna, mezzo-soprano
Laura Falzon, flute
Olga Gurevich, piano