The Ardora Trio presents Drama in D Minor: Arensky and Mendelssohn. Please join us for this free admission (donations accepted) concert on May 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM in the sanctuary at North Raleigh United Methodist Church.

The Ardora Trio features violinist Jessica Ryou, cellist Sean Hawthorne, and pianist Jean Park. Jessica Ryou is a member of the first violin section of the North Carolina Symphony. She has her
Master of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California. Sean Hawthorne is an active performing cellist and educator who most recently served as Assistant Professor of Cello at East Tennessee State University. Sean received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University in 2018, after having earned a Bachelor’s Degree from The Juilliard School and a Master’s Degree from the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. Jean Park is currently a member of the piano faculty at Duke University and Meredith College. She received her Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music and her Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University.

Be sure to visit the website ArdoraTrio.com to read more about the trio!

This year, the NRUMC Music Ministry will be celebrating a fabulous year of music making by revisiting some favorite anthems and musical presentations from the year, as well as performing some new, fun, (and maybe even non-sacred! Scandalous!) pieces for our Music Ministry Showcase.  We hope you will join us for a casual afternoon of bells, choirs, instruments, and beautiful music.  Admission is free, but donations will be collected for the General Music Fund, with the specific goal of bringing more guest artists to our growing North Raleigh Concert Series.