Founded in the summer of 2014 by Tricia Bonner (violin) and Caitlin Frasure (piano), Ascending performs works by current composers across the country and the world. In its debut, Ascending presented “In So Many Words” at the Firehouse Space (Brooklyn, NY) as a concert in exploration of text and sound within music, including two premieres and a range of traditional and non-traditional performance approaches from improvisation to spoken word. Since then, Ascending has concertized across the states, commissioning and premiering 14 compositions along the way. They are active collaborators with fellow members in the new art music community, and have been featured as guest ensemble of the 45th Annual Ball State Festival of New Music (Ball State University), the Aquila Summer Concert Series (CO), the Spirit & Place Festival (IN), Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers National Conference (OH), and the Applause Concert Series (TX). In 2019 Ascending release their self-titled debut album, consisting of seven original commissioned works.
Caitlin Frasure is a versatile pianist and active performer across styles from classical to jazz/gospel, and Irish folk to new art music. A zealous advocate for newly composed music, numerous performances in the United States and abroad have included the premieres of original compositions at Upbeat International (Croatia), the Cortona Sessions (Cortona, Italy), SoundSCAPE Festival (Maccagno, Italy), Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance (New York, NY), SPLICE Institute (Michigan). In 2016, she competed in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (Ennis, Ireland) with the Indianapolis Céilí Band, and has toured as accompanist to Australia, Italy and New York City for the Young Voices of Indianapolis. Caitlin is co-founder of the duo “Ascending” with violinist Tricia Bonner. Since the opening concert in 2015, “Ascending” has successfully commissioned and premiered thirteen compositions from composers around the world, concertizing across the United States from Brooklyn, NY to Mansfield, TX. Caitlin earned her MM and BM in Piano Performance from Butler University. www.caitlinfrasure.com
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Violinist Tricia Bonner is a vivacious performer in the Indianapolis area, as an apt representative of classical and new art music. An avid chamber musician, Bonner frequently performs with colleagues in recital, and in 2014 co-founded the violin/piano duo Ascending, with Indianapolis-based pianist, Caitlin Frasure. A spirited soloist, Tricia was recently featured on the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Hendricks Symphony Orchestra, where she currently serves as concertmaster. Reveling in the orchestral experience, she also performs in regional orchestras across Indiana and Illinois. Under the guidance of Butler University's Artist-in-Residence, Larry Shapiro, she earned a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance through the Jordan College of the Arts’ School of Music, and continues to be an active contributor to this musical community both in performance and teaching. She shares her love of music with a diverse range of violin students through the Butler Community Arts School, while maintaining positions as violin instructor for the Christel House Academy, Coram Deo Arts Academy, and the Verity Institute. In every performance opportunity and teaching moment, Tricia actively seeks to deliver truth, and enrich others' lives by sharing her genuine joy for music.
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