Empire Piano Trio performs at First Congregational, Oct. 20

The Empire Piano Trio will present the program when The Spinet music
organization presents its Tuesday, Oct. 20, program.

The public is invited to the recital at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2 W. Olive Ave.

Performing a program of music by Haydn and Dvorak will be Greg Schneider, violin; Andrea Morics, cello; and Ed Yarnelle, piano.

Schneider is a photojournalist who spent 10 years working for the San Bernardino Sun newspaper. He is also the principal second violinist for the Redlands Community Orchestra.

In his forties, he took up the saxophone and joined the Redlands Fourth of July Band. He is the founder of the Patriot Horns, a band which plays on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. As a journalist he has freelanced extensively for Christian magazines such as "Decision" and "World" magazine.

Yarnelle, president of The Spinet, received his doctorate in keyboard performance at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. He has taught music and psychology at San Bernardino Valley College for 26 years and was founder of the Yucaipa Community Orchestra. He served many years as music director and organist at Hemet United Methodist Church and as an accompanist for the University of Redlands. Currently he is organist and piano accompanist at First Congregational Church, Redlands. He also plays chamber music with the Gorgonio Trio.

Morics began playing cello in grade school in the Philadelphia area, moving on to St. Olaf College where she played in the orchestra and met trumpet-playing husband Steve. She plays in the annual So-Cal Chamber Workshop in Claremont and the Redlands Community Orchestra.

For information, contact Yarnelle at byronyarnelle@yahoo.com.