School of Music

1947—Aeolian Trio founded

1949 - Cassel Grubb, Franz Bodfors, and Herman Berg

The Aeolian Trio, a piano trio comprised of DePauw School of Music faculty members, was founded in 1947 by cellist Artheda McFall, violinist Herman Berg, and pianist Franz Bodfors. Most active from 1949 to 1967, the trio performed on college campuses and for chamber music societies, appearing in 25 states on more than 100 campuses. The trio received very favorable reviews and was described in the Washington Post as “a fine example of the quality and depth of chamber music performance now widespread in American universities.” The Aeolian Trio disbanded in the early 1990s, and has included cellists Artheda McFall, Edna Bowles, Cassel Grubb, and Eric Edberg; violinists Herman Berg, Walter Swede, and Dan Rizner; and pianists Franz Bodfors, Henry Kolling, Eugene Barban, Mary Heller, and Claude Cymerman.

 

Ca. 1956 - Herman Berg, Henry Kolling, and Cassel Grubb

Dan Rizner, Claude Cymerman, and Cassel Grubb

 

 

Dan Rizner, Claude Cymerman, and Eric Edberg