Piano Trio in Memoriam David Macbride

Piano Trio in Memoriam David Macbride, Kyle Wernkefor piano trio David Macbride was one of the kindest, most generous, and most genuine people I have ever known. During my time at The Hartt School David was an important figure for me: A wonderful teacher and mentor, a free spirit, friend, and eventually a colleague. One of my greatest regrets is that I never studied with him privately, although his Music Since 1950 course is one of the best courses I have ever taken.I’m ashamed to say that after leaving Connecticut I did not stay in touch as well as I would have liked, only a few posts on social media every so often. Still, his passing shook me to my core. Not a day goes by where I don’t think on him fondly, and wonder what music he still had to give us. I am constantly reflecting on the things he taught me, not only as a musician, but as a human.David passed while I was already knee deep in composing this piece. After his passing I reworked many pas-sages as my grief got the better of