The Lawson Ensemble
The Lawson Ensemble was formed
in 2015 as a result of group members’ desire to consistently perform chamber
music with a level of excellence and commitment and to share the results with
the Jacksonville and regional community. Founding members are violinist
Aurica Duca, violinist/violist Clinton Dewing and cellist Nick Curry. The
group is in residence at the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville
and performs regularly on the UNF campus, in Jacksonville and around the
region. In the summer of 2016, the group
joined the San Marco Chamber Music Society (SMCMS), touring and playing concerts in England and touring Germany in the summer of 2018. Additionally, the group has recorded for Albany Records.
Aurica and Clinton are husband and wife and are both full-time members of the Jacksonville
Symphony. Nick is the Associate Professor of Cello at UNF, where he
teaches. His wife, Cara Tasher, is the Director of Choral Activities at
UNF. The trio has been playing together for several years but a generous
donation to the UNF music department allowed them to form an official ensemble
and invite other gifted musicians to play with them for select programs. Nick, Clinton and Aurica believe in the enduring power of chamber music, the
necessity for all music students to have a chamber experience, and the need for
audiences to feel the immediacy, intimacy and beauty of the best chamber
works.
For more information, visit www.lawsonensemble.com.