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Duo46 -- violinist Beth Ilana Schneider, a Wyoming High School grad, and Matt Gould, guitarist, have been awarded an Encore Grant by the American Composers Forum to support performances of "Trigger" for violin and guitar by John Mayrose, a composer/guitarist/bassist. They'll take "Trigger" on tour over the next 18 months in Europe and N. America.

Duo46 is a cutting edge ensemble that embraces 21st-century music (hmm, wonder why they haven't made an appearance at Music07, below?). They regularly collaborate with and commission living American composers, and have created a substantial library for their combination -- violin and guitar.

John Mayrose' music has been played by such artists as Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Check out their Web site to see where and what they'll be performing and recording next.