Rule of Three: A Metropolis Ensemble Development Residency
Metropolis Ensemble presents a three-concert development residency with Rule of Three, a newly formed trio of Yale alumni Chelsea Lane (harp), Ginevra Petrucci (flute), and Colin Brookes (viola).
Taking Debussy's iconic Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp as a point of departure, the series traces the trio's sonic lineage across three programs — first deconstructing Debussy's musical DNA, then exploring composers who have deliberately broken from its idiom, and finally transforming the ensemble's sound through the addition of electronics.
Program 1: Deconstruction
Sunday, March 1, 2pm
Works by Debussy, Bax, Takemitsu, and Danielle Eva Schwob
Program 2: Reconstruction
Sunday, April 26, 7:30pm
Works by Timo Andres, Kaija Saariaho, Jessica Meyer, and a new commission by Evan Henry
Program 3: Transformation
Sunday, May 31, 7:30pm
Works by Anna Clyne, Sofia Gubaidulina, Angélica Negrón, and Leilehua Lanzilotti
Three voices. Three programs. One evolving conversation.
About The Ensemble
Rule of Three is a classical ensemble formed of NYC-based musicians and Yale University alumni Chelsea Lane (harp), Ginevra Petrucci (flute), and Colin Brookes (viola). The trio takes its name from the timeless artistic principle that elements grouped in threes create harmony, balance, and a sense of completeness. With harp, viola, and flute—three contrasting voices blending into one—the ensemble embodies this rule in sound, weaving textures that are at once delicate, dynamic, and whole. Rule of Three curates programs that combine storytelling with compelling thematic arcs, performing not only core repertoire but also championing contemporary works and collaborating with composers to create new music for the trio. More Info »
About The Artists
Chelsea Lane, Harp
A versatile musician, Chelsea is equally at home performing on Broadway (Wicked, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, Paradise Square, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes), as she is in classical symphonic settings as a guest artist for ensembles such as the New York City Ballet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, The Metropolitan Opera, and New Jersey Symphony, among others. She has performed in many historic halls, including Carnegie Hall (NYC), David H. Koch Theater (NYC), David Geffen Hall (NYC), Rudolfinum (Prague), Smetana Hall (Prague), Flagey (Brussels), Heinz Hall (Pittsburgh), Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore), NJPAC (New Jersey), and more.
As a recording artist, Chelsea has collaborated with renowned musicians, including countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, pianist Idil Biret, violist Nathan Schram of the Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet, and composers Nico Muhly, Christopher Cerrone, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and Molly Joyce. Her debut solo harp album Suspensions, which draws on contemporary, minimalist-inspired works to explore the theme of “suspensions,” both literal and figurative, has garnered over 2 million streams since its release on the Better Company Records label in December 2022.
Chelsea graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, completed her Master of Arts in Harp Performance with grote onderscheiding (“high honors”) at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, and received her D.M.A. in Music Performance from The Graduate Center, CUNY in NYC.
She has taught courses in Music History and Harp at Rowan University, Lehman College, and the College of Staten Island, and currently holds positions as Adjunct Artist in Harp at Vassar College and Harp Instructor at Mannes Prep.
She currently serves as President of MetroHarp, the Local NYC Chapter of the American Harp Society, Inc. More »
Ginevra Petrucci, Flute
Hailed by the press as “one of the most interesting talents of her generation”, Ginevra Petrucci has performed at Carnegie Hall (New York), Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), Salle Cortot (Paris), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), Villa Medici (Rome), Ohji Hall (Tokyo), as well as throughout China, South America and the Middle East.
As a soloist, she has appeared in concert with I Pomeriggi Musicali, I Virtuosi Italiani and the Chamber Orchestra of New York, and has released the first recordings of Edouard Dupuy and Ferdinand Buchner’s Concertos. Her chamber music experience has brought her to appear alongside pianists Bruno Canino and Boris Berman, and to a long-standing collaboration with the Kodály Quartet, with whom she has released the highly acclaimed recording of the complete Flute Quintets by Friedrich Kuhlau. Her recording of Robert Muczynski’s Sonata has been praised as “oozing with lifeblood and zest … enthralling and rousing”. In 2017 she has rediscovered and recorded Wilhelm Kempff’s Quartet for flute, strings and piano and toured Italy with its premiere performances.
She has been heard on RAI3 Italian National Radio, and her recital with Jory Vinikour at Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago has been broadcast on WFMT. Her feature interviews on the conditions of the migrating artist have been published on the Huffington Post and La Voce di New York.
She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts at Stony Brook University, and a Master of Music at Yale University. Her education include a Master at Santa Cecilia Conservatory in her native Rome under the guidance of her father, and a Diplome Superieur at the École Normale in Paris.
She serves as Principal Flute and as Operations Manager at Chamber Orchestra of New York. More »
Colin Brookes, Viola
Praised as “master of the strong lines”, concert violist Colin Brookes is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he made his solo debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony at the age of 17. A founding member of the award-winning Ulysses Quartet, he performed with them from 2015-2023. Colin has taught in the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School, and the undergraduate programs of Yale University and SUNY Stony Brook.
Colin has performed regularly with A Far Cry, The Knights, and other critically acclaimed ensembles. Festival appearances include Kneisel Hall, Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, Geneva Music Festival, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Manchester Summer Chamber Music, and Tanglewood. In June 2013 he gave a solo recital with pianist Euntaek Kim for the St. Gaudens Concert Series in Cornish, NH.
Traveling and performing allow for many unexpected opportunities to capture moments in time. Colin is an avid photographer, both film and digital, and exhibits of his work have been featured at the Castleton Festival, Virginia and the Art Gallery at Valley Cottage Library, New York.
Colin holds a Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School and a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from Yale University. His mentors include Ettore Causa, Heidi Castleman, Misha Amory, Nicholas Cords, Larry Dutton, Marylene Gingras-Roy, Roger Chase, Jeffrey Irvine, and Carolyn Hills. He currently plays a 19th-century Italian viola generously on loan from the Maestro Foundation, and a Thomas Tubbs bow.
