Pianist Virgina Eskin, violinist Marcia Lehninger and French horn player Peter Guidi will perform “A Bouquet of Romances,” Friday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at Bass Hall in Peterborough. 

The concert, which is part of the Monadnock Center for History and Culture Music in Bass Hall series,  will include Brahms’ “Horn Trio, Opus 40,” and romances by Clara Schumann, Scriabine, Dvorak, and St. Saens.

For tickets go to monadnockcenter.org/programs/music-bass-hall.

The performance will start with the first two movements of the Brahms “Horn Trio,”  followed by the romances, and will conclude with the rest of the trio. 

“Traditionally, it is sacrilege to split up the Brahms ‘Horn Trio,’ but our wonderful horn player will need a rest,” Eskin said. “We’ve designed this program like a sandwich, with the Brahms on either end, and the shorter romances in the middle.” 

Guidi, who will be performing at Bass Hall for the first time, says he is grateful Eskin was willing to split up the trio, which is a physically challenging piece for the horn player. 

“The other pieces are very lyrical and romantic sounding, they are kind of like a lighter break in the middle. The Brahms trio has a lot of flavors to it, it has moments of intensity in the second and third acts,” he said. 

Guidi performed with Eskin previously in the Keene Chamber Orchestra.

“The Bass Hall concert will be my first time really working closely with Virginia,” Guidi said. “The orchestra director brought us together, and I’m so thrilled to have the opportunity to perform with her and with Marcia.”

Lehninger said the combination of instruments in Friday’s performance is rare. 

“Having these three instruments playing equally together – piano, French horn and violin -- is unique, and makes this performance especially exciting,” Lehninger said. 

All three musicians are on the music faculty at Keene State College. 

“I’m so honored be working with Virginia and Peter. Virginia is great with coming up with really interesting programs. She has experience playing all over the world, and it is such a privilege to perform with her,” Lehninger said. “And we are all right here at Keene State, which is amazing.” 

Eskin, a Jaffrey resident, is a pianist who has performed with the Boston Pops, the Boston Classical Orchestra, the New York City Ballet and the Boston Ballet, as well around the world. 

“It is such a joy to be playing this music with Marcia and Peter. They are both extraordinary musicians; it will be a treat for people to see them play,” Eskin said. 

Guidi is a horn teacher and professional performer based in Keene, has performed with the New England Repertory Orchestra, the Adrian Symphony, the Amherst Symphony and the Valley Winds, the Windha Orchestra, and Vermont-based TUNDI Productions. 

Lehninger is the daughter of two professional musicians, German violinist Erich Lehninger and Brazilian pianist Sônia Goulart. She performs with symphonies all around New England including the Hartford Symphony, the New Haven Symphony, Orchestra New England, the Dartmouth Handel Society, the Juno Orchestra and many chamber groups. 

Eskin originally created the concept for performance an event at the St. Gauden National Historic Site in Cornish, which will take place later in the summer. 

“Cornish was one of New Hampshire’s five arts colonies, along with Dublin, MacDowell, North Conway and Nelson,” Eskin said. “It is an incredible place to perform.” 

Eskin, Guidi and Lehninger will play perform an encore performance of the “Romances” at the 20th annual Rosamond Edmundson Memorial Concert on Aug. 17.