Jacobsen Series 2026–27 performances feature Puget Sound music faculty, renowned guest artists, and inspiring themed concerts. Join us for the Puget Sound Piano Trio, the School of Music's artists-in-residence featuring Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim, piano, performing works by Ethel Smyth and Johannes Brahms.

The Puget Sound Piano Trio is the ensemble-in-residence at University of Puget Sound School of Music in Tacoma, WA. Over the Trio’s rich four-decade history, it has presented hundreds of concerts in a multitude of venues, from celebrated biannual performances on the university’s Jacobsen Concert Series to appearances in prominent concert halls throughout the United States. 

Trio members Maria Sampen (violin), Alistair MacRae (cello), and Ronaldo Rolim (piano) bring distinguished musical backgrounds and a rich variety of professional experiences to their work as an ensemble.  The Trio has appeared individually and as an ensemble with orchestras and at major music festivals throughout the United States and abroad, such as Aspen, Ravinia, Brevard, and Banff, among many others. As frequent guests at KING FM Seattle's Northwest Focus Live, the Trio's latest visit to the show was featured nationally on NPR Music Live Sessions. Recent and upcoming engagements include performances and artistic residencies at Benaroya Hall (Seattle), The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ), The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Bowling Green State University (OH) and Grand Valley State University (MI). pugetsoundpianotrio.com

About the Series

The Jacobsen Series was established in 1984 in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair and professor of Puget Sound’s piano department. Ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, annual music scholarships awarded to outstanding student performers and scholars. Thank you to our many patrons whose support has benefitted students and contributed to this successful series.

The Keyboard Series, now in its fourth year, features a dynamic lineup of charismatic guest artists.

Learn More

Visit pugetsound.edu/jacobsen or call the School of Music at 253.879.3741.

Tickets

Tickets are available online at tickets.pugetsound.edu, at the Logger Store located in the Wheelock Student Center, or at the door.

• $25 general admission
• $20 sr. citizen, student, military, Puget Sound faculty/staff, Community Music participants
• Admission is free for current Puget Sound and K-12 students. Please present your student ID to the ushers at the door.