Every musician has a soft spot.
You can tell by the exceptional way the music comes out. Even a uniformly excellent performance can feature one work that engages the artist more than the rest. It shows up in playing that's more alert and focused, and an energy level that positively sets off sparks. That's the effect that Janice Hamer's Hidden Verses had on the FAU Chamber Soloists in Sunday afternoon's season finale. The trio of violinist Yuri Treer, cellist Robert Moore and pianist Leonid Treer had clearly forged a bond with the new work.