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That sound has stayed true even when the composition of the group has changed. Trapezoid began almost 20 years ago when Reisler and Sam Rizetta decided to demonstrate what could be done with the hammered dulcimers they were making. With two apprentices from the shop in West Virginia where they fashioned the sounding boards under strings struck by two wood mallets, they organized a dulcimer quartet, taking a name from the instrument’s shape.
Lorraine Duisit, a folk singer and composer from Charlottesville who was following the footsteps of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, joined in 1978. She added her soaring soprano, the bowed psaltery and haunting, original ballads.
In 1980, Freyda Epstein left Boston’s folk circuit for Trapezoid and the hills of West Virginia, bringing along her violin and a rich, earthy alto.
The two women remain the perfect foils in looks and voice: Epstein’s startling dark eyes and ebony hair, her deep, growling vocals a counterpoint to blonde Duisit’s lilting high notes.
Recently, bassist Ralph Gordon otepped off the band box and percussionist Tom Jones and keyboard artist Michael Aharon, who ako adds vocals, cello and bass, stepped on. "We’ve been able to keep that strong sense of harmony with the old band
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