Mahler 100/Schoenberg 60

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series

Charles Abramovic, Mimi Stillman, composer Steven Mackey, bass-baritone Eric Owens, Yumi Kendall, Gabriel Globus-Hoenich, and Juliette Kang in rehearsal for Mahler 100/Schoenberg 60. Photo by Ronni L. Gordon. Courtesy of Dolce Suono Ensemble. — Charles Abramovic, Mimi Stillman, composer Steven Mackey, bass-baritone Eric Owens, Yumi Kendall, Gabriel Globus-Hoenich, and Juliette Kang in rehearsal for *Mahler 100/Schoenberg 60*. Photo by Ronni L. Gordon. Courtesy of Dolce Suono Ensemble.

Soprano Lucy Shelton joins the Dolce Suono Ensemble in Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, February 2012, as part of Mahler 100/Schoenberg 60. Left to right: Mimi Stillman, flute; Marc Rovetti, violin; Charles Abramovic, piano; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Yumi Kendall, cello; Paul Demers, clarinet. Photo by Donna Higgins. — Soprano Lucy Shelton joins the Dolce Suono Ensemble in Schoenberg's *Pierrot lunaire*, February 2012, as part of *Mahler 100/Schoenberg 60*. Left to right: Mimi Stillman, flute; Marc Rovetti, violin; Charles Abramovic, piano; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Yumi Kendall, cello; Paul Demers, clarinet. Photo by Donna Higgins.

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Grant Year 2010

Grant Amount $65,900

Status Completed

Updated May 30, 2023

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series presented Mahler 100/Schoenberg 60, a two-season commissioning project marking the centennial of Gustav Mahler's death and the 60th anniversary of the death of Arnold Schoenberg with premiere performances of six new works. In year one, David Ludwig, Steven Mackey, Fang Man, Stratis Minakakis, and Steven Stucky composed chamber works for bass-baritone Eric Owens and the Dolce Suono Ensemble, reflecting on the music of Mahler. The program included Mahler's first song cycle, Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen ("Songs of a Wayfarer"). In year two, Dolce Suono was joined by soprano Lucy Shelton in the premiere of a new work by Pulitzer Prize winner Shulamit Ran, composed in response to Schoenberg and played on a program that includes his seminal Pierrot Lunaire. The project included composer discussions, open rehearsals, educational programs, and master classes.

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Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series

Dolce Suono Ensemble, founded by flutist and artistic director Mimi Stillman in 2005, presents highly acclaimed chamber music concerts in Philadelphia and on tour, and engages in educational outreach partnerships with Philadelphia public schools. Its active commissioning program has led to 23 world premieres in seven seasons by eminent composers. In 2011, Dolce Suono Ensemble premiered works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky and Grammy Award winner Steven Mackey as part of its Center-funded Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60 project. The project continued in 2012 with the premiere of Shulamit Ran's major new commissioned work Moon Songs, sung by soprano Lucy Shelton.

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