Music spiced with Central European folk influences, including Bruch’s Romanian-inflected Pieces, Schulhoff’s Concertino with its rollicking Czech furiant, and Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G Minor with its rousing gypsy “Rondo alla zingarese.” Roberto Diaz, viola, guest artist and co-curator – Mimi Stillman, flute – Julia Yiying Li, violin – Gabriel Cabezas, cello – Mary Javian, […]

Music of Amy Beach, Marion Bauer, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Andrea Clearfield, and DSE commission by Jennifer Higdon. The world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s new trio for flute, cello, and piano will be presented in conjunction with her opera Cold Mountain by Opera Philadelphia. Sarah Shafer, soprano – Mimi Stillman, flute – Julia Yiying Li, violin – […]

Dolce Suono Ensemble’s annual Baroque program explores “high” and “low” origins of genres in Baroque music, from works which originated at court to the way rural dances were absorbed into classical forms. Our program includes Bach’s magisterial Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering,selections from Rameau’s Pièces de clavecin and arias by Bach, Handel, and Rameau. […]

Our acclaimed project exploring the music of Spain and Latin America continues with another genre-bending program with music from the chamber music and popular worlds Music by Claude Bolling and a world premiere by Andrea Clearfield, boleros, choros, and more Pablo Reyes, voice and guitar – Mimi Stillman, flute – Charles Abramovic, piano – Gideon Whitehead, […]