May 9 – DSE Presents Steven Stucky Memorial Concert and Young Composers Competition

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 7:00pm
Steven Stucky Memorial Concert +Young Composers Competition
Curtis Institute of Music – Gould Hall at Lenfest Hall
1616 Locust Street, Philadelphia
We honor the memory of Steven Stucky, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who was a member of our Board of Advisors and a great friend and mentor to our ensemble. Stucky was a judge for our first Young Composers Competition in 2013, and we hold this second installment of the competition in his memory, acknowledging his important legacy as teacher and supporter of young composers.
– Music by Stucky: “Cantus” (Philadelphia Premiere) and “Aus der Jugendzeit” (DSE commission)
– Fang Man, premiere of work in memory of Steven Stucky
– Zhou Tian, “Viaje” for Flute, Cello, and Piano
–  Premieres of winning works by competition winners Jacob Beranek, Christopher Lazzaro, Benjamin Safran, and Nathan Scalise
Performed by Randall Scarlata, baritone
Dolce Suono Trio (Mimi Stillman, Gabriel Cabezas, Charles Abramovic)
Doris Hall-Gulati, clarinet – Stephen Tavani, violin – Ted Babcock, percussion
Heidi Jacob, conductor
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This concert will be recorded for broadcast by WWFM The Classical Network as the next in DSE’s series of broadcasts for the network.