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, […]

Mimi Stillman, flute Nathan Vickery, cello Charles Abramovic, piano Gideon Whitehead, guitar Music by Astor Piazzolla, Vivian Fine, world premiere by Michael-Thomas Foumai Subscribe now! For tickets, click here.

Mendelssohn – Martinu- Bernstein – Gill – Zhou Dolce Suono Trio (Stillman, Vickery, Abramovic)

Nielsen – Barber – Poulenc – Berger Mimi Stillman, flute Katherine Needleman, oboe Doris Hall-Gulati, clarinet William Short, bassoon Joseph Anderer, horn Charles Abramovic, piano

The 2019-2020 Season of the Word A program highlighting the genius of Bach in music sacred and secular, with selections from cantatas, concertos, suites, and sonatas. Sarah Shafer, soprano Mimi Stillman, flute William Polk, violin Kerri Ryan, viola Arlen Hlusko, cello Mary Javian, bass Charles Abramovic, piano/harpsichord

The 2019-2020 Season of the Word Dolce Suono Ensemble musicians narrate a story in Opus Number Zoo by Luciano Berio, along with works by Paul Taffanel, Irving Fine, and Jacques Ibert. Mimi Stillman, flute Katherine Needleman, oboe Doris Hall-Gulati, clarinet William Short, bassoon Jeffrey Lang, horn

The 2019-2020 Season of the Word Our flagship ensemble explores the stylistic lineage, pioneering innovations, and heated polemics in French and French-influenced music by Rameau, Debussy, Ravel, and Saariaho. Dolce Suono Trio Mimi Stillman, flute -  Gabriel Cabezas, cello - Charles Abramovic, piano

The 2019-2020 Season of the Word A dazzling family concert - for kids 5 to 105 - bringing together DSE's acclaimed artists and a well-known Philadelphia actor in Camille Saint-Saëns's The Carnival of the Animals. Also: Mozart, Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452 and Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring. Charles Abramovic, piano - Natalie Zhu, […]

Dolce Suono Ensemble Presents From B to Z: Bonis, Khachaturian, Mozart, Muczynski, Saint-Saëns, Weesner, Zyman Mimi Stillman, flute - Ricardo Morales, clarinet - Amy Oshiro-Morales, violin - Charles Abramovic, piano https://dolcesuono.com/introducing-dse-presents-2021-2022-season/ Venue for all concerts: Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd & Spruce Streets, Philadelphia Virtual option: Concerts will be aired as videos 2 weeks […]