The Mallarmé Chamber Players is a flexible ensemble of professional musicians based in Durham, North Carolina, whose mission is to enrich the lives of the community through outstanding chamber Music performance.
"Mallarmé, arguably the most creative chamber music organization in the United States..."
- Jeffrey Rossman, CVNC, May 2009
UPCOMING EVENTS:
HISTORICAL BACH REDUX
Sunday, February 5, 2012 3:00 pm
Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham
SPONSORED BY GEORGE CHANDLER
Music of J.S. Bach performed with Baroque performance practices
and instruments
With the Chamber Choir of the Choral Society of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
PROGRAM:
Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056
Cantata No. 79 Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
Cantata No. 131 Aus der Tiefe ruhe ich, Herr, zu dir
INSTRUMENTALISTS:
Peter Lekx, John Pruett, Andrew Bonner - violin
Suzanne Rousso - viola
Stephanie Vial - cello
Robbie Link - violone
William Thauer, Alicia Chapman, David Hawkins - oboe/ d'amore
Kelsey Schilling - bassoon
Chris Caudill, Rachel Niketopoulos - horn
John Feddersen - timpani
Elaine Funaro, Jane Lynch - harpsichord
Photo from February 6, 2011, Historical Bach ii concert
From left to right: Brent Wissick, Gail Ann Schroeder, John Pruett, Suzanne Rousso
Stephanie Vial, Beverly Biggs, Robbie Link
INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORICALLY INFORMED PERFORMANCE PRACTICES
PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
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SUBSCRIPTION FLEX PACKAGE: 5 tickets - $75
SINGLE TICKETS: $18 advance/$20 door
STUDENTS: $5 | K-12 EDUCATORS: $15 Door sales only. Subject to availability. Must present ID.
Single tickets will be available at:
Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh; Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, High Strung Violins and Guitars, Durham and Morgan Imports, Durham after August 22
Mallarmé artists, clockwise from center bottom:
Jeremy Preston, Suzanne Rousso, Jackie Wolborsky, Bonnie Thron, Petra Berenyi, Tim Hudson
- Sunday Concert 1 - MUSICAL MAGYARS
September 25, 2011, 3 pm Kirby Horton Hall, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham
A virtual "goulash" of great traditional, classic and contemporary Hungarian chamber music featuring virtuoso cimbalom player, Petra Berényi More....
- Sunday Concert 2 - WONDER WOMEN
October 23, 2011, 3 pm Nasher Museum of Art Auditorium, Durham
SPONSORED by Mark and Cindy Kuhn
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NASHER MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION:
"The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991"
Music by the powerhouses of women composers writing music with a fresh voice including Libby Larson, Joan Tower, Thea Musgrave, Sofia Gubaidulina, and a WORLD PREMIERE by composer Gwyneth Walker More...
- Sunday Concert 3 - HISTORICAL BACH REDUX
February 5, 2012 3 pm Hayti Heritage Center, Durham
SPONSORED by George Chandler
In collaboration with the Choral Society of Durham's Chamber Choir
Music of J. S. Bach performed with historical performance practices and instruments. More...
- Sunday Concert 4 - THE VIOLA (IS NOT A) JOKE!
April 1, 2012 3 pm University United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill
How many violists does it take to play a concert? More...
- Sunday Concert 5 - EDGING THE CUT
May 6, 2012, 7 pm Motorco Music Hall, Durham
Cutting edge contemporary chamber music in a new venue; in collaboration with New Music Raleigh. Music of Nathan Davis, Scott Lindroth, John Supko and the winner of the Edging the Cut composition contest.
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- SPECIAL PERFORMANCE - Nosferatu
Friday, October 28, 7 PM - Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh
See the original version of the classic vampire silent film, Nosferatu, accompanied by original music by composer by Eric Schwartz. Mallarmé musicians Carla Burns, flute; Michael Burns, bassoon; James Douglass, keyboard; John Beck, percussion and Suzanne Rousso, viola will perform. Part of the MusiCoal Series: ticket information
- SPECIAL GALA SOIREE - Honoring T. J. Anderson; the man and the music
Sunday, March 4, 7 PM at the Durham home of Dr. Louise Toppin
Music for voice and piano composed by the venerable T. J. Anderson; performed in an intimate setting. More...
NEWS -
READ OUR 2011 HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER
Mallarmé At RDU!
We will be serenading travelers this season at the airport with holiday favorites played by a string quartet of MCP players. You can find us December 19th from 3 pm - 5:30 pm in terminal 2 at baggage claim and December 20th from 6 pm - 8:30 pm in terminal 2 at ticketing. If you happen to be on your way in or out of town, come by and say hi. Click for more information on RDU holiday programming
ON THE RADIO
Listen to an interview by Frank Stasio on WUNC's the State of Things, October 21, 2011. Frank interviews artistic director, Suzanne Rousso, composer Gwyneth Walker and trumpeter, Tim Hudson in advance of Mallarme's Wonder Women concert at the Nasher on October 23. You will also hear musical excerpts of Walker's Language of the Soul and Joan Tower's Island Prelude!
IN THE NEWSPAPER
Read an article by Cliff Bellamy in Durham's Herald Sun about Gwyneth Walker's residency at the NC School of Math and Science on October 21, 2011.
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ON YOUTUBE
MALLARMÉ PLAYS THE
MUSIC OF REM!!
WATCH THE VIDEO
Based in Chapel Hill, NC - the Community Chorus Project's Director Lauren Hodge gathered 32 local high school kids and formed a chorus in the summer of 2011.
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