Mallarmé Music

PARTNER EVENT: A Baroque Concert for the Lenten Season
2023-03-19 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 100 E Peace Street, Raleigh, NC, 27604
Join us for this special Baroque concert that will feature choral and vocal works by J. S. Bach, J. C. Bach, Buxtehude and a newly transcribed setting of Psalm 130 by Jan Zelenka under the direction of Holy Trinity’s director of music, Paul Harris. In addition, there will be short Scripture readings prior to each work, and the audience will be invited to sing with the full ensemble on two chorales. Admission is free.
The performers will include period-instrument players from Mallarmé Music, singers Molly Quinn, Christopher Short and Tamsin Simmill, concertmaster David Wilson and the Holy Trinity Chamber Singers. The works will be sung in their original languages.
Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023
Time: Doors will open at 4:30 pm, and the concert will begin at 5 pm.
Location: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 100 E. Peace Street, Raleigh 27604
Parking:
1. Holy Trinity’s lots on either side of the church and accessible from Peace Street
2. The William Peace University lot across the street from the church on Peace Street
3. The public lots on Polk Street between Blount and Wilmington Streets
Additionally, you will find on-street parking on Blount and Polk Streets.

SERIES CONCERT: The Life of a Bee ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
2023-04-01 19:30 - 21:30 | PSI Theatre – Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Celebrate NC’s very own Jeffery Beam with music composed using his poetry as lyric and inspiration! The program is being curated by soprano Andrea Edith Moore who is a passionate advocate for contemporary vocal chamber music.
On the occasion of Jeffery’s 70th birthday, Mallarme will perform chamber music by Tony Solitro “Loves’ Astronomy,” Frank E. Warren A Garden of Flowers (excerpts), Daniel Thomas Davis’s “Porch Song,” Steven Serpa The Creatures, Bo Newsome Evocation, Questions, and Nocturne and Lee Hoiby’s Life of a Bee.
The performance will include projections of An Elizabeathan Bestiary by Ippy Patterson and poetry readings by Jeffery Beam!
ARTISTS
Andrea Edith Moore and LaToya Lain – soprano
Daniel Speigel – piano
Gabriel Richard – violin
Grace Anderson – cello
Kevin Streich – clarinet
Carla Copeland-Burns – flute
We thank Stanley Finch, for sponsoring this performance!

We are proud to partner with the Durham Literacy Center for this event!

If you cannot attend, please consider attending the April 2 family concert @ 1 pm with the same music and artists, just abridged. https://www.mallarmemusic.org/event/family-concert-life-of-a-bee/

PARTNER EVENT: A Stranger in a Strange Land with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
2023-04-22 15:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church Durham, 305 E Main St., Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Mallarmé Music presents our friends, the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (NCBO) as they explore an intriguing program of music by composers born in one country who traveled to other countries to compose and play music. You’ll hear the influences of their birthplaces, along with new influences from their adventures to other lands. Georg Frideric Handel was born in Germany, studied and made his first mark in Italy and spent his career in England. Willem de Fesch of the Netherlands joined Handel’s orchestra in London. Jean-Baptiste Lully, a consummate Frenchman, was born Giovanni Battista Lulli in Italy. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges traveled from his birthplace, the French colony of Guadeloupe, to France. Born to a French planter and an enslaved African woman, Chevalier de Saint-Georges gained his education and his musical training in France, becoming a virtuoso violinist, composer and conductor. Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, though living her life in France, could be called a stranger in a strange land – making her way in musical society as one of the very few professional female composers must have been just as challenging as for a foreign composer making their way in a new country.
The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra is a period instrument ensemble co-founded in 2011 by sisters Frances Blaker (artist director) and Barbara Blaker Krumdieck (executive director and cellist).
During the orchestra’s 10 years, they have been happy to bring performances to many venues in North Carolina as well as South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee, often working with local choirs.
Please visit their website at https://www.ncbaroqueorchestra.org
Tickets: $20 Adults/ $5 children and students
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PROGRAM
Ouverture from Céphale et Procris (1694) – Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665 – 1729)
Passacaille from Armide (1686) – Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 – 1687)
String Quartet in c minor, op. 1, no. 4 – Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745 – 1799)

Instrumental Pieces from Rinaldo (1731) – George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Concerto [Grosso] – Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)
Passacaglia from Sonata no. 5 from Armonico Tributo (1682) – Georg Muffat (1645 – 1704)
Sinfonia in d minor (FK 65) – Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 – 1784)
Chaconne from Dardanus (1739) – Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764)
North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Director ~ Frances Blaker
Violin 1: Martie Perry Janelle Davis, Belinda Swanson and Hunter Harris
Violin 2: David Wilson Annie Loud, Allison Willet and Aimee Rieger
Viola: Marta Howard, Joey O’Donnell, Asa Zimmerman and John O’Brien
Cello: Barbara Krumdieck, Lisa Liske and Sally Blaker
Violone: Sarah Wines
Harpsichord: Barbara Weiss
Flute: Chuck Wines and Barbara Norton
Oboe: Sung Lee, Will Thauer and Sarah Weiner
Bassoon: Sally Merriman

PARTNER EVENT: Music for Troubled Times with the Duke Chapel Choir
2023-04-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
April 23, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
Missa in Angustiis (“Lord Nelson” Mass) by Franz Joseph Haydn
premiere: Heal the Cracks in the Bell of the World by Zebulon M. Highben
The Chapel’s choirs are joined by the Mallarmé Music, the Durham Children’s Choir and the Duke Chapel Carillonneur, Chase Benefiel, to present a program of musical responses to troubled times. Conducted by Dr. Zebulon Highben.
Tickets will be sold through the Duke Box Office. Check back later for an on-sale date.

Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Series Concert #4
2023-05-07 17:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Sunday, May 7 @ 5:00 pm

Bach Cantata Series: Solo Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach with Molly Quinn, soprano and Mallarme Musicians directed by Dr. Philip Cave
Location: Duke Chapel

J.S. Bach’s church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. The Chapel’s Bach Cantata Series presents these musical masterpieces accompanied by other notable choral and instrumental works of the Baroque era. For this final concert in the series, we are delighted to welcome back Molly Quinn, presenting some of Bach’s loveliest cantatas for solo soprano and orchestra.
J.S. Bach:
BWV 209 Non sa che sia dolore
BWV 84 Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke
BWV 158 Der Friede sei mit dir
Telemann: Tafelmusik Suite in E Minor, I. Overture
FREE
Families with young children are invited to drop in during a rehearsal the day before the concert (May 6) between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. for a chance to hear the music close-up in an informal setting.
Paid parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Bryan Center Garage at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available in the surface lot at the same address.

SERIES CONCERT: Bach Lit
2023-05-26 19:30 - 21:30 | PSI Theatre – Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Friday, May 26, 2023 7:30 pm @ PSI Theater, Durham Arts Council parking info

What’s better than the Bach cello suites? The Bach cellos suites played on cello AND marimba accompanied by laser art!
PROGRAM
J.S. Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major and No. 2 in D Minor
Osvaldo Golijov – Mariel
Andrew Beall – Song of ‘Almah
ARTISTS
Juan Álamo – marimba more
Bonnie Thron – cello more
Salty Robot Productions – lasers
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Read the concert program: Program Pages BACH LIT
Being in love with laser his whole life, Jason Salt has been providing immersive abstract laser art to the entertainment scene since 2007. His first show was at the IEEE annual banquet and featured a self-built single color laser projector and used function generators out of the college lab to perform live abstracts to music. Intrigued with how laser projectors work, Jason started building his own systems in his garage. In 2013 Jason build his first full color RGB system. This was also the first system that interfaced with control software providing recording capabilities. Using Mathematics and Science, Jason was able to transform a laser into an artistic display of abstract colors and patterns and sync it to music. Learning about various hardware and software platforms Jason decided to build a custom live performance console. The console features old school analog controls, as well as new school digital controls. What really sets his console apart are the two laser projector preview windows. With the power of the live console and the recognition of the community Jason formed Salty Robot Productions in 2018. Salty Robot Productions has been working out of the Charlotte NC area and has been able to provide laser FX for the Carolina Panthers and All Elite Wrestling. Live laser shows have been included with Western Piedmont Symphony in Newton NC, Yuri’s Night at Kennedy Space Center, and at Bach Akademie Charlotte. Salty Robot Productions partnered with local cellist Kelvin Chang to form Chromatic Strings in 2022, blending classical cello music with abstract laser entertainment.

Series Concert: Violapalooza!
2023-09-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Nelson Music Room, 1304 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
VIOLAPALOOZA Sunday, September 3, 2023 3:00 pm
Nelson Music Room, 1304 Campus Drive, Durham, NC
Music for viola and piano composed in 1919 for the Berkshire Music Competition
Ernest Bloch – Suite for viola and orchestra (Scott Rawls and Annie Jeng)
Rebecca Clarke – Sonata for viola and piano (Sam Gold and Teddy Robie)
Paul Hindemith – Sontata, Op. 11, No. 4 (Jonathan Bagg and Teddy Robie)
York Bowen – Fantasia for viola quartet (Jonathan Bagg, Scott Rawls, Suzanne Rousso, Samuel Gold)
Community play-along: Telemann: Concerto in G Major for viola, movements 1 and 2
Jonathan Bagg, Samuel Gold, Scott Rawls, Suzanne Rousso – viola
Teddy Robie, Annie Jeng – piano
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Single tickets: $30/$25/$10 PURCHASE
CALLING ALL VIOLISTS! Play the Telemann Viola Concerto with the professionals at the concert! Conducted by Ruth Johnsen.
Info about the play-along: Violapalooza info-solo Telemann part
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This concert will be repeated on Wednesday, Sept 6, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Tew Recital Hall – UNC-G School of Music free admission
100 McIver St Greensboro, NC 27412 MAP

CONCERT: The Golem silent film with live score in Lancaster, SC
2023-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, 307 West Gay Street, Lancaster, SC, 29720, United States
Sunday, October 29, 2023 @ 7:00 pm, Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, Lancaster, SC
Silent Film with original music for baroque string quintet, written by Mark Bergman
Download The Golem press release

ARTISTS
David Wilson, Matvey Lapin – violin/ Suzanne Rousso – viola/ Barbara Krumdieck – cello/
Mark Bergman – bass/ Jennifer Streeter – harpsichord

Widely recognized as the source of the Frankenstein myth, the ancient Hebrew legend of the Golem provides substance for one of the most adventurous films of the German silent cinema. Suffering under the tyrannical rule of Rudolf II in 16th-century Prague, a Talmudic rabbi creates a giant warrior to protect the safety of his people. Sculpted of clay and animated by the mysterious secrets of the Kabbalah, the Golem is a seemingly indestructible juggernaut, performing acts of great heroism, yet equally capable of dreadful violence.
When the rabbi’s assistant takes control of the Golem and attempts to use him for selfish gain, the lumbering monster runs rampant, abducting the rabbi’s daughter and setting fire to the ghetto. With its remarkable creation sequence (a dazzling blend of religion, sorcery, and special effects) and the grand-scale destruction of its climax, “The Golem” was one of the greatest achievements of the silent era and remains an undeniable landmark in the evolution of the horror film.

Single tickets are $15 through the Lancaster Cultural Arts Center http://www.lcshp.org/cultural-arts-center-concerts-events

Series Concert: The Golem silent film with live score
2023-10-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Carolina Theatre – Cinema One, 309 W Morgan St., Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Monday, October 30, 2023 @ 7:00 pm, Carolina Theatre – Cinema One, Durham
Silent Film with original music for baroque string quintet, written by Mark Bergman
Download The Golem press release

ARTISTS
David Wilson, Matvey Lapin – violin/ Suzanne Rousso – viola/ Barbara Krumdieck – cello/
Mark Bergman – bass/ Jennifer Streeter – harpsichord

Widely recognized as the source of the Frankenstein myth, the ancient Hebrew legend of the Golem provides substance for one of the most adventurous films of the German silent cinema. Suffering under the tyrannical rule of Rudolf II in 16th-century Prague, a Talmudic rabbi creates a giant warrior to protect the safety of his people. Sculpted of clay and animated by the mysterious secrets of the Kabbalah, the Golem is a seemingly indestructible juggernaut, performing acts of great heroism, yet equally capable of dreadful violence.
When the rabbi’s assistant takes control of the Golem and attempts to use him for selfish gain, the lumbering monster runs rampant, abducting the rabbi’s daughter and setting fire to the ghetto. With its remarkable creation sequence (a dazzling blend of religion, sorcery, and special effects) and the grand-scale destruction of its climax, “The Golem” was one of the greatest achievements of the silent era and remains an undeniable landmark in the evolution of the horror film.

Single tickets are $30 through the Carolina Theatre Box Office https://carolinatheatre.org/events/film/the-golem-with-live-score/
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Series Concert: Schubertiad 1 "The Trout" Sunday, November 12, 3pm
2023-11-12 15:00 - 17:00 | NorthStar Church of the Arts, 220 W Geer Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
SERIES CONCERT – Schubertiad No. 1: Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
NorthStar Church of the Arts, Durham
220 W. GEER STREET | DURHAM, NC 27701 map

ARTISTS: Jacqueline Saed Wolborsky – violin
Suzanne Rousso – viola/ Nathan Leyland – cello
Leonid Finkelshteyn – bass
Mimi Solomon – piano/ Andrea Edith Moore – soprano
PROGRAM: Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Fantasy in C Major for violin and piano, D. 934
Die Forelle, D. 550
Quintet in A Major for piano and strings, D. 667 “Trout”
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PARTNER EVENT: J.S. Bach Cantata Series - A New Heaven and a New Earth
2023-11-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Sunday, November 19 at 5:00 pm
Duke University Chapel more
401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708
FREE!
A New Heaven and a New Earth
J.S. Bach:
Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48
(Wretched being, who will restore me)
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, BWV 70
(Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!)
Dr. Philip Cave – conductor
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Duke Chapel Bach Choir

SERIES CONCERT: Mosaics with Jeffrey Scott, horn and the Carolina Brass
2024-02-02 19:30 - 21:30 | PSI Theatre – Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
PSI Theatre, Durham Arts Council – 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701

Mallarme presents music for brass featuring horn player Jeff Scott and the Carolina Brass. The ensemble will premiere a new commission for Mallarme by composer Peter Askim “Anatomy of an Embrace” for French Horn and Brass Quintet, as well as music by Jeff Scott, including his arrangement of William Grant Still songs and Pesadelos for horn and piano and the brass trio Crossing Barriers. Additionally, the Carolina Brass will perform excerpts from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Fanfare, Tango and Fugetta on Hebrew Themes by Stanley M. Hoffman
Jeff will be joined by pianist Candace Bailey and the Carolina Brass:
Tim Hudson and Garrett Klein – trumpet
Bob Campbell – horn
David Wulfeck – trombone
Justin Worley – tuba
John Beck – percussion
This program is supported with a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council.
Tickets $10-$30 PURCHASE
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Duke Chapel Bach Cantata: Music for Candlemas
2024-02-04 17:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Mallarme Music and the Duke Chapel Bach Choir present music of JS Bach on period instruments, led by Dr. Philip Cave.
Sunday, Feb 4, 5:00 pm

Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. The Bach Cantata Series presents these musical masterpieces accompanied by other notable choral and instrumental works of the Baroque era. With a theme of “Music for Candlemas,” this concert presents two cantatas and a motet by J. S. Bach, and a cantata by Johann Kuhnau:
* Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin (With peace and joy I now depart), BWV 125
* Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn (I will not let you leave until you bless me), BWV 157
* Motet: Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh. 159
* Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden (I desire to die in peace) by Kuhnau

There is no charge for admission. Paid parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Bryan Center Garage at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available in the surface lot at the same address.

A talk by Dr. Roseen Giles before the concert in the Divinity School’s Goodson Chapel at 4:00 p.m. will provide musical and historical context for the performance. Dr. Giles is a musicologist with a specialty in early modern musical culture; she is also the curator of Duke University Musical Instrument Collections. In her research she examines the aesthetic, professional, and personal relationships between poets and musicians of the Italian seventeenth century.

Families with young children are invited to attend a rehearsal the day before the concert (February 3) between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. for a chance to hear the music of the concert in an informal setting.

FAMILY CONCERT: The Harpsichord Diaries
2024-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Durham County Library, Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Saturday, February 24, 2024 2:00 pm @ The Durham County Library, Main Branch FREE!

Elena discovers a magical book in her grandmother’s attic, The Harpsichord Diaries. Transported through five centuries, she meets eccentric talking harpsichords that bring music and history to life.
Internationally acclaimed harpsichordist Elaine Funaro teams up with her twins, professional theater director Eric Love and award-winning animator Andrea Love, to create this unique musical journey performed in this one-time, live event!

THE HARPSICHORD DIARIES is also a Children’s book with 30 watercolor illustrations that’s a perfect bedtime story!
Haiku by Elaine Funaro Love, Story and Narration by Eric Love, Illustrated by Andrea Love

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SERIES CONCERT: Schubertiad 2 - Songs of spring and nature
2024-03-23 16:00 - 18:00 | St Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 210 St Mary's Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, United States
Saturday, March 23, 4:00 p, St Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Hillsborough, NC
Join soprano Andrea Edith Moore in the music of Franz Schubert, including the beloved Shepherd on the Rock
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Andrea Edith Moore – soprano
Keiko Sekino – piano
Luke Ellard – clarinet
Suzanne Rousso – viola
REPERTOIRE
Frühlingslieder (Songs of Spring)
W.A. Mozart: “Abendempfindung” (evening thoughts) K. 523
Franz Schubert: “Frühlingsglaube” (the belief in spring) D. 686
“Im Frühling” (In Spring) D. 882
Schubert and Mozart Ladies
W.A. Mozart: “Als Luise die Briefe Ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte” (When Luisa burned the letters of her faithless lover) K. 520
Franz Schubert: “Lied de Mignon, D. 877
“Ellen’s Dritter Gesang” (Ave Maria) D. 839
“Gretchen am Spinnrade” (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel) D. 118
“Suleika I” D. 720
Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf der Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) D. 965
W.A. Mozart: Trio in E-flat for viola, clarinet and piano, “Kegelstatt” K. 498
General Admission Tickets:
$30 Adult
$15 K-12 Educator
$10 Student and Children
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FAMILY CONCERT: Scintillating Saxes
2024-04-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Durham County Library, Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Saturday, April 20, 2 pm @ Durham County Library, Main Branch FREE
Sponsored by Mark and Cindy Kuhn

Susan Fancher Saxophonist brings her students in the Duke University Saxophone Quartet to dazzle you with the amazing, versatile sound of the saxophone!
Family concerts are 60 to 75-minute concerts appropriate for all music lovers from 5 to 100! Learn about music, the instruments and participate in the performance.
Duke University Saxophone Quartet: Caleb Woo, soprano saxophone; Ryan Hamner, alto saxophone: Noah Obuya, tenor saxophone; Jackson Streit, baritone saxophone
Program:
Cascades (1904) by Scott Joplin (1868-1917) / arr. Frackenpohl
Quatuor (1949) by Faustin (1900-1979) and Maurice (1897-1968) Jeanjean
I. Gaîté Villageoise (“Village Gaiety”)
II. Doux Paysage (“Gentle Countryside”)
III. Papillons (“Butterflies”)
Duo concertant Op. 55 (1858) by Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1812-1875)
“Little” Fugue in g minor BWV 578 (ca. 1709) by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)/ arr. Agioritis
Enveloped (2021) by Jenni Watson (b. 1985)
Ciudades (“Cities”) (2011) by Guillermo Lago (b. 1960) – Cordoba
“Recorda Me” (“Remember Me”) (1963) by Joe Henderson (1937-2001) /arr. Caleb Woo

SERIES CONCERT: Schubertiad 3
2024-05-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Haw River Ballroom, 1711 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Rd, Saxapahaw, North Carolina, 27340, United States
Friday, May 24. 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw map
Join the stellar ensemble of Jennifer Curtis – violin, Caroline Stinson – cello and Ieva Jokubaviciute – piano for the Piano Trio in B-flat Major by Franz Schubert. Said Robert Schumann of this work: “One glance at Schubert’s Trio and the troubles of our human existence disappear and all the world is fresh and bright again.”
This will take place at the cool Saxapahaw Haw River Ballroom as we celebrate the last concert of Mallarme’s 40th season!The Haw River Ballroom is a beautiful riverside music venue set in the former Dye House in historic Saxapahaw.
The concert will be followed by a 40th-anniversary dessert and bubbly reception!

PROGRAM: Franz Schubert
Violin Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, D. 408
Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 821
Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898
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Online sales close at 4:30 pm the day of the concert.
Tickets will be available at the door – we accept cash or credit cards

Dynamic Duos in Durham Mini Fest: ONYX CLUB BOYS DUO
2024-06-11 07:00 - 20:30 | Missy Lane’s Assembly Hall, 310 E Main St, Suite 100, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
DYNAMIC DUOS IN DURHAM: ONYX CLUB BOYS DUO
Gabriel Pelli, guitar/violin
Ben Lassiter, guitar
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 7:00 pm
Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, 310 E. Main St., Ste. 100 Durham NC 27701
FROM THE ARTISTS:
The concert will feature music either written or performed by Django Reinhardt, who worked in Paris in the 1930’s and 40’s. His music is now the folk music of the Western European Gypsies, also known as the Sinti tribe. It is most often referred to as Gypsy Jazz, Jazz Manouche, or Hot Club Jazz.
$10 suggested donation at the door. Cash or Credit Card
READ THE PRESS RELEASE: Mallarmé 2024 Dynamic Duos Announcement FINAL
What is Dynamic Duos? In the fall of 2020, Mallarmé’s board spearheaded a new directive to diversify offerings both musically and via the personnel who perform in our concerts. Couldn’t our performances better reflect our community while keeping a high standard of performance?
The goal of the Dynamic Duo Call for Talent is to discover new (or new to us) North Carolina musical talent and to expand on the style and genre of our usual programming. North Carolina musicians of any type, including jazz, folk, and rock were asked to apply, especially members of the LBGTQIA+, African American and Latinx communities. Applicants were asked to propose a 60-minute program and to provide artist bios and musical examples of the specific artists. Performers were chosen on the strength of their proposed program, musical samples and, most importantly, the way they interact with one another. Four groups were picked to perform this year – 3 during June 2024 as part of the Dynamic Duo Mini-Festival, and the last group will perform in the fall.

Dynamic Duos in Durham Mini Fest: BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHTNING BUGS
2024-06-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Huron Stage, 2329 Huron Street, Durham, NC, 27707
DYNAMIC DUOS IN DURHAM: BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHTNING BUGS
Kendra Harding – Guitar
Zachery (Zack) Harding – Mandolin
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 7:00 pm
Huron Stage, 2329 Huron St, Durham, NC 27707
FROM THE ARTISTS:
As full-time performers of original music, this program would allow us to present our unique blend of traditional folk styles with contemporary themes and techniques to a new audience. With decades of experience performing and training in a variety of styles from classical to rock, we offer listeners the opportunity to step into a different kind of listening experience where genres are blended and bent to create something that sticks with people.
$10 suggested donation at the door. Cash or Credit Card
Notes about Huron Stage: https://www.instagram.com/huronstagemusicvenue/
Huron Stage is an outdoor venue in the Tuscaloosa-Lakewood neighborhood of Durham. It is behind a small bungalow, in their double-lot backyard and parking for the venue is on the street. You may park on both sides of the street but please do not block any driveways. There is a covered stage for the performers, and many picnic tables/benches around the stage on a mostly shaded lawn and you may opt to bring a lawn chair or blanket. This is a family-oriented space and neighbors typically bring food and drink for the audience to enjoy for free. Also, you might want to wear some bug spray but know we will have some available for you to use.

Regrettably, it is currently not handicapped accessible although I know the owner, Josh Glasson, is working to make it so. There are a few steps down to the backyard which is relatively easy to negotiate but will not accommodate a wheelchair. There is an indoor restroom and a small indoor performance space in case of rain. If it looks like severe weather forecast we will cancel the performance and reschedule it for later in the summer. We’ll post a cancellation on the homepage of our website, www.mallarmemusic.org, on Mallarme’s FaceBook page, and on the office phone message @ 919-560-2788 by 5:30 pm.
READ THE PRESS RELEASE: Mallarmé 2024 Dynamic Duos Announcement FINAL
What is Dynamic Duos? In the fall of 2020, Mallarmé’s board spearheaded a new directive to diversify offerings both musically and via the personnel who perform in our concerts. Couldn’t our performances better reflect our community?
The goal of the Dynamic Duo Call for Talent is to discover new (or new to us) North Carolina musical talent and to expand on the style and genre of our usual programming. North Carolina musicians of any type, including jazz, folk, and rock were asked to apply, especially members of the LBGTQIA+, African American and Latinx communities. Applicants were asked to propose a 60-minute program and to provide artist bios and musical examples of the specific artists. Performers were chosen on the strength of their proposed program, musical samples and, most importantly, the way they interact with one another. Four groups were picked to perform this year – 3 during June 2024 as part of the Dynamic Duo Mini-Festival, and the last group will perform in the fall.

Dynamic Duos in Durham Mini Fest: Two Ragas of the late afternoon and evening
2024-06-25 19:00 - 20:30 | NorthStar Church of the Arts, 220 W Geer Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
DYNAMIC DUOS IN DURHAM: Two Ragas of the late afternoon and evening
John Stephens – Sarod, Viswas Chitnis – Sitar
NorthStar Church of the Arts, 220 W Geer St. Durham, NC 27701

FROM THE ARTISTS:
The Mallarmé duo grant is a unique opportunity for us to bring classical Hindustani music to your audience.
In our playing, we will seek to highlight the conversational nature of a melodic duet, as well as the interplay between improvisation and the well-defined structures of
traditional Indian classical music.
$10 suggested donation at the door. Cash or Credit Card
READ THE PRESS RELEASE: Mallarmé 2024 Dynamic Duos Announcement FINAL
What is Dynamic Duos? In the fall of 2020, Mallarmé’s board spearheaded a new directive to diversify offerings both musically and via the personnel who perform in our concerts. Couldn’t our performances better reflect our community while keeping a high standard of performance?
The goal of the Dynamic Duo Call for Talent is to discover new (or new to us) North Carolina musical talent and to expand on the style and genre of our usual programming. North Carolina musicians of any type, including jazz, folk, and rock were asked to apply, especially members of the LBGTQIA+, African American and Latinx communities. Applicants were asked to propose a 60-minute program and to provide artist bios and musical examples of the specific artists. Performers were chosen on the strength of their proposed program, musical samples and, most importantly, the way they interact with one another. Four groups were picked to perform this year – 3 during June 2024 as part of the Dynamic Duo Mini-Festival, and the last group will perform in the fall.

SPECIAL: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter/ concert opera presentation
2024-08-03 15:00 - 16:30 | PSI Theatre – Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Mallarmé Music and Paradox Opera co-present a concert reading of the opera The Heart is a Lonely Hunter based on the 1940 book by Carson McCullers.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter opera by Robert Chumbley, libretto by Carey Scott Wilkerson
PERFORMANCE: Saturday, August 3, 2024 @ 3:00 pm, PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council
120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701
Suggestion donation of $20 at the door (cash or credit) but no one will be turned away
Cast: READ the ARTIST BIOS
Alissa Roca: Mick 16-year-old girl/ soprano
Gwen Hyland: John Singer deaf and mute jewelry engraver/ baritone
Miguel Pedroza: Spiros Antonopolous deaf and mute cousin of John Singer/ bass
Leo Balkovets: Biff transgender owner of the New York Café/ tenor
Chris Fotis: Jake local ne’er-do-well/ baritone
Langelihle Mngxati: Dr. Copeland African American doctor/ bass-baritone
Jemeesa Yarborough: Portia Copeland’s daughter/ mezzo-soprano
Dylan Elza: Harry Mick’s love interest/ tenor
Anja Arko: collaborative pianist
Juan Alamo: bass drum
READ THE PRESS RELEASE: Mallarmé 2024 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Announcement FINAL

2024-25 SERIES CONCERT 1: Of River and Field
2024-09-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Nelson Music Room, 1304 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
SERIES CONCERT 1: Of River and Field Contemporary vocal chamber music by and about women
September 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm, Nelson Music Room, Durham
PROGRAM
Amy Beach: Chanson d’Amour
Caroline Shaw: in manus tuas
Jennifer Higdon: Little River Songs
Mallarmé commissioned Through The Window by Kenneth Frazelle
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ARTISTS
Andrea Edith Moore – soprano, Inara Zandmane – piano, Grace Anderson – cello
Tickets: $10-$30
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Series subscriptions are available, six concerts are for $150. more
Detailed directions to Nelson Music Room

Parking Information: Public parking is available along Markham Avenue and surrounding campus lots 5 pm to 7 am. East Campus lots require a permit 7 am to 5 pm.

PARTNER EVENT Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Series - Arnstadt and Mühlhausen: Chamber Cantatas
2024-09-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Bach Cantata Series: Chamber Cantatas
Sunday, September 15, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Location: Duke Chapel
Dr. Philip Cave – director, Duke Chapel Bach Choir and Mallarmé Music HIP musicians.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. This year, we follow Bach through the various stages of his career, from his earliest appointments in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen to Weimar, and to the culmination of his work in Leipzig. Each place and each employment offered Bach different opportunities to focus his creative energies.
The theme of this concert is “Arnstadt and Mühlhausen: Chamber Cantatas” and features these cantatas:

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (BWV 106)
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (BWV 131)
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (BWV 150)

Performed on baroque period instruments with historically informed performance practices.
There is no charge for admission. Paid parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Bryan Center Garage at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available in the surface lot at the same address.
Learn more about the music in this concert by attending a pre-concert conversation at 4:00 p.m. in Goodson Chapel in the Divinity School’s Westbrook Building.

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PARTNER EVENT Candlelight Concerts: Best of Bridgerton
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wakefield Barn, 12617 Old Falls of Neuse Road, Wake Forest, NC, 27587, United States
Best of Bridgerton with string quartet
Thursday, Sept 26, 2024 @ 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Dearest Reader, Lady Whistledown has already given her verdict: the event of the season is here! Join us for a magical live music performance with Candlelight: Best of Bridgerton on Strings in Wake Forest. Surrounded by the soft glow of candlelight, listen to your favorite melodies from Shondaland’s ‘Bridgerton’ series on Netflix, reimagined by Mallarme Music!
Program – Top hits from the acclaimed Shondaland series on Netflix

thank u, next – Ariana Grande
bad guy – Billie Eilish
Dancing on My Own – Robyn
Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
Give Me Everything – Pitbull, AFROJACK, Ne-Yo, Nayer
Cheap Thrills – Sia

And many more!
Performers

Mallarmé Music: Leah Peroutka and Allison Willet – violin/ Suzanne Rousso – viola/ Nathan Leyland – cello

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PARTNER EVENT: Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Series - Reformation Music
2024-10-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Concert
Sunday, October 20, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Location: Duke University Chapel

Dr. Philip Cave, director
Duke Chapel Bach Choir
Mallarme Music
Leipzig I: Reformation Music
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 720
Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit BWV 111
Pre-concert talk at 4:00 p.m. in Goodson Chapel.
Free and open to the public

PARTNER EVENT: Nosferatu
2024-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, 307 West Gay Street, Lancaster, SC, 29720, United States
Nosferatu – Silent Film with original music by Eric Schwartz
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 7:00 pm, Lancaster Arts Center, Lancaster SC

IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN! The first film version of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” and still one of the most horrifying movies ever made. Brilliantly filmed in 1922 by German director F. W. Murnau, “Nosferatu” set the standard for all the great vampire films to come. In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok’s servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.
ARTISTS
Carla Burns – flute, Michael Burns – bassoon, Suzanne Rousso – viola,
James Douglass – keyboard, Isaac Pyatt – percussion
Tickets: $15.74 PURCHASE

PARTNER EVENT: Choral Society of Durham Christmas Concert
2024-12-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
The Choral Society of Durham and Mallarme Music presents:

All The World Rejoices conducted by Rodney Wynkoop on Sunday, Dec 22, 4 pm
Duke University Chapel
Featuring:

Gerald Finzi (British 1901-1956) – In Terra Pax, with chamber strings and soprano and bass soloists
Daniel Pinkham (U.S. 1923-2006) – Christmas Cantata, with brass ensemble
Conrad Susa (U.S. 1935-2013) – Carols & Lullabies of the Southwest, traditional Spanish carols, sung in Spanish and Catalan with guitar, harp, and marimba
Plus jazz favorites!

Tickets $5-$25 available thru the Duke Arts Box office PURCHASE

2024-25 SERIES CONCERT 3: Double Take
2025-01-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Moeser Hall, 145 E. Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, NC, 27599, United States
Double Take Baroque expressions from Italy and England Mallarmé/ Newman Artists Series Collaboration
Sunday, January 19, 3:00 pm, Moeser Hall, UNC-CH
Music by Claudio Monteverdi and Henry Purcell and their contemporaries
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Program
Claudio Monteverdi (1587-1643)
“Chiome d’oro“
“O come sei gentile”
“Tornate, o cari baci”
“Quel sguardo sdegnosetto”
“Damigella tutta bella”
“Soave libertate”
“Laetatus sum” (1651)
Biagio Marini (1587-1665)
Sonata Seconda per doi violini from Op. 8 (1629)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
“Tell me, some pitying angel tell”
“O dive custos”
“She loves and she confesses”
“Love thou art best”
“Shepherd leave decoying”
“O let me weep” from The Fairy Queen
Ground in C minor, Z. T681
Sonata No. 3 in D minor from 12 Sonatas of Three Parts
Dario Castello (1602-1631)
Sonata Quarta à due soprani from Sonate concertate in stil moderno, libro secondo (1621)
ARTISTS
TENET: Jolle Greenleaf, Clara Rottsolk – soprano
Nicholas DiEugenio, Kako Boga – violin
Daniel Swenberg – theorbo, Jeffrey Grossman – harpsichord
SINGLE TICKETS: $10-$30 PURCHASE TICKETS
PLEASE NOTE: online ticket sales will end at 12:30 pm on Jan 19. Tickets will be available at the door. Thank you!

Live From the Great Room: Music of Bridgerton!
2025-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Weymouth Center, 555 East Connecticut Avenue, Southern Pines, NC, 28388, United States
Mallarme will bring music from the Netflix TV series Bridgerton to Weymouth’s Center for the Arts and Humanties in Southern Pines. As part of Weymouth’s Great Room series, Mallarme’s String Quartet will present music of Mozart, Haydn, Vivaldi and covers of songs by Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Madonna, Miley Cyrus and more!
Costumes are encouraged!
Leah Peroutka and Anne Leyland – violin
Suzanne Rousso – viola
Nathan Leyland – cello
Tickets: $27.50 – $37.50 PURCHASE

2024-25 SERIES CONCERT 4: Classical Cats are HIP
2025-02-21 19:30 - 21:00 | St Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1200 W Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC, 27705, United States
Ah Young Hong
Classical Cats are HIP
February 21, 7:30 St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Durham
W.A. Mozart – Quintet in C Major, K. 515
Franz Josef Haydn – String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 1. No. 2
Pierre Porro – Grande Trio for violin, cello and guitar (based on Mozart’s K. 304)

SONGS:
Mozart – “Komm, liebe Zither,” “Die Zufriedenheit,” “Abendempfindung”
Porro – “Invocation à la nuit”
Franz Schubert – “Lied der Mignon” (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt), “Nacht und Träume”
Fernando Carulli – Romance, “L’irrésolution”
Performed on period instruments
Elizabeth Field, Gabriel Richard – violin, Allison Nyquist – violin/viola, Suzanne Rousso – viola, Stephanie Vial – cello, Daniel Swenberg – guitar, Ah Young Hong – soprano
Part of the 2025 NC HIP Music Festival
Tickets $10-$30
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Or consider a HIPster pass ($130) for the entire NC HIP Music Festival
