Summer Strings of Soul: A MOTOWN Chamber Experience (6:30 and 8:30)
2025-08-15 18:30 - 19:45 (America/New_York) | Missy Lane’s Assembly Hall, 310 E Main St, Suite 100, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Summer Strings of Soul: A Motown Chamber Experience
Friday, August 15: 2 show options at 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm.
The genius of Stevie, Diana, Marvin—reborn with the Mallarme String Quartet. At Missy Lane’s Assembly Hall in Durham. Accompanied by candlelight, costumes are encouraged!
Leah Peroutka and Anne Leyland – violin
Suzanne Rousso – viola
Nathan Leyland – cello
SONGS (subject to change)
Ain’t no Mountain High Enough
At Last
Dancing in the Street
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
I’ll Be There
My Girl
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Sir Duke
Stop in the Name of Love
Stand by Me
You are the Sunshine of my Life
Optional Prix Fixe dinner and cocktail pairing are available.
General admission is $40 PURCHASE
Food and drink may be ordered for an additional charge upon arrival at the venue.

MASTERCLASS: Trudy Kane, the art of the flute
2025-09-14 12:30 - 14:00 | NC
Sunday, September 14, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Join legendary flutist Trudy Kane, former Principal Flute of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and acclaimed educator, for an exclusive masterclass designed to elevate your artistry. With decades of professional experience on the world’s most prestigious stages, Trudy will share the secrets behind achieving a rich, resonant tone, mastering advanced techniques, and bringing expressive depth to every performance. Whether you’re preparing for orchestral auditions, refining your solo repertoire, or seeking to unlock your unique voice on the instrument, this session offers invaluable insight, practical tools, and personalized guidance to help you reach the next level.
Free and open to the public. All are welcome.

East Duke 201 – Nelson Music Room
Trudy Kane’s appearance is sponsored by Duke Music, the Raleigh Area Flute Association and Yamaha
Join Mallarme Music in Series Concert 1: FLUTE FEMS following the masterclass at 3 pm for a concert of flute music composed by and about women. Trudy Kane will conduct an ensemble in her arrangements of opera music for multiple flutes, Flute4 will perform contemporary music written by female composers. MORE INFO

SERIES CONCERT 1: FLUTE FEMS
2025-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Nelson Music Room, 1304 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
FLUTE FEMS Music for multiple flutes by or about women
including a community play-along for intermediate-advance students and amateur flutists!
Sunday, September 14, 2025 3:00 pm, Nelson Music Room, Durham
Trudy Kane, former principal flutist with the Metropolitan Opera, professor at Frost University and recipient of the 2024 National Flute Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award will conduct three of her arrangements of opera music for multiple flutes.
Flute4 will perform as the ensemble as well as coordinate the Carmen community play-along!
Flute4: Carla Copeland-Burns, Erin Frechette, Amy Orsinger-Whitehead and Laura Dangerfield Stevens
Members of the Duke University Flute Ensemble and the Raleigh Area Flute Association will assist.
Jessie Montgomery: Passacaglia
Jennifer Higdon: Steeley Pause and Solitudes
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Elizabeth Brown: Baths of Caracalla
Georges Bizet/ Trudy Kane: Carmen Suite
Giacomo Puccini/ Trudy Kane: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut for 10 flutes
Richard Strauss/ Trudy Kane: Finale from Der Rosenkavalier
READ THE PROGRAM NOTES!
FREE Master class will be given by Trudy Kane, Sunday, September 14 12:30-2:00 Nelson Music Room
Single Tickets: $30/$15/$10 ON SALE! (plus 7.5% sales tax) PURCHASE A TICKET
This is part of our subscription series, six concerts for only $130 PURCHASE SUBSCRIPTION
Sponsors: Duke University Music Department, Raleigh Area Flute Association, Yamaha Music

SPECIAL EVENT: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (silent film with live music) in Lancaster, SC
2025-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, 307 West Gay Street, Lancaster, SC, 29720, United States
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI with LIVE SCORE
(NR, 1920, 75 min)
Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 7:00 pm, Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, Lancaster, SC
Eric Schwartz – composer performed by Mallarmé Music: ensemble of viola, cello, oboe, keyboard and soprano.
Mallarmé Music and The Carolina Theatre’s Retro film series presents “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” with original chamber music composed by Eric Schwartz. This film catapulted the movement known as German Expressionism into film history. Director Robert Wiene and a visionary team of designers crafted a nightmare in which light, shadow and substance are abstracted, a world in which a demented doctor and a carnival sleepwalker perpetrate a series of ghastly murders in a small community. “Caligari” will be presented with live chamber music!
Andrea Edith Moore – soprano, Jacqueline Nappi – keyboard, Suzanne Rousso – viola,
Nathan Leyland – cello, Bo Newsome – oboe
SINGLE TICKETS are $20 PURCHASE

SERIES CONCERT 2: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (silent film with live music)
2025-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Carolina Theatre – Cinema One, 309 W Morgan St., Durham, NC, 27701, United States
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI with LIVE SCORE
(NR, 1920, 75 min)
Monday, October 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm, Cinema One – Carolina Theatre, Durham
Eric Schwartz – composer performed by Mallarmé Music: ensemble of viola, cello, oboe, keyboard and soprano.
Mallarmé Music and The Carolina Theatre’s Retro film series presents “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” with original chamber music composed by Eric Schwartz. This film catapulted the movement known as German Expressionism into film history. Director Robert Wiene and a visionary team of designers crafted a nightmare in which light, shadow and substance are abstracted, a world in which a demented doctor and a carnival sleepwalker perpetrate a series of ghastly murders in a small community. “Caligari” will be presented with live chamber music!
Andrea Edith Moore – soprano, Jacqueline Nappi – keyboard, Suzanne Rousso – viola,
Nathan Leyland – cello, Bo Newsome – oboe
SINGLE TICKETS are $30 (plus $11.77 in fees) PURCHASE
This performance is part of Mallarmé’s Concert Series, the six-concert subscription is only $130, available through Sept 14. Click for more info

ANNOUNCING THE 2025-26 CONCERT SERIES
2025-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
Mallarmé’s five concert series for 2025-26 is now available to purchase as a subscription for only $105! That’s $45 off the single ticket price. The Beyond the Canon house concert with Elaine Funaro is exclusively for subscribers!
Subscriptions are available for purchase through the first concert on October 27.
PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION
2025-26 SERIES CONCERTS Note that the first concert, FLUTE FEMS, has past and the subscription price has been reduced to reflect admission to the five remaining concerts.
1. THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI Silent Film with original music by Eric Schwartz
Monday, October 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm, Cinema One – Carolina Theatre, Durham
Andrea Edith Moore – soprano, Jacqueline Nappi – keyboard, Suzanne Rousso – viola,
Nathan Leyland – cello, Bo Newsome – oboe
2. DOUBLE TROUBLE Saturday, January 24, 2026 @ 3:00 pm, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill
Baroque concertos for two solo instruments with Baroque & Beyond
Elizabeth Field – baroque violin, Allison Nyquist – baroque violin/viola, Suzanne Rousso – baroque viola, Stephanie Vial – baroque cello, Robbie Link – violone, Beverly Biggs – harpsichord
3. SURVIVING INQUISITION Saturday, February 28, 7:30 Duke Chapel, Durham
Exploring Spanish and Sephardic music over a 400-year spa using European and Arabic instruments
Renaissance Winds with Forgotten Clefs, Sarah Huebsch-Shilling, Kelsey Shilling, Keith Collins, Christopher Armijo
4. BEYOND THE CANON Saturday, April 18, 3:00 pm. House Concert (subscribers only)
Contemporary chamber music for harpsichord and strings, music of Paul Janello and others
Elaine Funaro – harpsichord, Gabriel Richard – violin, Grace Anderson – cello, Suzanne Rousso – viola
5. GYÖRGY KURTÁG @ 100 and music of the Magyars Friday, May 22, 2026 7:30 pm, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh
Music of Kurtág, Bartók and Enescu on the occasion of Kurtag’s 100th birthday
Jennifer Curtis – violin, Petra Berenyi – cimbalom, Jennifer Beattie – mezzo-soprano

Duke University Bach Cantata Series - Sunday, November 9, 5 pm
2025-11-09 17:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Listen to the music of two Baroque-era master composers-Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi-and will be performed by an ensemble comprising students, music department faculty, and Mallarmé Music Baroque instrumentalists.
Repertoire
* Vivaldi’s Concerto in A minor, RV 522 (for two violins)
* Bach’s Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 (organ solo)
* Bach’s Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209 (a cantata for soprano, flute, and strings)
* Vivaldi’s In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 (a cantata for soprano and strings)
The performers are:
* Dr. Philip Cave, Conductor-in-Residence at Duke Chapel, director
* Mallarmé Music, Baroque Period instrumentalists
* Dr. Clara Rottsolk, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Music in Duke’s Department of Music, soprano
* Dr. Roseen Giles, Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Associate Professor of Music in Duke’s Department of Music, flute
* Dr. David Lim, Duke Chapel Organ Scholar, organ
* Yasmine Kwong and Justine Shih, Duke Students, violin
Free admission and free parking. ADA parking is available at the surface lot at the same address.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s 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’s cantata series, “Bach &,” features cantatas, concerti, and organ works by Bach and his contemporaries, illuminating the connections and differences between these Baroque masters.
This concert contrasts the music of Bach and Vivaldi. A lot of Vivaldi’s music was written for young players, which is recognized in this performance by having Duke students play the solo violin parts. They will perform on the music department’s historic period instruments, tuned to Baroque-era pitch.
Learn more about the music in this concert at a pre-concert lecture by Duke Chapel Organist Chad Fothergill at 4:00 p.m. in the Divinity School’s Goodson Chapel.
Families with young children, or those not able to attend the concert, are welcome to visit the rehearsal in Duke Chapel on Saturday, November 8, between 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.

PARTNER EVENT: Handel's Messiah @ Duke University Chapel
2025-12-05 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-12-06 15:00 - 17:30, 2025-12-07 16:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Duke Chapel Music presents MESSIAH
Presented by Duke Chapel Music with Mallarme Music and the Duke Chapel Choir
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th 2025, 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th 2025, 3:00 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th 2025, 4:00 PM
CHEA KANG, sopranoKEY’MON MURRAH, contertenorKAY’MON MURRAH, tenorEDMUND MILLY, bassDavid Rayl, guest conductorSince 1933, Duke University Chapel has welcomed the holiday season with the sublime music of Messiah. From the haunting strains of “The people that walked in darkness” to the exuberant triumph of “Hallelujah” and “Worthy is the Lamb,” George Frideric Handel’s masterwork weaves a musical tapestry that recounts the story of Christ’s life, from birth through death and resurrection.
Each performance will include selections from Parts I, II, and III, and will last approximately two hours and fifteen minutes with intermission.
Tickets: $38 – $19 PURCHASE TICKETS

PARTNER EVENT: In Durham as it is in heaven @ Trinity Ave. Presbyterian Church
2025-12-06 19:30 - 20:30 | Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church, 927 W Trinity Ave, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
An Advent concert featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria and J.S. Bach’s BWV 62 in collaboration with Mallarmé Music and Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church.
There will be solos by Monica Music, Kirsten Overdahl, David Wiehle, and Christopher Short, along with performances by the Trinity Choir and Trinity Choral Artists
The concert is free, but donations will be accepted towards the Trinity Avenue Elizabeth Andrews Emergency Assistance Fund which helps people in Durham facing eviction and utilities disconnections.
Questions? Contact TAPC Director of Music Ministry, Elizabeth Daly, at edaly@trinityave.org
FREE

PARTNER EVENT: The World Waits in Hope/ Choral Society of Durham
2025-12-21 16:00 - 17:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
The World Waits in Hope
Presented by the Choral Society of Durham
Rodney Wykoop, director
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 2025 | 4:00 PM

The Choral Society is joined by a chamber orchestra from Mallarmé Music to present holiday music from five centuries and five different countries. Besides music by well-known composers Vivaldi, Buxtehude, and John Rutter, the concert offers music of 19c Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia and excerpts from Margaret Bonds’ The Ballad of the Brown King.
TICKETS PURCHASE
Full Price: $25Students, Youth $10
Estimated Runtime: 75 minutes

NOTES OF VIEW @ NCMA: Bach's Best
2026-01-10 11:00 - 12:00 | North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27607, United States
Mallarme will be performing in a new series at the North Carolina Museum of Art on Saturday Jan 10, 2026 @ 11 am and 2 pm. FREE!
Live music in the galleries inspired by art—Notes on View is a pop-up music series at the NCMA featuring 40-minute live performances that respond to and resonate with works on display. Ranging from contemporary sounds to classical compositions, performances invite you to experience the galleries in a new way: through sound, space, and shared creativity.
Music of J.S. Bach for harpsichord, baroque viola and baroque cello: Solo Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, French Suite No. 5 in G Major for Harpsichord and the Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
Jennifer Streeter – harpsichord, Suzanne Rousso – viola, Stephanie Vial – cello
MORE INFO ABOUT BACH’S BEST

SERIES CONCERT: Double Trouble POSTPONED UNTIL FEB 7
2026-02-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church, 927 W Trinity Ave, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Baroque Concertos for two players in partnership with Baroque & Beyond
Saturday, January 24, 2026 3:00 pm, Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church, Durham CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
RESCHEDULED: Saturday, February 7, 3:00 pm
Previously purchased tickets and subscriptions are good for the new date.
PROGRAM READ THE PROGRAM NOTES!
Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto musicali, Op.6, No. 10
Carl Heinrich Graun: Concerto for recorder and violin
G.P. Telemann: Concerto for two violas TWV 52:G3
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 4 violins in D major
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for cello and bassoon
Michael Corrette: Concerto Comique No. 25 in G minor
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 7, No. 6
ARTISTS
Elizabeth Field – violin
Allison Nyquist – violin/viola
Martie Perry – violin/viola
Gabriel Richard – violin
David Sariti – violin
Suzanne Rousso – viola
Stephanie Vial – cello
Robbie Link – violone
Jennifer Streeter – recorder and harpsichord
Charles Wines – bassoon and traverso
Tickets: $30/$15/$10 plus sales tax
PURCHASE TICKETS
Trinity Ave Presbyterian is located at 927 W Trinity Ave, Durham, 27701 map
Parking is available in 4 convenient locations:

Gregson St lot
Trinity Ave lot
On the street in front of the church on Trinity Ave
DSA parking lot accessible from Duke St and from Trinity Ave (SUNDAYS ONLY)Accessible parking is available from the parking lot on the corner of Minerva and N Gregson Street, goto in the Carr Narthex door right across from the playground and then take the elevator to the sanctuary floor. Out of the same parking lot, there is also a ramp that goes directly to the sanctuary.

PARTNER EVENT: Choral Society of Durham - Misatango
2026-02-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Riverside High School, 3218 Rose of Sharon Rd, Durham, North Carolina, 27712, United States
The Choral Society of Durham presents Martín Palmeri’s Misatango and other selections with the Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble and the Riverside High School Rapids! A string quintet from Mallarme Music will join in the festivities.
In addition to Palmeri’s Misatango (Tango Mass), the choirs will perform other delightful selections in the style of the tango. We will be joined by bandoneon, tango ensemble, strings, and tango soloist Lorena Guillén. After the concert, we will offer the audience the opportunity to learn a few tango steps!

PARTNER EVENT: Duke University Chapel Bach Cantata Concert - Bach & Dumont
2026-02-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach’s 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’s cantata series, Bach &, features cantatas, concerti, and organ works by Bach and his contemporaries, illuminating the connections and differences between these Baroque masters. This concert pairs the music of Bach with the French composer Henri Dumont.
Pieces by Dumont include:
* “Super flumina Babylonis”
* “Litanies de la Vierge.”
Compositions by Bach include:
* “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,” BWV 61,
* Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
* Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572
Performers:
* Dr. Philip Cave, Duke Chapel conductor-in-residence, director
* Dr. Roseen Giles, Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Associate Professor of Music at Duke, baroque flute
* Dr. David Lim, Duke Chapel organ scholar, organist
* Mallarmé Music, ensemble on period instruments
* Vocalists
Free admission. Paid parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the Bryan Center Parking Lot at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available at the surface lot at the same address.
Learn more about the music in a pre-concert talk at 4:00 p.m. in the Divinity School’s Goodson Chapel.
Families with young children, or those unable to attend the performance, are welcome to visit the dress rehearsal on Saturday, February 14, between 1:30 and 4:00 p.m. in Duke Chapel.

FAMILY CONCERT: Renaissance Tunes with Forgotten Clefs
2026-02-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Durham County Library, Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Introducing the current and next generation to Renaissance music, Forgotten Clefs, the Renaissance wind ensemble, presents a FREE family-friendly concert. Learn about the instruments that were the forerunners of today’s oboes, flutes and bassoons including the shawm, recorder and dulcian. Hear the music that was written for these instruments over 500 years ago!
READ THE PROGRAM: FG FAMILY
Family concerts are about an hour long and are appropriate for folks 5 years and older, held at the Main Branch of the Durham County Library. FREE and open to the public.
Sponsored by Mark and Cindy Kuhn

SERIES CONCERT: Surviving Inquisition with Forgotten Clefs
2026-02-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Performed by Forgotten Clefs, “Surviving Inquisition” traces the musical journey of Sephardic Jews from the thirteenth century in Alfonso el Sabio’s Castile, through the early years of the Inquisition in late fifteenth-century Catholic Spain, to Italy in the early seventeenth century, where many Jews lived following expulsion. Using European and Arabic instruments-including dulcians, harp, hurdy-gurdy, recorders, and shawms, Surviving Inquisition intertwines traditional Sephardic tunes with Catholic music from Medieval manuscripts, featuring works by Juan del Encina (1468-1530), Juan de Anchieta (1462-1523), Christobal de Morales (1500-1553), and Salamone Rossi (1570-1630) in music of the Jewish composer Salamone Rossi (1570-1630), living in diaspora in early 17th-century Mantua, Italy.
READ THE PROGRAM NOTES: Surviving Inquisition Insert FINAL
ARTISTS
Sarah Schilling, project leader – recorder, shawm, dulcian
Christopher Armijo – recorder, dulcian, percussion
Keith Collins – recorder, shawm, dulcian, harp
Kelsey Schilling – recorder, shawm, dulcian, hurdy-gurdy
Lev DePaolo – soprano
TICKETS: $10-$30 Duke University Box Office PURCHASE

PARTNER EVENT: Light from Light with the Duke Chapel Choir
2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Light from Light, Saturday, March 28, 2026 7:30 pm
Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham
Duke Chapel Choir, Mallarmé MusicZebulon M. Highben, conductor
On the eve of Holy Week, the Duke Chapel Choir joins forces with Mallarmé Music to perform two stunning expressions of faith.Arvo Pärt’s Berliner Messe was written in 1990 for a German religious festival following the fall of the Berlin Wall.John Rutter’s beloved Requiem premiered in 1985 and was dedicated to the memory of his father. It combines portions of the traditional Latin Requiem with English-language scriptures—Psalm 130, Psalm 23, and verses from Job and John—in a musical tapestry of solace and reassurance.
Tickets: $13-$27, Duke Students may attend at no cost.

CALL FOR TALENT: Dynamic Duos (application now due 4/10/2026)
2026-04-10 23:59 | NC
Mallarmé Music is inviting applications for our Dynamic Duo program, a series of short concerts to be presented live. Performances will be scheduled for the the summer or fall 2026 beginning in June in or around Durham, NC. Chosen duos will receive $1000 for one performance, dates and venues TBD based on winner’s availability. For more information about Mallarmé please see our website: www.mallarmemusic.org
Our goal is both to showcase local musical talent and to expand on the style and genre of our usual programming. Ensembles will thus be chosen on the basis of both performance skill and the proposed program.
BIPOC and LGBTQ musicians are encouraged to apply as well as non-classical ensembles.
Mallarme typically offers three prizes, but that is flexible dependent on the quality of the applications.
Eligibility:
1. Professional instrumentalists OR vocalists with primary residence in North Carolina OR full-time students in a North Carolina university or college music department. Both applicants must meet this criteria. There is no upper age limit; college students should be at least 18 years old.
2. Duos with at least one member who has never performed with Mallarmé on a series concert.
3. Programs of any era, style, or genre of music.
4. Original compositions or not.
5. The ensemble must be a duo.
Application:
1. A high-quality video or audio of both applicants performing with at least one example of the duo playing together for at least 10 minutes and no more than a total 30 minutes of music. Subsequent samples may show individual players in a solo or other ensemble. Repertoire should be the same or close in genre to the proposed program.
2. A one-page resumé or bio of each musician.
3. A proposed program with at least 40 minutes and no more than 55 minutes of music with a one-page explanation of why you chose your program and why you believe it should be performed.
5. For any original compositions, please submit a full score, chart OR if that is not possible, a performance of the work.
6. References are encouraged, but not required. Names and emails are sufficient; please include in your program description.
Deadline for submission: April 10, 2026 11:59 pm ET
Applications will be judged by a panel of 3 musicians, including Mallarmé’s artistic director Suzanne Rousso. Performers will be judged on: 1. Artistic quality of the performers based on the work samples 2. Artistic viability and perceived interest of the proposed program.
Former or current Mallarmé board members are not eligible to apply, former recipients are not eligible to apply.
For more information, email: suzanne@mallarmemusic.org
http://www.mallarmemusic.org
LINK TO APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rb6088hxk7W8XKtXXlVvgXFjok5zbV6j7flMCXmsym4/edit

PARTNER EVENT: the breath of life with the Concert Singers of Cary
2026-04-11 19:30 - 21:00 | St Francis United Methodist Church, 2965 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC, 27518, United States
the breath of life, conducted by Lindsey Woodcock
Saturday, April 11, 7:30 pm
St. Francis United Methodist Church, 2965 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary

The Concert Singers of Cary and Mallarme Music will perform the breath of life, Dan Forrest’s evocative multi-movement reflection on the beauty and joy of new life juxtaposed with the pain of loss. Using choir, strings, piano, solo cello, percussion, organ, and electronics, Forrest creates a rich and poignant soundscape intertwined with profound and compelling texts from Scripture as well as classic and modern poetry. The emotional arc of the music beautifully mirrors that of life, from the miracle of birth to the bereavement of death, the love that makes life meaningful, and the human breath that connects us all.
On either side of this poignant work, there will be several shorter pieces that connect to the same themes of love, loss, and the breath that connects us all. Those pieces are:
“All that Hath Life and Breath” by Rollo Dilworth
“Come to Me, My Love” by Norman Della Joio
“Geistliches Lied” by Brahms (also with string orchestra)
“The Music of Living” by Dan Forrest
Tickets $5-$25 PURCHASE

SERIES CONCERT: Beyond the Canon HOUSE CONCERT
2026-04-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Private home, NC, United States
Beyond the Canon InsertBEYOND THE CANON
Saturday, April 18 3:00 pm, House Concert
Join the fabulous harpsichordist Elaine Funaro in a program of contemporary music for harpsichord, strings, flute and guitar several of which are works from the Alienor Competition.
PROGRAM READ THE PROGRAM
Mark Janello – Quartet for Harpsichord and Strings
Albert Glinsky – Tapestry Concerto for harpsichord, violin, cello and flute
Manuel Ponce – Excerpts from Sonata for harpsichord and guitar/ Duo for violin and viola
Solo harpsichord works TBA
ARTISTS
Elaine Funaro – harpsichord
Gabriel Richard – violin/ Suzanne Rousso – viola/ Grace Anderson – cello
Kelariz Keshavarz – flute/ Jeffrey Rossman – guitar
This concert is a subscriber/donor event by invite only.

PARTNER EVENT: Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Concert BACH & HANDEL
2026-04-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
April 26, 2026, 5:00 pm BACH & HANDEL, Conducted by Dr. Philip Cave
Duke University Chapel

Duke Chapel Bach Choir, Mallarmé Music HIP
G.F Handel: Overture: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba HWV 67
As Pants the Hart HWV 251b
Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
J.S. Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21
FREE and OPEN to the public

FAMILY CONCERT: The Woman Who Fell from the Sky with New River Ensemble
2026-05-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Durham County Library, Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
FAMILY CONCERT: May 9, 2026 2:00 pm
Durham County Library, Main Branch
Sponsored by Mark and Cindy Kuhn
Join Mallarme as we present the New River Ensemble as they tell an indigenous American story of the creation of the world and the story of John Henry and automation in life today. There will be a tour the zoo with music from Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals and a re-imagining of songs for beginning musicians Book 1: The Klezmer Set and our arrangements from Debussy’s Children’s Corner.
Family Concerts are hour-long concerts appropriate for anyone 5 years and older and are FREE!
New River Ensemble draws upon a wide array of influences to present chamber music programs for general audiences and for kids and families, film scores, and educational workshops that tug at the boundaries that traditionally bind “chamber music ensembles.” NRE moves smoothly from standard repertoire to modern composition, from extended techniques to improvisation. Their programs juxtapose pieces from different time periods and genres, challenging audiences to hear these pieces in a new light. In addition to mining the clarinet and flute trio repertoire of the past centuries, NRE arranges and composes much of their own music.The members of NRE are Martha Hyde (clarinet, flute, saxophone, composer), Lisa Liske (cello), and Brendan Cooney (piano, plucked strings).
FREE

SERIES CONCERT: Kurtág @ 100
2026-05-22 19:30 - 21:30 | North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27607, United States
SERIES CONCERT: György Kurtág @ 100 and Hungarian and Romanian folk inspired music
Friday, May 22, 7:30 pm North Carolina Museum of Art, SECU Auditorium
Music of Hungarian composer György Kurtág and Bartok (plus a little Enescu) for cimbalom, violin, mezzo and piano
ARTISTS
Petra Berenyi – cimbalom
Jennifer Curtis – violin
Jennifer Beattie – mezzo-soprano
Anatoly Larkin – piano
PROGRAM
Kurtág – Hét Dal [Seven Songs] Op. 22, for soprano and cimbalom
Kurtág – 8 Duos, Op. 4 for violin and cimbalom
Kurtág – Splinters for cimbalom
Béla Bartók – Hungarian Folk songs. Sz. 64 for voice and piano
Bartók – 44 Hungarian duos, violin, viola, cimbalom (excerpts)
Gyorgy Enescu – Impressions d’enfance, Op. 28 for violin and piano
Tickets: $10-$30 PURCHASE
