CD Release Countdown

Dear friends,
The countdown to the release of "Odyssey: 11 American Premieres for Flute and Piano" has begun. This 2-CD recording, featuring Mimi Stillman, flute and Charles Abramovic, piano, will be released by the Innova label of the American Composers Forum in mid-September.

This comprehensive collection showcases composers with a wide range of styles, approaches, and backgrounds. They are:

Mason Bates
Benjamin C.S. Boyle
Richard Danielpour
Michael Djupstrom
Katherine Hoover
Daniel Kellogg
Gerald Levinson
David Ludwig
Andrew Rudin
David Bennett Thomas
Zhou Tian

Here is a video from the recording session of David Bennett Thomas's Whim for Solo Flute, in which he and Mimi Stillman test out the foot stomps he calls for in his piece. Mimi tries stomping with different shoes until they pick the shoe that produces the right sound.

Photos!

Dear friends,
I'll be posting some photos from our concerts, rehearsals, receptions and other events from our exciting "Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60" project, starting now. Here are some shots from our concert at Glencairn Museum on May 15. Here, we're performing Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen," Schoenberg Ensemble version, with Eric Owens, bass-baritone. I'm playing piccolo in the first picture, meaning it's the opening of the second song.

Rehearsing Steven Stucky's "Aus der Jugendzeit" at Trinity Center for Urban Life, where the first concert took place. Steve is visible listening in the bottom left.

Eric Owens and me after rehearsal

More soon!
All best,
Mimi Stillman

Remembering Gustav Mahler

In memory of Gustav Mahler and the eternity of his music.

Video with live performance recording of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen," commemorating the centennial of Mahler's death today, May 18, 2011.

Eric Owens, bass-baritone performs with Dolce Suono Ensemble on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The program featured Schoenberg's "Sechs kleine Klavierstücke" and five world premieres reflecting on the music of Mahler and Schoenberg by composers Steven Stucky, Steven Mackey, David Ludwig, Stratis Minakakis, and Fang Man.

Dolce Suono Ensemble artists:
Mimi Stillman, flute
Gi Lee, clarinet
Juliette Kang, violin
Noah Geller, violin
Burchard Tang, viola
Yumi Kendall, cello
Rob Kesselman, bass
Charles Abramovic, piano
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, percussion
Jeremy Gill, harmonium

The Philadelphia Inquirer feature article

The Philadelphia Inquirer feature on Dolce Suono Ensemble's "Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60" by David Patrick Stearns, May 10, 2011

http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/david_patrick_stearns/20110510_See_how_it_grows.html

Rehearsal video

Check out our rehearsal video of Eric Owens singing Steven Mackey's "Herr Gutmann" with Dolce Suono Ensemble. The composer attended an open rehearsal yesterday at the Curtis Institute of Music, and worked with us on his piece which we're premiering on May 11 & 15.

Radio shows

Mimi Stillman is featured on WRTI's "Crossover" show with Jill Pasternak, featuring an interview and music performed by Dolce Suono Ensemble, Eric Owens, and music of commissioned composers Fang Man, David Ludwig, and Steven Stucky. Listen by internet stream.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wrti/.artsmain/article/1/208/1795109/Columns/Flutist.Mimi.Stillman.on.WRTI's.%3Ci%3ECrossover%3Ci%3E/

Mimi is also featured on "Creatively Speaking" with David Patrick Stearns. She and Eric Owens discuss "Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60," and the show includes sound clips from rehearsal:

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wrti/.artsmain/article/15/208/1798880/Creatively.Speaking/Dolce.Suono's.Mahler.100.Schoenberg.60.Project--A.Look.at.Philadelphia's.Society.Hill.Playhouse--Sculptor.Claes.Oldenburg/

Stratis Minakakis talks about "Nepenthe," his commissioned work

Check out this video with Stratis Minakakis. The group is looking forward to having Stratis conduct his piece at rehearsal tomorrow. See the video at youtube, or below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ZESEeh8i0&feature=channel_video_title