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“Dolce Suono Ensemble concerts have a rigorous energy that connects with audiences.” (The Huffington Post)

Photo credits: Cover photos and Mimi Stillman page: Pete Checchia; Photo page: top left and panel discussion: Pete Checchia; All other photos: Ronni L. Gordon

Dolce Suono Ensemble Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization MIMI STILLMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

SeasonThe2019/2020 Wordof the Photo credits: Cover photos and Mimi Stillman page: Pete Checchia; Photo page: top left and panel discussion: Pete Checchia; All other photos: Ronni L. Gordon organization Dolce Suono Ensemble Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit DOLCE SUONO ENSEMBLE MIMI STILLMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Mimi Stillman, Flutist and Founding Artistic Director, founded 2005 “An adventurous ensemble” (The New York Times) “Superb musicians!” (Fanfare) “High energy, innovation, a whirl of activity fueled by intellect and passion!” (WRTI) l Dolce Suono Ensemble performs critically acclaimed chamber music concerts on DSE Presents in Philadelphia and on tour, commissions important new works (54 world premieres in 14 seasons), makes recordings, and does community and educational engagement. l Dynamic and innovative programs of Baroque to new repertoire with historian Mimi Stillman’s curatorial vision setting the music in its cultural context l Performances, masterclasses, and residencies include: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Symphony Space, Brooklyn’s Roulette, Southern Exposure New Music Series (SC), Brandywine River Museum, Merkin Hall, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, University of , University of Virginia, University of North Carolina, Brandeis University, Penn State, Michigan State University, Princeton University, Cornell University, Haverford College, Swarthmore College l Projects include: Rediscoveries: Festival of American Chamber Music, The Lure of Paris, Women Pioneers of American Music, DSE Power Wind Quintet, Fall for Chamber Music, Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60, Samuel Barber at 100: The Composer and His World, Debussy in Our Midst: A Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Claude Debussy, A Place and a Name: Remembering the Season Holocaust, Music in the Second Capital, Dolce Suono Ensemble Goes to the Opera, Música en tus Manos (Music in Your Hands), DSE’s engagement initiative of the with the Latino community; Partnership with the Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at the invitation of Plácido Domingo

“Dolce Suono Ensemble eloquently advocates for new music.” (The New York Times)

“All programs should have this much to say and say it so well.” Word (The Philadelphia Inquirer) l Grant awards include: the National Endowment for the Arts, William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, PCA/GPCA, Yamaha Music USA, Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia, The Presser Foundation, Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Knight Foundation l Critically acclaimed recordings include: Odyssey: 11 American Premieres and Freedom, (both with Mimi Stillman, flute and Charles Abramovic, piano); American Canvas, Dolce Suono Trio (flute, cello, piano). Dolce Suono Ensemble concerts and recordings are broadcast internationally.

www.dolcesuono.com MIMI STILLMAN Flutist and Founding Artistic Director, Dolce Suono Ensemble

“Mimi Stillman is not only a consummate and charismatic performer, but also a scholar whose programs tend to activate ear, heart, and brain.” (The New York Times) l Soloist and chamber musician acclaimed for her virtuosity, insightful interpretation, and adventurous programming. Performances include: The Philadelphia Orchestra, Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Annapolis Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra 2001, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Chicago Flute Club, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, National Sawdust, La Jolla Chamber Music Society, The Kimmel Center, Verbier Festival, Kingston Chamber Music Festival l Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician; recording artist; renowned for expanding the repertoire through her commissions, arrangements, and compositions l Author on music and history, including her award-winning Nuits d’Étoiles: 8 Early Songs of of Claude Debussy, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Journal of the Mozart Society of America, The Flutist Quarterly, NewMusicBox l Educator with strong commitment to excellence in education. Masterclasses at institutions and conservatories, including the universities of Texas, California, Florida, Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina, Eastman School of Music, George Mason University, the National Flute Association, Penn State, New York Flute Club, Virginia Tech, San Diego Flute Society l Winner of numerous competitions and awards, including Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Astral Artists, and the Bärenreiter Prize for Best Historical Performance for Winds. A Spanish speaker, she won the Knight Foundation grant for her Música en tus Manos (Music in Your Hands) project to introduce chamber music to the Latino community. l BM, the Curtis Institute of Music; MA in history, University of Pennsylvania; Faculty: Temple University, Curtis Summerfest, Music for All National Festival www.mimistillman.com

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“Once upon a time, Word there were no rivers and lakes on earth, but only the Eastern Sea, in which lived Throughout the season, Dolce four dragons.” Fang Man, A Folktale Suono Ensemble will integrate of the Four Dragons music with the spoken word. DSE artists and a guest actor will narrate in works by Saint- Saëns, Berio, and Fang Man. And listen for the unexpected!

“The fox took a chicken out on the floor. Poor silly “Puccini was chick didn’t know Latin, and Wagner the score.” Teutonic, / And Rhoda Levine, Opus birds are incurable Number Zoo philharmonic” Ogden Nash, The Carnival of the Animals DSE Presents

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2020 AT 3:00PM AT 3:00PM Bach Masterworks At the Spring: Elephants and A program highlighting the genius of Bach Donkeys and Birds, Oh My! in music sacred and secular, with selections A dazzling family concert - for kids from 5 Season from cantatas, concertos, suites, and sonatas. to 105 - bringing together DSE’s acclaimed of the Sarah Shafer, soprano - Mimi Stillman, flute artists and a well-known Philadelphia actor William Polk, violin - Kerri Ryan, viola in Camille Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Arlen Hlusko, cello - Mary Javian, bass Animals. Also: Mozart, Quintet for Piano Charles Abramovic, piano/harpsichord and Winds, K. 452 and Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring Old Pine Street Church 412 Pine Street, Philadelphia Charles Abramovic, piano - Natalie Zhu, Word piano - Mimi Stillman, flute - Ricardo SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019 Morales, clarinet - William Short, bassoon Amy Oshiro-Morales, violin - Che-Hung AT 3:00PM Chen, viola - Thomas Kraines, cello - Mary Javian, bass - Christopher Patrick Mullen, Power Wind Quintet Redux narrator Dolce Suono Ensemble musicians narrate a Temple Performing Arts Center story in Opus Number Zoo by Luciano Berio, 1837 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia along with works by Paul Taffanel, Irving Fine, and György Ligeti. Mimi Stillman, flute - Katherine Needleman, oboe - Doris Hall-Gulati, clarinet - William Short, bassoon - Jeffrey Lang, horn Trinity Center for Urban Life 22nd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia Tickets for DSE Presents SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020 $30 General / $25 Seniors AT 3:00PM $10 Students Dolce Suono Trio: Love and 10% off subscription to all War in French Music four concerts Our flagship ensemble explores the stylistic To order: www.dolcesuono.com or lineage, pioneering innovations, and heated 267-252-1803 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 Trinity Center for Urban Life

Dolce Suono Ensemble is in year 2 of “Fall for Chamber Music”, its 3-year project supported by the William Penn Foundation to engage new audiences in chamber music. We present performances, coachings, and other interactive events in some of Philadelphia’s favorite civic spaces for community members of all levels of exposure to chamber music.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 AT 6:00PM FREE Sarah Shafer, soprano, Mimi Stillman, flute, Charles Abramovic, “After falling piano, Hugh Sung, piano for chamber Music by Schubert, Debussy, Ravel, Boulanger, Tailleferre, and a music, you’ll world premiere by David Ludwig never be the Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch same!” 1901 Vine St. between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020 AT 6:00PM FREE Mimi Stillman, flute and the Jasper String Quartet Music by Mozart, Kuhlau, Beach, Fang Man, Benjamin C.S. Boyle Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020 AT 6:00PM FREE Mimi Stillman, flute, Matthew Levy, saxophone, Charles Abramovic, piano, Mike Boone, bass Chamber Jazz and African-American Music Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch