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Mallarmé Music (Instrumental Ensemble) |
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Founded: 1984 - Durham, North Carolina, USA |
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Mallarmé Music (formerly Mallarmé Chamber Players) is a flexible collective of professional musicians based in Durham, North Carolina, whose mission is to enrich the lives of the community through outstanding chamber music performance. The organization distinguishes itself in the community by its innovative educational programs, its commitment to creative collaboration with other organizations, its creation of significant new work, and its dedication to serve a diverse population.
Created in 1984 by musicians Jane Hawkins and Anna Ludwig Wilson, working with poet and arts administrator Margaret DeMott, the ensemble’s name comes from Stéphane Mallarmé, the 19th-century French poet and philosopher who believed that true art is created through a unity of music, dance, literature and the visual arts. In keeping with their namesake, Mallarmé performances are often interdisciplinary and have been praised by critics and audiences as innovative, eclectic and of the highest artistic quality.
Mallarmé Music celebrates the collaborative spirit of chamber music to create inspirational performances and innovative educational programs. They build meaningful partnerships with musicians and artists of other disciplines, create new works and perform in diverse venues to audiences throughout the Triangle region of North Carolina.
With some of the most gifted artists from North Carolina, Mallarmé Music perform programs that include rarely heard works from the traditional chamber music repertoire that celebrate the diversity in our community by featuring the music of African American, Asian, Latino and women composers.
Mallarmé Music has commissioned over 35 new works by American composers. They have created new contours in the landscape of chamber music through partnerships with musiciana and artists of different disciplines. Through their education programs they have developed a new model for community-based arts organizations.
Concerts are held at venues across Durham and the surrounding areas in a variety of venues from churches to music halls. With their commitment to collaboration and to the inclusion of young artists, BIPOC and LGBTQ musicians, Mallarmé Music continues to grow while reflecting the spirit of the community. |
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Artists (2024-2025 season) |
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Artistic Director (since 2008-2009 season): Suzanne Rousso
Violins: Kako Boga, Jennifer Curtis, Nicholas DiEugenio, Elizabeth Field, Gabriel Richard
Violas: Suzanne Rousso
Cellos: Grace Anderson, Sophie Shao, Stephanie Vial
Lute, Theorbo, Guitar: Daniel Swenberg
Flute: Carla Copeland-Burns
Bassooon: Michael Burn
Percussion: Isaac Pyatt
Harpsichord: Jeffrey Grossman
Pianos: Danielle DeSwert Hahn, James Douglass, Inara Zandmane
Sopranos: Jolle Greenleaf, Ah Young Hong, Andrea Edith Moore, Clara Rottsolk
Tenors: Norman Shankle
Composer: Eric Schwartz |
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Sources:
Mallarmé Music Website (2024-2025 season)
Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2025) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Philip Cave |
Orchestra |
Duke University Bach Cantata Series [C25-4] (2025, Video): BWV 182 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Mallarmé Music (Official Website) |
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