The Pierrot Lunaire Project, being developed in collaboration with Professor Ian Bent, explores the world of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. French poet Albert Giraud published his lyrical and fantastic poem cycle Pierrot Lunaire in its totality as 50 Rondels of Bergamo in 1884. The cycle was subsequently translated into German in 1895 and 1911. Soon thereafter, Schoenberg set 21 of the poems to music.

The project Web site will include the original French version of all 50 poems, in addition to the German translation. English translations of both French and German poems will populate the site as well. An archive will eventually include all critical reviews of performances, performance contracts, the musical score, French and German recitations of the poems, an on-stage performance of Pierrot Lunaire produced by Prof. Bent and CCNMTL, and other subsidiary documents and images that illuminate Schoenberg's masterful work. Scholarly presentations of medieval roudeau, cabaret, and Commedia dell'arte will also be incorporated into the site. These features will allow students to more fully understand and appreciate Schoenberg's artistic landmark.