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United in Song: Music of the American Experience

May 5, 2024

Our spring concert features modern pieces that explore thoroughly American themes, using music to reflect on the disparate experiences that, together, define our history and culture. Join us to experience …

Harry Davidson conducting the DUSS Youth Symphony

Duke University String School: Orchestra Concert

April 28, 2024

Among other works presented, the DUSS Youth Symphony will perform William Grant Still’s “Out of Silence,” Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, mvt. I, & Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn. The …

Joseph Scarpa

Student Organ Recital: Joseph Scarpa

April 23, 2024

Duke senior Joseph (Joey) Scarpa presents a senior organ recital on the Flentrop organ. The program will include works by Dieterich Buxtehude, François Couperin, J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and …

Chamber music group onstage in Baldwin Auditorium

Chamber Music Program Concert: Part 2

April 23, 2024

This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_GVaf6VqI Students in the Duke Music Department’s Chamber Music Program perform works from the 18th-21st centuries. Student chamber music groups are coached by members …

Chamber music group onstage in Baldwin Auditorium

Chamber Music Program Concert: Part 1

April 22, 2024

This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-4Z-lkqsI0 Students in the Duke Music Department’s Chamber Music Program perform works from the 18th-21st centuries. Student chamber music groups are coached by members …

Duke Chinese Music Ensemble

Duke Chinese Music Ensemble

April 21, 2024

This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfICpEBwic The Duke Chinese Music Ensemble, directed by Jennifer Chang, presents a concert featuring a variety of Chinese musical styles and instruments, as well …

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Duke Opera Theater: The Opera Oscars – 1786 edition

April 20, 2024

This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMB_bGXL0xM Free admission: no tickets or reservations are needed. Featuring excerpts from four operas that premiered in 1786, including “The Marriage of Figaro.” In …

Randy Reed holding guitar

Randy Reed Tribute Recital

April 18, 2024

Classical guitar instructor, Randy Reed, is retiring at the end of this semester. Reed has been at Duke since 1994. Join us for a recital in tribute to his time …

William Lang

William Lang, solo trombone

April 17, 2024

Critically acclaimed trombonist William Lang will give a solo trombone recital featuring music from the 12th to 21st centuries, including works by the medieval nun and mystic Hildegard von Bingen, …