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December 2024


Photo of Duke Chapel decorated for Christmas. Text: Lessons and Carols.

Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols

Tuesday, December 24 at 11:00pm

This is the traditional Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve Service with candlelight, scripture readings, and Christmas carols. *** Attendees of this service are advised to arrive early to allow for …

January 2025


Photos of choir members singing. Text: Epiphany Lessons and Carols

Epiphany Lessons & Carols

Sunday, January 5 at 4:00pm

Based on the formula made famous by the Christmas Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge, this service follows a similar pattern of readings, choral anthems, and congregational hymns. Paid …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, January 7 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

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Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, January 8 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, January 9 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Wire Sculpture

Wire Sculpture

Thursday, January 9 at 6:00pm

In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of wire sculpture, specifically aiming toward observing and forming plant sculptures. We’ll start with a quick drawing warmup (NO DRAWING EXPERIENCE or SKILL NECESSARY!), and then learn how to form a simple cone flower and leaves, with plenty of space for making it your own.

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

Sunday, January 12 at 4:00pm

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel’s Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, January 14 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, January 15 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, January 16 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Photo of an old prayer book. Text: Singing the Psalms.

Singing the Psalms [in Goodson Chapel]

Friday, January 17 at 8:00am

For centuries, monastic orders and other faith communities have prayed the Psalms cyclically from beginning to end. The musical character of the Psalms has long been expressed through various settings-from …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, January 21 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, January 22 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, January 23 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Gel Printing

Gel Printing

Thursday, January 23 at 6:00pm

We will learn to make botanical gel prints straight from plants! Each print will give you two beautiful images- a silhouette and something resembling a photocopy.

loadbang: New Works by Duke Graduate Composers

Thursday, January 23 at 7:00pm

New York City-based new music chamber group loadbang (trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, and baritone voice) premieres six new pieces written for them by Duke graduate student composers; Erich Barganier, Tyler …

Photo of woman with scarf. Text: Sacred Choral Clinic.

Sacred Choral Clinic

Saturday, January 25 at 9:00am

Church choir singers and directors are invited to the Chapel’s second annual sacred choral clinic, featuring Dr. Pearl Shangkuan, an internationally renowned conductor and pedagogue, who is Professor Emerita at …

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

Sunday, January 26 at 4:00pm

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel’s Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the …

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Screen Printing

Screen Printing

Tuesday, January 28 at 6:00pm

This two-hour workshop will cover the basics of putting images on screens (making a stencil), ink mixing, and how to effectively use a squeegee to get ink through the screen and print multiple copies of an image.

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

Magic Bottles

Magic Bottles

Wednesday, January 29 at 6:00pm

Self Love and Magic is the way to go! In this workshop we will explore the practice of self love through art and expression. We will discuss the ways to add more Love into our new year with Love Jars.

Four stacked keyboards of the Flentrop organ.

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, January 30 at 1:00pm

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations …

February 2025


Photo of conductor and musicians. Text: Bach Cantata Series.

Bach Cantata Series: Solo Cantatas

Sunday, February 2 at 5:00pm

Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. This year, …

An Oak Tree: Tim Crouch

An Oak Tree: Tim Crouch

February 7 – February 8

See the play that shaped a theatre landscape in this rare revival. When it opened in 2005, Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree changed the rules of the game: bringing in an actor who has neither seen nor read the play.

Ensemble Intercolor

Ensemble Intercolor

Thursday, February 20 at 7:30pm

Ensemble Intercolor is a trailblazing young trio that combines cimbalom, viola, clarinet and voice with their varied cultural backgrounds – the three musicians are from Belarus, Colombia and France

Michelle Cann

Michelle Cann

Friday, February 21 at 7:30pm

“The Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance”program pairs Cann’s acclaimed renditions of works by each featured artist with spoken commentary about their fascinating lives and histories.

Bill’s 44th

Bill’s 44th

February 28 – March 2

Bill’s 44th is an original comedic puppet show for grown-ups created by puppeteers Dorothy James & Andy Manjuck around one very worried leading man – Bill.

March 2025


Goldmund Quartet

Goldmund Quartet

Saturday, March 1 at 7:30pm

The Goldmund Quartet has garnered a reputation as one of the leading string quartets of the great classical and modern works of the quartet canon, delivering performances of ‘exquisite playing.’

April 2025


May 2025