Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower. The recital begins with an opening excerpt of music, …

Shift your perspective. Come explore our annual exhibition of student documentary work and new creative visions! This year’s exhibition, “Shifts: New Expressions 2026,” includes documentary photography, film, and installations from …

Clara Rottsolk sings a collection of Broadside Ballads and Arts Songs from Colonial America, newly arranged for soprano and piano trio, as well as The Congress, an original work for …

Led by Kym Register, owner of The Pinhook, Meltdown Rodeo brings their signature blend of twang infused rock and classic country with queer and counterculture themes.

Lua Project bridges Mexican song forms with Appalachian traditions, drawing stories and sounds from the past into a living, vibrant present.

Duke University Libraries will be turning the pages of the Birds of America on the first Friday of every month! We welcome you to stop by and watch-what bird will …

Program: Schachmatt, Coalescence, Incense Burning on a Saturday Morning: The Maestro Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission Tickets: Sliding scale of $10 / $20 / $30 Experience this ADF performance …

Trumpeter and composer Brandon Woody and his band UPENDO draw from gospel and jazz traditions, exploring themes of love, resilience, and community.

Am I my brother’s keeper? The oldest question posed by one human concerning his responsibility to another, one then posed and re-posed by artists ever since. What do owe each …

About the Exhibition Til Íslands presents images of dislocation and reconnection with the Icelandic landscape after a century of separation. The exhibition includes 35mm and 16mm film, alternative processed photography, …

A Behind-the-Scenes Conversation with Justin Robinson and D.L. Anderson When our most sacred recipes tell inconvenient truths, do we have the courage to listen? A family treat called “stickies” turns …

Blending Appalachian honky-tonk with cinematic storytelling, Rebecca Porter pushes at the edges of country and Americana with unflinchingly raw songwriting.

ADF Debut Program: The Marthaodyssey Running time: 50 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $30-$45 Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. Artist Website: www.jessefactor.com Jesse Factor’s solo work, The Marthaodyssey, …

A boundary-crossing program featuring some of the greats of the 20th & 21st century American music. Music of Leonard Bernstein, Bill Evans, Joan Tower, Derek Bermel & Scott Lindroth. PROGRAM …

Program: Continuous Replay and Story/ Running time: 70 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $40-$70 Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. Artist Website: newyorklivearts.org/btj-az-company/ Continuous Replay reflects Arnie Zane’s interests …

This concert features music by the Renaissance Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi and his Circle, and showcases smaller-scale works for voices and continuo. *** The concert takes place in Duke Divinity …

Program: Continuous Replay and Story/ Running time: 70 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $40-$70 Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. Artist Website: newyorklivearts.org/btj-az-company/ Continuous Replay reflects Arnie Zane’s interests …

Co-presented with Hayti Cultural Center Program: I AM ♫ This performance features live music! Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $30-$60 Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. …

Co-presented with Hayti Cultural Center Program: I AM ♫ This performance features live music! Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $30-$60 Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. …

This concert presents larger-scale works with soloists and period instruments, in the format of the traditional Vespers evening prayer service. Palm settings by the Renaissance Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi are …

Running time: 90 minutes Tickets: FREE! First-come, first-served Formal talkback session following the film Join us in celebrating the 30th Anniversary of ADF’s Screen Dance Festival with a documentary, Can …

Co-presented with Cary, NC • ADF-Commissioned World Premieres • ADF Debuts Program: New works by Tracey Durbin, Jabu Graybeal, Courtney Liu, & Amanda K. Miller Running time: 90 minutes, including …

ADF Debuts Program: … and, or… by I-Ling Liu & I am, here; Here with us; Where we find ourselves by Stacy Matthew Spence This performance features live music! Running …

ADF Debuts Program: … and, or… by I-Ling Liu & I am, here; Here with us; Where we find ourselves by Stacy Matthew Spence This performance features live music! Running …

This Durham-based ensemble blends jazz, hip hop, blues, rock, and gospel, honoring the roots of Black American music.

ADF Debuts Program: … and, or… by I-Ling Liu & I am, here; Here with us; Where we find ourselves by Stacy Matthew Spence This performance features live music! Running …

ADF Co-Commission Program: bLUr Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $30-$45 Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. Post-Performance Discussion Company Website: www.daela.org Culled from the haunting experience …

Program: Pizzica, Three Preludes, Going Away Party, You’ve Got to Be Modernistic This performance features live music! Running time: 80 minutes, including one intermission Tickets: $40-$70 Tickets are purchased through …

Duke University Libraries will be turning the pages of the Birds of America on the first Friday of every month! We welcome you to stop by and watch-what bird will …

Program: Pizzica, Three Preludes, Going Away Party, You’ve Got to Be Modernistic This performance features live music! Running time: 80 minutes, including one intermission Tickets: $40-$70 Tickets are purchased through …

Program: TBA Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $18, or $30 for both Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. Duke employee and student discounts do not apply. …

Program: Pizzica, Three Preludes, Going Away Party, You’ve Got to Be Modernistic This performance features live music! Running time: 80 minutes, including one intermission Tickets: $40-$70 Tickets are purchased through …

Named for the weeping willow, Salix Piano Trio shapes Mozart, Brahms, Higdon, Bridge, and Shostakovich into a vivid arc where elegance and intensity meet “fiercely intelligent playing” (The Washington Post).

A standout from Sweden’s chamber scene, Camerata Nordica’s conductor-less octet dives into Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Shostakovich, performing from within the ensemble for a thrilling sense of collaboration and energy.

Three brothers and close collaborator, Veit Hertenstein, bring familial chemistry to Haydn, Ives, and Tchaikovsky, pushing each work to its limits with “extraordinary, frightening brilliance” (Bachtrack).

Two-time GRAMMY winners, Pacifica Quartet pairs Beethoven’s expansive Op. 130 with George Walker and Gabriela Lena Frank, placing bold contemporary voices alongside one of the repertoire’s most searching masterworks.

Inspired by M.C. Escher’s interplay of forms, the Escher Quartet joins pianist David Fung for Mozart, Schumann, and Korngold, music rich in dialogue, shifting between intimacy and concerto-like drama.

A self-conducted ensemble redefining classical performance, Sphinx Virtuosi blends Stravinsky, Ravel, and Roberto Sierra with new works in a program shaped by the sounds and stories of America.

Hailing from France, Quatuor Van Kuijk are BBC New Generation Artists and winners of the Wigmore Hall Competition. Their Duke Arts debut features Mozart’s “Dissonance” alongside Bartók and Brahms.

When Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, joins pianist and composer Conrad Tao, expect a program of striking range where lyricism and virtuosity meet contemporary sensibility.