Katelyn Emerson, hailed as “one of the world’s most promising organists,” is internationally renowned for performances throughout North America, Europe, and Asia that are “thrilling from beginning to end.” A ...

Join violist Jonathan Bagg, longtime member of the Ciompi Quartet, for an intimate and contemplative evening of chamber music that explores memory, reflection, and artistic legacy. Bagg is joined by ...

Co-sponsored by North Carolina Opera Step inside the world of professional opera as Duke welcomes internationally renowned director Francesca Zambello for an immersive masterclass with members of the Duke Opera ...

Experience chamber music collaboration at its highest level as the award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet leads an open masterclass with Duke students. Widely recognized as one of the most innovative chamber ...

Discover the boldest new voices in contemporary chamber music as Duke’s resident Ciompi Quartet presents its annual Portfolio Project Concert, a vibrant showcase of freshly composed works by current graduate ...

Step into a heartfelt musical celebration as Duke violinist Eric Pritchard and an ensemble of distinguished guest musicians honor the 71st birthday of North Carolina composer Bill Robinson, a beloved ...

Step into an evening of powerhouse chamber music as Duke pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute and internationally renowned violinist Soovin Kim join forces for an all-Beethoven program in Duke’s intimate Nelson Music ...

Join us for a culminating celebration of music and cultural exchange as students from Meeting the World Through Chamber Music (MUS 398) present a dynamic program featuring works by Haydn, ...

Join us as we celebrate 15 incredible years of music-making with a program bursting with color, energy, and heart. We open with the sweeping power and soul of Dvořák’s beloved ...

Duke University’s Music Entrepreneurship students are proud to present the 3rd Annual Music Makes Meals benefit concert. Join us as we kick off Grey Stone Church’s 2025 Celebration of Lights ...

Originally from Kyoto, Japan, and now a dynamic force on New York’s vibrant jazz scene, pianist Miki Hayama brings her electrifying energy, passionate artistry, and Grammy-nominated flair straight to Duke’s ...

Internationally acclaimed pianist Kwan Yi brings to life one of Franz Liszt’s most iconic and evocative masterpieces: Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie (S. 161). This extraordinary work, composed between ...

Join the Duke Symphony Orchestra for an evening of profound emotional depth and stirring musical beauty in “The Exaltation of Tragedy”-a program that explores the majesty, sorrow, and transcendence born ...

Under the direction of acclaimed cellist Caroline Stinson, Chamber Music at Duke presents an evening of dynamic and intimate performances that celebrate a semester of artistic growth and collaboration. From ...

Celebrate the season with the warmth and wonder of music at the Duke Chorale’s Annual Holiday Concert, directed by Allan Friedman. This festive evening features uplifting choral selections from around ...

Under the direction of acclaimed cellist Caroline Stinson, Chamber Music at Duke presents an evening of dynamic and intimate performances that celebrate a semester of artistic growth and collaboration. From ...

The Music Graduate Student Association, in conjunction with Duke Music and Erich Barganier, presents an evening of world premieres written for the Abele Saxophone Quartet. This collaboration includes selections from ...

Join Duke Opera Theater for a charming and nostalgic journey through the golden age of American music in an intimate cabaret-style performance celebrating The Great American Songbook. Featuring beloved classics, ...

Join Duke Opera Theater for a charming and nostalgic journey through the golden age of American music in an intimate cabaret-style performance celebrating The Great American Songbook. Featuring beloved classics, ...

Get ready for an electrifying night of rhythm and sonic adventure as the Duke University Wind Symphony proudly hosts the internationally renowned Sandbox Percussion for a high-energy residency on campus! ...

Over the past eleven years, Jazz Vespers has become a beloved tradition at Duke Chapel. Sing, rest, pray, and celebrate in these worship services, which combine the ancient Christian tradition ...

Maxine Thévenot is director of cathedral music and organist at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico. As an organ recitalist, she has appeared in concert halls and ...

Enjoy an inspiring evening of music as three of the area’s most talented youth ensembles come together for a vibrant showcase of orchestral excellence. Featuring performances by the Intermediate String ...

Experience an inspiring afternoon of music and learning as UNC Chapel Hill saxophone faculty Heidi Radtke and Rahsaan Barber lead a dynamic masterclass that brings together the best of classical ...

Experience the vibrant sounds of traditional and contemporary Chinese music at the Duke Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert! Featuring a rich blend of ancient melodies and modern arrangements, this dynamic ...

Experience a night of groundbreaking new music as Duke University PhD composition students join forces with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s clarinet studio for an unforgettable concert of ...

Join us for a delightful and heartfelt evening of string music as the Violin and Cello Choir Ensembles, along with featured soloists, take the stage to showcase the music they’ve ...

Discover a hidden musical treasure on Duke’s East Campus! Set in the intimate fountain lobby of the Biddle Music Building, the Fountain Concert series offers an enchanting, laid-back atmosphere that ...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s 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’s cantata ...

Join the Duke Chorale for a vibrant and inspiring evening as they host and perform with the Tunisia88 Youth Choir, in a cross-cultural celebration of music from around the Mediterranean ...

Join soprano Dana Zenobi (Trinity ’99) and pianist Jonathan Levin for an evening of art songs and song cycles by Margaret A. Bonds, one of the most influential socially progressive ...

Step into a powerful journey of sound and story with Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America-a free multimedia concert presented by Duke University’s renowned Ciompi Quartet. This captivating evening brings to ...

French Strings’ Tribute to Ravel Join us for a concert celebrating the sesquicentennial of Maurice Ravel’s birth! With Violinist Gabriel Richard and Cellist Jesus Castro-Balbi Free and Open to the ...

In partnership with the Duke Department of Music, Villa Albertine, and Kennesaw State University, this inventive program places Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello in dialogue with works by Jean ...

As part of the Duke Arts Chamber Arts Series, cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and pianist Alexei Grynyuk will present an inspiring recital on Sunday, November 2 at 7pm. This is a ...

The Duke University Chorale is excited to present their Pinehurst concert this fall! Directed by Allan Friedman and accompanied by Mary Hamilton,Duke Chorale is the primary choral ensemble of Duke’s ...

The Ciompi Quartet brings chamber music to life in fresh and informal settings with the return of its popular concert series in diverse campus locations. Each one-hour program pairs the ...

T.V. Show: Experimental Music ft. Guest Artist Charmaine Lee & Duke Composers An evening of text- and voice-based electronic music The Text Voice Show graduate seminar (Duke University Department of ...

Duke saxophone faculty Susan Fancher and friends Carla-Copeland Burns (flute), Heidi Radtke (saxophone), and Ināra Zandmane (piano) present a recital of fresh new music for saxophone, flute, and piano. Program: ...

Please join us for the next speaker in the tgiFHI series, John Supko. This talk proposes a rediscovery of certain aspects of modernism–its elevation of complexity, ambiguity, contradiction, formal experimentation, ...

Join us for an exhilarating evening featuring three of Duke University’s premier performing ensembles-each bringing its own unique sound and spirit to the stage. The Duke Chorale, known for its ...

The Duke University Jazz Program proudly welcomes back distinguished alumnus, pianist, composer, and arranger Bill Cunliffe. He is a master of his craft, and his career is a testament to ...

The Ciompi Quartet returns with its popular lunchtime concert series-an inspiring midday musical escape. This one-hour program features the artistry of the Ciompi alongside standout student ensembles from Chamber Music ...

Get ready to tap your toes and dance in your seat as the Wind Symphony presents an electrifying evening of music inspired by the rich rhythms, bold colors, and festive ...

Duke University’s Music Department is working in conjunction with the Rockley Family Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting music education. Musical instruments provided to music departments or otherwise made ...

The Duke Symphony Orchestra proudly launches its 2025/26 season with a vibrant evening of orchestral and vocal masterworks. This opening night features acclaimed soprano Clara Rottsolk in her debut with ...

Alan Morrison, head of the organ department at the Curtis Institute of Music, is recognized as one of America’s premier concert organists. His performances throughout North America, South America, Europe, ...

The Claichi Trio unites three powerhouse musicians whose artistry spans continents and careers at the highest levels of classical performance. Hsiao-mei Ku, a celebrated Naxos recording artist and Professor of ...

Get ready for a wild and wonderful family-friendly musical adventure, as the DMO brings creatures big and small to life through sound in this free concert! From the buzzing excitement ...

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating two remarkable milestones in the life and career of pianist David Heid-30 years of musical excellence at Duke University and 60 years of ...

This year’s Gala concert showcases soprano Clara Rottsolk, the newest addition to Duke’s music faculty. She joins the Duke Chorale, Duke University Wind Symphony, Ciompi Quartet, and students from the ...

An Evening of Operatic Splendor for Flutes! Join us for a remarkable performance led by Trudy Kane-former principal flutist of the Metropolitan Opera, professor at Frost University, and recipient of ...

Join the Duke Chorale for their season-opening concert, presented in collaboration with the Singers of New and Ancient Music (SONAM)! This uplifting program explores themes of comfort and love through ...

UNC faculty members Nicholas DiEugenio and Mimi Solomon bring their acclaimed Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project to Duke. This innovative series reimagines “Historically Informed Performance” by making it accessible, relatable, ...

Kick off your Labor Day weekend with one of Duke’s most anticipated musical traditions! The Duke Symphony Orchestra launches its 2024-2025 season with a spectacular outdoor concert on the East ...

HAYDN, BRAHMS & GUBAIDULINA Johannes Brahms’ Quintet for clarinet and strings, a timeless masterwork, will bring back Rane Moore, who shone in last year’s Dreams and Prayers concert. The program ...

Passing the Torch: Works by Brahms, Zemlinksy & Schoenberg In 1853, Robert Schumann famously declard Johannes Brahms the composer destined to carry Beethoven’s legacy forward. Four decades later, Brahms endorsed ...

Side by Side: Intimate Duets from Baroque to Contemporary Works Renowned violinist Deborah Buck, Caroline Stinson’s colleague of 10 years in the Lark Quartet, joins Ciompi’s cellist for an evening ...

The Durham Medical Orchestra’s free spring concert will feature the winner of our inaugural Concerto Competition, Marisa D’Silva, playing Jacques Ibert’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Marisa has been an ...

Duke University String School presents its Spring 2025 Orchestra Concert, “Music of the Americas”. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

The Duke University String School presents its Spring 2025 Violin and Cello Choir Concert. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Sponsored by Duke Arts and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Chicago-based new music ensemble, Dal Niente, premieres new works written for them by Duke graduate student composers; Erich Barganier, Josué ...

The Duke University String School premiers its Spring 2025 Chamber Music Concert. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Chamber Music: Culmination Concert II Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Chamber Music: Culmination Concert I Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Sponsored by the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation On Easter weekend, a night of operatic scenes with religious and spiritual overtones. Performed with scenery, costumes, and piano accompaniment. Admission is free ...

Featuring a wide variety of Chinese musical genres, including classical, folk, and pop pieces, played on a mix of Eastern and Western instruments. Admission is free – No need to ...

Duke Chorale celebrates its senior class with music about freedom from a variety of cultures and eras. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Join the Duke Wind Symphony as we present Finale Forte: Senior Night, a special concert featuring works handpicked by our graduating seniors. This evening will celebrate their musical journeys and ...

Duke Symphony Orchestra presents “Senior Night”. Introduction to Khovantchina (1880)……………………………….Modest Mussorgsky Piano Concerto in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20 (1896)……………….Alexander Scriabin Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1846)………………..Otto Nicolai Violin ...

Robert Parkins’s farewell recital at Duke features repertoire he performed at dedicatory concerts of the Chapel’s Brombaugh, Flentrop, and renovated Aeolian organs-including early Spanish and south German music as well ...

DNME: System, Solace, Silence. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Join us in the Biddle Music Building Fountain area as we honor our talented seniors! Enjoy an evening of instrumental and vocal performances that showcase their artistic journeys. Admission is ...

Duo Cortona (Rachel Calloway Streisfeld and Ari Streisfeld) will be presenting an evening of music that includes works of Bacewiz, Liberatore, and Waggoner Duo Cortona is a contemporary music ensemble ...

The Duke Chapel Choir and the Duke Chorale join forces with Mallarmé Music and the Amalgam Brass for an afternoon of music celebrating American poets and composers, past and present. ...

Duke Jazz Ensemble featuring Jeff Hamilton, Drums. Tickets are required and can be purchased at tickets.duke.edu.

The Duke University Wind Symphony presents the 50th annual Viennese Ball! Join us for an evening of live Austrian Waltz and Polka music with dance workshops for all skill levels. ...

Screening of the film “Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn”, a feature documentary film from the English director Sheila Hayman, a descendant of the composer/pianist Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847). Released from Mercury ...

The Music Graduate Student Association and the Duke Music Composition PhD Student Group present a night of world premieres written for the visiting ensemble Orange Road String Quartet. This concert ...

Duke Chorale sings songs about freedom in support of local refugees. Donations are accepted at the door for Church World Service – Durham. Admission is free – No need to ...

Duke Symphony Orchestra: “Final Statements”. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

One-hour concert featuring works by Maximiliano Amici and Beethoven. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Jennifer Curtis with Ieva Jokubaviciute and Sophie Shao. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Guest artist Branford Marsalis provides musical leadership for this Jazz Vespers. Over the past ten years, Jazz Vespers has become a beloved tradition at Duke Chapel. Sing, rest, pray, and ...

Join us as the Triangle Wind Ensemble and the Duke Wind Symphony share the stage for Symphonic Synergy. This concert will showcase each ensemble individually, as well as the power ...

Duke faculty members R. Larry Todd and Rachel Niketopoulos will join natural horn players Christopher Caudill and Monet Jowers for a concert of 19th-century chamber music performed on period instruments, ...

Duke University String School Orchestra Concert Featuring Concerto Competition Winners

Works for piano by Samuel Adams, Frederic Chopin, Aaron Copland, Stephen Jaffe , and Franz Schubert.

Join us for an afternoon of violin and cello performances by the Duke University String School. Admission is free – No need to purchase tickets to attend.

Ensemble Intercolor is a trailblazing young trio whose wholly original approach to music ensures a vibrant and dynamic program at every concert. Their singular instrumental combination of cimbalom, viola, clarinet, ...

James Kibbie’s program, performed on the Flentrop organ, includes music by Bach, Mozart, Price, Ropek, Sowande, and others. Dr. Kibbie is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, where ...

James Kibbie is a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, where his 42-year tenure included service as University Organist and Chair of the Organ Department. Renowned as an authority ...

This performance features the superlative pianist Lisa Emenheiser, who introduced “Tableaux” at the Hirshhorn Museum in February 2023, and Duke faculty members Eric Pritchard and Gabriel Richard’s violin offerings of ...

The Ciompi Quartet has a long and fruitful relationship with Duke’s faculty in composition, and with the students in its Ph.D. program. The quartet has commissioned and premiered many works ...

Duke Jazz Ensemble featuring José James, Vocalist

Cello Faculty Recital – Schubert, Janacek and 3 works from 5 decades by American master John Harbison.

Blue Mountain Forecast presents a program of interesting textures and colorful works by current composers. The ensemble features Duke Faculty members Carla Copeland-Burns (flute), Susan Fancher (saxophone) pianist Inara Zandmane ...

Join us for a concert featuring our Jazz area students as they showcase their creativity and improvisational skills, playing jazz standards and original tunes.

Gabriel Richard: “Tribute to Maurice Ravel”

Gabriel Richard presents “Tribute to Maurice Ravel.” Joseph Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism ...

Of Peruvian heritage and raised in France, Jesús Castro-Balbi graduated from the Conservatoire de Lyon, Indiana University Bloomington, the Yale School of Music, and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts ...

Recital by soprano Heather Engebretson

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 ...

A captivating afternoon of piano music featuring guest artist Michael S. Brown and Ieva Jokubaviciute in a shared piano recital. Experience a delightful mix of four-hand pieces by Schubert and ...

Join us for a moving and uplifting concert that explores climate change – and what we can do about it – through music. As health professionals and community members, we’ve ...

Before the Durham Medical Orchestra’s performance at 3:00 (Orchestrating Change: A Concert for Climate Action), join us for a panel discussion exploring the intersection of climate change, health, and the ...

Advanced Chamber Music students perform a full recital representing the semester’s intense study of 6-10 contrasting works from the last 250 years.

For over 34 years, Walter has been bringing joy to people across the globe, from New York to China and everywhere in between. His artistry began to impress critics and ...

Visiting artists Jennifer Curtis (violin), Mimi Solomon (piano), Susan Fancher (saxophone), and Karl Larson (harpsichord). Perich: “Dual Synthesis” for harpsichord and 1-bit electronics; Auburn Lee: “Self-Similar Counting Pattern”; Erich Barganier: ...

The Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson, numbers some 80-100 players and draws its membership almost entirely from the student body. The Duke Symphony Orchestra, open to all members ...

Chamber Music at Duke performs works from the Baroque to the 20th century written for a broad array of instrumentations including string quartets, piano trios and saxophone quartets. Chamber Music ...

Performances given by the Duke University String School Intermediate String Orchestra, Concert String Orchestra, and Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra. Featuring Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro, with the DUSS Faculty Quartet. Conductors ...

Violin and cello choir ensembles and soloists will perform the pieces they have been working on in their group classes.

The DNME is back, with the recent, the new and the REALLY new! Featuring music of Boulez, Shulamit Ran, Hannah Kendall, Duke Graduate Composers, and Group Improvisations composed on the ...

The Duke Chinese Ensemble, conducted by Jennifer Chang, will present a concert that features a variety of Chinese musical genres, including classical, folk, and orchestral pieces, played on a mix ...

Over the past ten years, Jazz Vespers has become a beloved tradition at Duke Chapel. Sing, rest, pray, and celebrate in these worship services combining the ancient Christian tradition of ...

Stefan Engels’ recital at Duke will include works by J. S. Bach, Robert Schumann, and Karg-Elert on the Flentrop and Aeolian organs. Professor of Organ at Southern Methodist University, Engels ...

In a concert celebrating composer Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th anniversary, the Ciompi Quartet performs a program of works connected by time and place. Mozart’s Vienna produced quartets like his K. 589: ...

In this opening public event of the 2024-25 Keohane Professorship, interdisciplinary artist and scholar Ashon Crawley will present on the relation of dirt and soil to the making of Black life, and how degrading the earth is part of the attempt to unmake Black possibility.

Since its founding in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. All its members ...

Since its founding in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. All its members ...

Since its founding in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. All its members ...

Join us for a free, interactive, family-oriented classical concert full of fun, playful music in the Nasher Museum’s Sculpture Garden. The music will inspire kids of all ages to celebrate ...

The Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson, numbers some 80-100 players and draws its membership almost entirely from the student body. The Duke Symphony Orchestra, open to all members ...

The Duke Music Composition Ph.D. program presents an evening of graduate student composers’ music at the Ark (next to Duke Coffeehouse). Performances will include live electronics, dance, video projection, voice, ...

Alcee Chris III open this season’s organ recital series on the Aeolian organ with music by J. S. Bach, Elgar, Litaize, and Rachmaninoff. Dr. Chriss is currently Assistant Organist at ...

The Wind Symphony returns and starts the semester euphorically with works by Reed, Strauss, Grainger, Jolly, Bruckner, Cuong, and Maslanka The Duke University Wind Symphony, directed by Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, is ...

Join the Duke Music Department for a grand celebration of our iconic Biddle Music Building with a gala concert on September 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM, Free Admission. This special ...

W.A. Mozart – violin sonata no. 21 in e minor, k. 304 Kaija Saariaho – Folia Intermission Franz Schubert – “Arpeggione” sonata d. 821 Zachary Hobin is a double bassist ...

Presented by Eric Pritchard, violin Throughout human history, artists and composers have sought to lift the veil of the subconscious by giving voice to the dreamworld in their work. This ...

Presented by Jonathan Bagg, viola Schubert’s joyous “Trout” Quintet meets the dark, mystical world of Osvaldo Golijov’s Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, a Klezmer-inspired classic of our time ...

Presented by Caroline Stinson, cello This concert of old, new, and popular French music, with strings, percussion, and song, brings us together around the French Fête des voisins – a ...