Music

Duke New Music Ensemble [dnme]

“The birth of a winning new music enterprise in Durham … this ensemble rocks!”  - Classical Voice of North Carolina

"The Duke New Music Ensemble reminds us that we've got A-listers at home, too." - Independent Weekly

Directed by Timothy Hambourger, [dnme] brings together undergraduate and graduate students in performing music written in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as new works by Duke student composers.  In addition, [dnme] also collaborates regularly with faculty and guest artists from the Duke University Department of Music and other institutions across North Carolina.

Read more about past [dnme] performances here.

Past Guest Artists include

Jay O’Berski (Faculty, Theater Studies), narrator
Shawn Conley, bass
Susan Fancher (Faculty, Music), saxophone
Sloan Hoffman, horn
Brian Howard, cello
Megan Levin, harp
John McDonald, piano
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Previous Works Performed include

Kathleen Bader (b. 1982)
waterslide (2007)*, for violin, soprano saxophone and clarinet

John Cage
Imaginary Landscapes No. 4 for twelve radios

Benito Crawford (b. 1979)
“If it's controlled by moral people, then it'll be moral.” “Oh, I know I'm not moral. As a matter of fact, I should be arrested for the thoughts I have now.” (2007)*, open instrumentation

Jennifer Fitzgerald (1975-2007)
multiple works

Henryk Górecki (b.1933)
Little Fantasia, Op. 73 (1997), for violin and piano                      

Alex Kotch (b.1983)
The Way Home (2005), for solo piano

Marc Jensen
Imaginary Line (after Scelsi), winner of the 2009 [dnme] Call for Scores

Paul Leary (b. 1974)
The Children of Chernobyl (2007)*, for viola and digital media

Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Primavera Porteña (arr. José Bragato), for flute, alto saxophone and piano

Frederic Rzewski (b.1938)
Coming Together (1972), open instrumentation with narrator

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Seven Canons (1905-1045), open instrumentation

David Stock (b.1939)
Keep The Change (1981), open instrumentation

James Tenney (1934-2006)
Ergodos (1963), for tape
String Complement (to Ergodos I or II) (1964), for tape with string instruments

Christian Wolff (b.1934)
Toss (1970), open instrumentation

* indicates a [dnme] world premiere.