Event Listing
DUKE CHORALE and CHAPEL CHOIR Sing-Along Concert
When: August 25, 2008 -
7-8:30 pm
Where: Duke Chapel
Join the Duke Chorale and Chapel Choir for a sing-along concert in beautiful Duke Chapel. The work performed will be Franz Schubert's Mass in G. All are invited to sing; scores are provided. Free and open to the public.
DUKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS CONCERT
When: August 31, 2008 -
6 pm
Where: East Campus Quad
Bring a picnic and enjoy a Labor Day weekend tradition as the Duke Symphony Orchestra performs broadway hits, music from the movies, and patriotic favorites. Free. Rain location: Baldwin Auditorium
Music Faculty Recital: Baroque Winds
When: September 6, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St., Durham
Tom Moore, traverso flute and recorder; Kailan Rubinoff, traverso flute; Ruth Van Baak Griffioen, recorder. Baroque pieces for winds by Boismortier, Telemann, and Oliveira. Free.
Rare Music: Echoes of the Past: Sounds of the American Civil War
When: September 12, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: University Rare Book Room, Perkins Library
PENELOPE JENSEN, soprano; MICHAEL HIRATA, tenor; WAYNE LAIL/LEWIS MOORE, baritone; DON EAGLE, cornet & keyed bugle; RANDALL LOVE, square piano. Free Admission. Music from the Special Collections of the Duke University Libraries will be performed using original instruments from DUMIC's G. Norman & Ruth G. Eddy Collection. The concert is based on several themes contrasting views of the North and South as seen through the lyrics and music of the age. The Rare Music series is sponsored by DUMIC (Duke University Musical Instrument Collections) and Duke University Libraries.
Faculty Recital: SANDRA COTTON, mezzo-soprano and DAVID HEID, piano
When: September 21, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: Baldwin Auditorium
Songs of Parting. Free admission. This is Sandra Cotton's inaugural concert as a member of the vocal faculty at Duke.
Music Lecture: "Mozart and Marxism"
When: September 26, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: Room 104, Mary Duke Biddle Music Building
STEPHEN RUMPH (University of Washington). Free and open to the public.
Duke New Music Ensemble [dnme] & pulsoptional concert
When: September 26, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: The Ark Dance Studio
The Music of Jennifer Fitzgerald (1975-2007), featuring SLOAN HOFFMAN, horn, JOHN McDONALD, piano and other guest artists. Free.
When: September 27, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building
TERRY RHODES, soprano; DMITRY SITKOVETSKY, violin; FRED RAIMI, cello and JANE HAWKINS, piano. Works by Shostakovich, Zaderatsky and others. FREE.
Violin Masterclass with DMITRY SITKOVETSKY
When: September 28, 2008 -
7:00 pm
Where: Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building
Dmitry Sitkovetsky is a master violinist who has worked with the world?s best symphonies, including the London Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic, and whose numerous recording projects include all the major violin concerti. Free and open to the public.
Discussion/Performance with the BORROMEO STRING QUARTET
When: September 30, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: Baldwin Auditorium
Discussion/performance of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8. Free and open to the public. Considered "Simply the best there is" by the Boston Globe, the critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet is one of the most sought after string quartets in the world, performing over 100 concerts of classical and contemporary literature across three continents each season. Audiences and critics alike champion its revealing explorations of Schoenberg, Brahms, Ligeti, Kurtag, and Janacek, and affinity for making challenging contemporary repertoire approachable. Lauded for its absolute mastery of the complete Beethoven and Bartok quartet cycles, the ensemble is currently focused on the work of Dmitri Shostakovich.
When: October 2, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: Baldwin Auditorium
The Duke Wind Symphony is directed by Pamela Halverson. Free Admission.
Faculty Vocal Recital-- Americana: from Folk Arts to Fine Arts
When: October 5, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building
Featuring ELIZABETH LINNARTZ, soprano and ELIZABETH TOMLIN, piano. A celebration of American song featuring folk music, spirituals, art song and opera. Free admission.
When: October 6, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: Room 104, Mary Duke Biddle Music Building
Lecture will be given by MICHAEL NOONE (Boston College) in relation to the Nasher Museum of Art's exhibit, "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III." Lecture is free and open to the public.
DUKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA with HSIAO-MEI KU, violin, and JONATHAN BAGG, viola
When: October 8, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: Baldwin Auditorium
The Duke Symphony Orchestra is directed by Harry Davidson. Program: Vorisek, Symphony in D Major; Stamitz, Sinfonia Concertante in D Major; Dvorak, Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88. Free admission.
DUKE UNIVERSITY STRING SCHOOL concerts
When: October 11, 2008 -
3, 4, and 7 pm
Where: Baldwin Auditorium
The Duke University String School is directed by Dorothy Kitchen. 3 p.m. Beginning Ensemble and Intermediate I 4 p.m. Chamber Music Memorial Concert for Wei-Lee Kuo with guest pianist Julia Chou 7 p.m. Intermediate II and the Duke Youth Symphony Chamber Ensemble Free Admission to all concerts.
Rare Music: Sentimental Journey with STEVE BARRELL, clavichord
When: October 17, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: University Rare Book Room, Perkins Library
The quirky Empfindsamerstil, most popular in mid- to late 18c Germany, is noted for its extreme and abrupt expression of sentiments, and is particularly suited for the Clavichord. The program will be played on a clavichord from 1785, and includes a variety of works by Reichardt, Muthel, and Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach, the chief proponent of this genre. Steve Barrell has been a feature performer, lecturer and performance coach for clavichord societies and early music festivals in Europe and the US. In 2002, Steve debuted the newly-restored JA Hass clavichord (Hamburg 1763) for the British Clavichord Society during its annual conclave at the Raymond Russell Keyboard Collection in Edinburgh. His collection of historic keyboard instruments, including the Lindholm clavichord heard in this concert, is considered among the best in the US. Free Admission. The Rare Music series is sponsored by DUMIC (Duke University Musical Instrument Collections) and Duke University Libraries.
Guest Vocal Recital: DANA LONG ZENOBI, soprano and DAVID HEID, piano
When: October 19, 2008 -
4:00 pm
Where: Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building
Alumna Dana Zenobi (B.A. Music, 1999) studied with Susan Dunn when she was at Duke. A member of the voice faculty at Southwestern University, she has appeared with Austin Lyric Opera and Lyric Opera Cleveland, among others. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says, "Her coloratura dazzles, and her phrasing is irresistible and melting. Zenobi is a soprano to listen for." This recital features Arne's "The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms," Rossini, Le Regata Veneziana (The Venetian Regata), and songs by Rachmaninoff and Leslie Adams. FREE ADMISSION.
Voice Master Class with DANA LONG ZENOBI, soprano
When: October 21, 2008 -
5:00 pm
Where: Bone Hall, Mary Duke Biddle Music Building
Alumna Dana Zenobi (B.A. Music, 1999) studied with Susan Dunn when she was at Duke. A member of the voice faculty at Southwestern University, she has appeared with Austin Lyric Opera and Lyric Opera Cleveland, among others. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says, "Her coloratura dazzles, and her phrasing is irresistible and melting. Zenobi is a soprano to listen for." Free and open to the public.
DUKE JAZZ ENSEMBLE & DJEMBE ENSEMBLE
When: October 24, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: Baldwin Auditorium
Parents and Family Weekend Concert featuring the Duke Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Brown, and the Duke Djembe Ensemble, directed by Bradley Simmons. Guest artist to be announced. General Admission $5.00; students/seniors free w/ ticket or I.D.
Parents Weekend Concert: DUKE CHORALE, DUKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, DUKE WIND SYMPHONY
When: October 25, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: Duke Chapel
Parents and Family Weekend Concert featuring the Duke Chorale, directed by Rodney Wynkoop, the Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson, and the Duke Wind Symphony, directed by Pamela Halverson. General Admission $5.00; students/seniors free w/ ticket or I.D.
In the Spotlight: solo and small group student musical performances
When: October 26, 2008 -
2:00 pm
Where: Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building
Free admission.
Complete Brahms sonatas for violin and piano: Hsiao-mei Ku & Randall Love
When: October 26, 2008 -
8:00 pm
Where: Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building
Free Admission.