Department of Music
Encounters: with the music of our time, now in its 36th season, is the Department of Music's new music concert series.
The Encounters series brings together world-class visiting artists and the works of Duke Music Department composition students. Students have the opportunity to have their works read, recorded, and performed publicly by professional ensembles like Da Capo Chamber Players, Bang on a Can, and others.
Upcoming Events
"Poppaea" (run time ca. 110') is a 21st-century inquiry into the brilliant, dynamic woman who became Nero's empress. The film takes a hard look at cruelty, desire, humanity, and love in the context… read more about Film screening: Michael Hersch’s "Poppaea": an opera in one act »
Works by Duke Music professor John Supko: from "The Bridge of Suns"; Hans Abrahamsen: "Two Inger Christensen Songs"; Richard Drehoff, Jr.: "Evacuate the bones, let the skin hang dry"; Michael Hersch… read more about earspace, with soprano Ah Young Hong »
Premiere performances of works by Duke graduate composers Josué Collado-Fregoso and Auburn Lee. Reception to follow. Free admission.The Ciompi Quartet's "Portfolio Project" began in the summer of… read more about Ciompi Quartet Portfolio Project 2023: Premieres by Duke Graduate Composers »