Encounters: with the music of our time
Encounters: with the music of our time, now in its 35th 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.
This Year's Artists
Encounters News
Dark Holler was recorded November 3-4, 2013 in Baldwin Auditorium on Duke's East Campus as a collaboration between the Department of Music and Duke Performances. The album, released from New...
Sid Richardson writes concert music that imbues modern idioms with emotional grit and cerebral wit. He has collaborated with ensembles such as The Da Capo Chamber Players, Ensemble Amarcord,...
"Invès" by Yahn Wagner de Mello Pinto and "Vicious Circles" by Scott Lee were created especially for the orchestra. The rehearsal capped a year-long engagement between the Duke University...
The Encounters 2014-2015 season features two residencies with outstanding new music groups. On November 9, the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber Players will perform in Baldwin...