Please note parking changes:
Due to construction, the Pegram lot in front of the Biddle Music Building is inaccessible, limiting on-campus parking off Markham Avenue. Additional parking is available in the Bishop’s House and Basset/Brown Residence Hall lots. Please enter on North Buchanan Blvd across from Dacian Avenue. (602 N. Buchanan Blvd). See more information about parking options.
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… read more about loadbang: New Works by Duke Graduate Composers »
Ethnomusicology Lecture: Max Ritts, Graduate School of Geography, Clark UniversityIn what ways does industrial development manifest, to invoke Radano and Olaniyan (2015), as an "audible formation" -… read more about Max Ritts: "Audible Formations? Development Geographies and Sound Studies." »
Voice recital by Heather Engebretson, Soprano.Described as a "lirico-spinto soprano of extraordinary skill" for her debut in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Chinese-American soprano Heather Engebretson… read more about Guest Artist Heather Engebretson, Voice »
Chamber Music Masterclass with Jesus Castro-Balbi.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Jesús Castro-Balbi, Chamber Music Masterclass »
Gabriel Richard: "Tribute to Maurice Ravel".Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Gabriel Richard: "Tribute to Maurice Ravel" »
Join us for a concert featuring our Jazz area students as they showcase their creativity and improvisational skills, playing jazz standards and original tunes.Admission is free - No need to purchase… read more about Fountain Concert: “Improv Hour” »
Blue Mountain Forecast presents a program of interesting textures and colorful works by current composers.This program for flute and friends will include works by Poulenc, Resmail, Liebermann,… read more about Carla Copeland-Burns: "Mosaics: Music for Flute and Friends" »
Cello Faculty Recital - Schubert, Janacek, and three works from five decades by American master John Harbison.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Caroline Stinson, Cello with Ieva Jokubaviciute, Piano; Classic Rock »
Marianna Ritchey: "Against Idealism: Music, Musicology, and the End of the World"In 2020, the Louisville Orchestra offered a musical tribute to Breonna Taylor, whom Louisville police had murdered six… read more about Marianna Ritchey: “Against Idealism: Music, Musicology, and the End of the World” »
Masterclass with Jonathan Dorman of the Verona Quartet.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Jonathan Dorman of the Verona Quartet, Cello Masterclass »
Experience an unforgettable evening of music as José James, the celebrated jazz, soul, and R&B vocalist, takes the stage for a special concert with our Duke University Jazz Ensemble. After an… read more about Duke Jazz Ensemble featuring José James, Vocalist »
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 over the… read more about Ciompi String Quartet: "Ciompi at Duke: A Collaboration" »
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… read more about Stephen Jaffe's “Tableaux” and Other New Works with Lisa Emenheiser, Piano and Guest Artists »
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 on the… read more about Organ Recital Series: James Kibbie »
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 his… read more about Organ Recital Series: James Kibbie »
Chamber Music Masterclass with Ensemble Intercolor.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Ensemble Intercolor, Chamber Music Masterclass »
Masterclass with Violinist/VIolist from Ensemble Intercolor of France.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Ensemble Intercolor, Violin/Viola Masterclass »
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 of collaboration,… read more about Duke Wind Symphony & Triangle Wind Ensemble: "Symphonic Synergy: A Night of Collaboration" »
Ethnomusicology lecture: Nour El Rayes.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Nour El Rayes: "Belligerent Optimism and Future Work in Lebanese Alternative Music" »
Presented by Duke Arts, guest artist, and pianist Michelle Kann will conduct an open master class with piano students from the Duke Music Department.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to… read more about Michelle Cann, Piano Masterclass »
Works for piano by Samuel Adams, Frederic Chopin, Aaron Copland, Stephen Jaffe, and Franz Schubert.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Daniel Seyfried, Piano: "In the Moment" »
Duke University String School Orchestra Concert Featuring Concerto Competition Winners.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Duke University String School Orchestra Concert Featuring Concerto Competition Winners »
One-hour concert featuring works by Chen Yi and Beethoven.Admission is free - No need to purchase tickets to attend. read more about Ciompi String Quartet: "Downtown Classics" »
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 celebrate… read more about Jazz Vespers: A Service of Celebration »
The Pop artist Andy Warhol (d. 1987) has had a surprising afterlife in the lyrics of hip-hop musicians, often paired with the namechecking of Jean-Michel Basquiat. My presentation will place this… read more about Judith Peraino: “Art Bling: Warhol, Basquiat, and Hip Hop” »