Events Archive
Voice Master Class with Mary Gayle Greene
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 5:00pmThe public is invited to attend this free class. Mezzo soprano Mary Gayle Greene, known for her vocal range and rich contralto timbre is a former North Carolina Visiting Artist and a national Metropolitan Opera Auditions finalist. She has performed with Oper der Stadt Bonn in Germany, Edinburgh...
Conrad Tao, pianist: Open reading/recording of new works by graduate student composers
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 2:00pmConrad Tao began his musical career as a wunderkind. As a pre-teenager he appeared as both a violin and piano soloist with dozens of top-tier orchestras, and later received eight consecutive ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. Now twenty-one, he has transitioned gracefully into a mature...
Duke Chorale Spring Tour Concert
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 8:00pmThe Duke Chorale returns to campus following its Spring 2016 concert tour to Florida. The group will offer a diverse selection from Renaissance pieces to contemporary works, including American folk songs and spirituals. The Duke University Chorale, conducted by Rodney Wynkoop and accompanied by...
Duke University String School concert: Intermediate String Orchestra, Concert String Orchestra and DUSS Youth Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 6:30pmThe Duke String School is directed by Erica Shirts. The Duke University String School was founded by Dorothy Kitchen and a member of the Ciompi Quartet, Arlene di Cecco, in 1967, and has been part of Duke ever since. DUSS serves area students in grades K-12, teaching the violin, viola, cello,...
Duke University String School concert: Beginner Violin/Cello and Violin/Cello Choirs
Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 4:00pmThe Duke String School is directed by Erica Shirts. The Duke University String School was founded by Dorothy Kitchen and a member of the Ciompi Quartet, Arlene di Cecco, in 1967, and has been part of Duke ever since. DUSS serves area students in grades K-12, teaching the violin, viola, cello,...
Deviant Septet
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 8:00pmIn 2010, seven of New York City's most sought-after and versatile instrumentalists connected over a shared love for Stravinsky's magnificent L'Histoire du Soldat, and Deviant Septet was born. Scored for a high and low voice from each instrumental family - violin and bass, clarinet and bassoon,...
Songs of the Civil War: Susan Dunn, soprano and David Heid, piano
Sunday, March 6, 2016 - 5:00pm*This is a lecture/recital.* Susan Dunn is Professor of the Practice of Music and Director of Opera in the Duke University Department of Music. During her career, she has achieved international success in Verdi, Wagner, Strauss and recital singing. She has demonstrated her gifts on the world's...
Susan Fancher, saxophone
Sunday, March 6, 2016 - 3:00pmSusan Fancher is joined by pianist Inara Zandmane and saxophonist Branford Marsalis in a recital of music featuring Maurice Ravel's Sonatine, J. S. Bach's double concerto, Dorothy Chang's "New Stories" & John Harbison's "San Antonio."Susan Fancher is known for her deep and poetic musical...
CANCELED: Elizabeth Linnartz, soprano, and Deborah Hollis, piano
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 7:30pmThis recital has been canceled.
Duke Symphony Orchestra with Jennifer Koh, violinist
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 8:00pmProgram includes Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61; Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "The Unfinished"; and Weber's Overture to Euryanthe.Harry Davidson is the Music Director of the Duke Symphony Orchestra.Violinist Jennifer Koh has been named Musical America's 2016...