Updates from the Baldwin Auditorium renovation; Lily Hirsch (Ph.D. 2006) publishes her second book, Music in American Crime Prevention and Punishment; residency events with William Conable, including master classes and a recital; and more. Read it here. read more about Duke Notes 1/9/2013 »
Music 89S: Women in Music (ALP) WF 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM, Nomi Dave Examine the contribution and works of women musicians from various locations throughout the globe. Discussions will focus on a number of key international figures, such as Umm Kulthum (Egypt), Lady Gaga (US), Miriam Makeba (South Africa) and Lata Mangeshkar (India). We will also look at examples of contemporary female artists and the issues they face, such as the Russian group Pussy Riot and the K-Pop band Girl Generation. Topics to be covered… read more about Spring 2013 classes with openings »
Tuesday, January 15 5 pm, Bone Hall, Biddle Music Building Alexander Technique Master Class for Vocalists with WILLIAM CONABLEThursday, January 17 7:30 pm, Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building Alexander Technique Master Class for Instrumentalists with WILLIAM CONABLE Tuesday, January 22 4:30 pm, Bone Hall, Biddle Music Building Voice Master Class with ELIZABETH BISHOP… read more about Master Classes: Spring 2013 »
Friday, February 22, 8pm Ciompi Quartet and artists from Kyo-Shin-An Arts in “Kammerraku” – a program of music for string quartet and Japanese instruments. Yoko Reikan Kimura, koto; and James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi Works include Daron Hagen's Concerto for Koto and String Quartet (2011), Paul Moravec's Shakuhachi Quintet, Toro Takemitsu's A Way a Lone, and two pieces by James Nyoraku Schlefer. Kyo-Shin-An Arts is dedicated to the integration… read more about ENCOUNTERS, Spring 2013 »
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Music 553Music in the Baroque Era: Prima pratica and seconda pratica Mondays 3:05-5:35pm Professor Kerry McCarthy This seminar will explore the gradual and complex transition between the musical worlds we now call the Renaissance and the Baroque. The main thread of the class will be the eight books of madrigals published by Claudio Monteverdi between 1587 and 1638, but we will also consult a wide variety of other music (and a judicious selection of secondary sources). We will study counterpoint and… read more about Spring 2013 »