List of Live Performances in Local Halls

Duke University, Spring Semester, 2008

Last updated 14 April 2008: information shown in this color has been changed since its first listing here.

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Series Abbreviations Key

Date
Time Room Description $ [if not free] Series
[Memorial, Hill, and Person Halls are at UNC-CH; Hill events are in the main Auditorium unless a room number is indicated. Click for map.]
[Meymandi Hall is in Raleigh. Click for map.]
Tu Jan 1
We Jan 2
Th Jan 3
Fr Jan 4
Sa Jan 5
Su Jan 6
Mo Jan 7
Tu Jan 8
We Jan 9
7:30p Memorial Hall Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin. Weber, Overture from Oberon; Beethoven, Symphony No.l 7 in A major, Op. 92; and Beethoven, Violin concerto in D major, Op. 61. $ CPA
Th Jan 10
Fr Jan 11
8p Reynolds Luciana Souza Quartet. "The New Bossa Nova" $ DP
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Andrew von Oeyen, piano. Emmanuel Villaume conducting. Berlioz, Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens; Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1; and Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"). $ DMC
Sa Jan 12
3p Reynolds Emerson String Quartet Beethoven, Op. 18, No. 4; Saariaho, "Terra Memoriam"; and Brahms, Quartet in a minor, Op. 51, No 2.$ CAS
8p Reynolds Emerson String Quartet Haydn, Op. 20, No. 2; Bright Sheng, New Quartet; and Beethoven, Op. 59, No. 3. $ CAS
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Andrew von Oeyen, piano. Emmanuel Villaume conducting. Berlioz, Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens; Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1; and Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"). $ DMC
Su Jan 13
Mo Jan 14
Tu Jan 15
We Jan 16
Th Jan 17
Fr Jan 18
4p Perkins Rare Book Room"The Early Flute" with Tom Moore RM
8p Memorial Hall Music on the Hill: An Ives Experience. pianist Stefan Litwin and UNC-CH music faculty colleagues. Works by Charles Ives, including the Trio, the Second violin/Piano Sonata, Songs, and Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for Two Pianos. $ CPA
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Jubilant Sykes, baritone. William Henry Curry conducting. A Tribute to Nat King Cole and Paul Robeson. $ NCSP
Sa Jan 19
8p Nelson Tom Moore, baroque flute, with Tracy Richardson, harpsichord. MDFR
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Jubilant Sykes, baritone. William Henry Curry conducting. A Tribute to Nat King Cole and Paul Robeson. $ NCSP
Su Jan 20
3p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Jubilant Sykes, baritone. William Henry Curry conducting. A Tribute to Nat King Cole and Paul Robeson. $ NCSP
4p Nelson Jonathan Bagg, viola; Joseph Robinson, oboe; and Jane Hawkins, piano. "Profiles from the 20th Century," featuring works by Britten, Martinu, Stravinsky, Charles Loeffler, and Robert Ward. MDFR
Mo Jan 21
Tu Jan 22
We Jan 23
Th Jan 24
Fr Jan 25
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Yevgeny Sudbin, piano. Grant Llewellyn, conducting. Rameau, Suite from the Ballets; Christopher Rouse, Friandises, and Rachmaninoff, Piano concerto No 4. $ DMC
Sa Jan 26
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Yevgeny Sudbin, piano. Grant Llewellyn, conducting. Rameau, Suite from the Ballets; Christopher Rouse, Friandises, and Rachmaninoff, Piano concerto No 4. $ DMC
Su Jan 27
5p Chapel Jonathan Dimmock, organ COR
Mo Jan 28
Tu Jan 29
We Jan 30
Th Jan 31
10p Pegram Commons Mallarmé Chamber Players Hsiao-Mei Ku and Carol Chang, violins; Davaid Marschall, viola; and Leonid Zilper, 'cello; with Jennifer Chang, guzheng.
Fr Feb 1
Sa Feb 2
7p Baldwin Choral Society of Durham with combined choirs of Durham high schools. Mozart Coronation Mass and shorter works. $ CSD
Su Feb 3
3p Rigsbee Hall Mallarmé Chamber Players Hsiao-Mei Ku and Carol Chang, violins; Davaid Marschall, viola; and Leonid Zilper, 'cello; with Jennifer Chang, guzheng. Ma Sicong, String Quartet; Chen Yi, Three Bagatelles for violin and 'cello; and solo works for guzheng. $ [students $5 at door]
Mo Feb 4
Tu Feb 5
We Feb 6
Th Feb 7
8p Baldwin Duke Wind Symphony "Modern American Voices," including Ewazen, Celtic Hymns and Dances; Ticheli, Blueshades; Whitacre, Sleep; and Nelson, Rocky Point Holiday.
8p Carolina Theatre North Carolina Symphony, with Brian Reagin, violin, and Anton Jivaev, viola. Mozart Overture to Copsi fan tutte, Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5. $
Fr Feb 8
4p Perkins Rare Book Room "The Colonial Conniosseur" with Randall Love, early piano specialist. RM
8p Page Mavis Staples and The Blind Boys of Alabama 'We Shall Not Be Moved" $ (Duke Students $5) SP
Sa Feb 9
7:30p First Presbyterian Church, Durham Pomodoro Early music ensemble. Tamsin Simmill, mezzo-soprano; Barbara Blaker Krumdieck, baroque 'cello; Henry Lebedinsky, organ; and Michael Albert and Gesa Kordes, baroque violin. Sacred music composed by Italian women. $
8p Memorial Hall Music on the Hill: UNC Bands: A Sousa Spectacular. A concert in the style of John Phillip Sousa. $ CPA
Su Feb 10
1-3p Biddle 102 Recorders Workshop (with instruments from the Duke University Musical Instrument Collection) led byKaren Cook. Anyone wanting to participate must RSVP by email to karen.m.cook@gmail.com by Friday.
Mo Feb 11
Tu Feb 12
We Feb 13
Th Feb 14
Fr Feb 15
8p Nelson The Complete Dubussy Preludes, with piano students and faculty.
8p Reynolds The Don Byron Band featuring Chris Thomas King "Do the Boomerang: The Music of Jr Walker $ (Duke Students $5) SP
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with NC School of the Arts drama students. John Mauceri conducting. Shakespeare's Hamlet with music from Shostakovich's 1964 film score. $ DMC
8p Memorial Hall Mary Chapin Carpenter. vocalist $ CPA
Sa Feb 16
8p Reynolds Ciompi Quartet with Joseph Robinson, oboe. Mozart Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428; Arnold Bax Oboe Quintet; and Beethoven Quartet in e minor, Op. 59 No. 2. $ CQ
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with NC School of the Arts drama students. John Mauceri conducting. Shakespeare's Hamlet with music from Shostakovich's 1964 film score. $ DMC
Su Feb 17
3p Meymandi Hall Triangle Wind Ensemble with James Houlik, tenor saxophone. Wind music by Robert Ward. $
4p St Stephen's Episcopal Church Aurora Baroque ensemble (Baroque 'cello and violin, viola da gamba, harpsichord). "German Chocolate," works by Biber, Buxtehude, Schmelzer, Rosenmuller. $ TEMPO
5p Chapel John Scott, organ COR
Mo Feb 18
Tu Feb 19
5p Bone Hall Voice Master Class with Marisa Galvany. MC
We Feb 20
8p Sheafer Duke New Music Ensemble. Music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including new works by Duke composition students.
Th Feb 21
4p Baldwin Piano Master Class with Ning Lu and Jie Lu. MC
8p Baldwin Duo Piano Recital with Ning Lu and Jie Lu. Mozart Fugue in c minor, K. 426 and Sonata in D, K. 448; Schubert Fantasie in f minor, Op. 103; and Rachmaninoff Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 17.
Fr Feb 22
4p Nelson 'Cello Master Class with Peter Lee. MC
8p Baldwin Duke Jazz Ensemble with Jimmy Heath, saxophone. $
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Neil Sedaka. Joan Landry conducting. $ NCSP
Sa Feb 23
8p Page Dawn Upshaw and Orquestra Los Peregrinos. Osvaldo Golijov's "Ayre" (a cycle of folk songs) $ (Duke students $5) DP
8p Memorial Hall Music on the Hill: When Composers Speak our Language. Music of the Vernacular. Musicians include Duke pianist Jane Hawkins and, from UNC-CH, soprano Terry Rhodes and members of the Carolina Wind Quintet and UNC Faculty Strings. Composers include Bolcom, Milhaud, and Weill. $ CPA
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Neil Sedaka. Joan Landry conducting. $ NCSP
Su Feb 24
1:30p Baldwin "Eighth Blackbird." Ensemble performances of works by Duke student composers. EMOT
3p Chapel Chamber Choirs of the Choral Society of Durham and the Duke University Chorale. Bach St. John Passion. $ (students free) CSD
3p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Neil Sedaka. Joan Landry conducting. $ NCSP
Mo Feb 25
Tu Feb 26
We Feb 27
7:30p Memorial Hall Yo-Yo Ma and Friends. With violinists Colin Jacobsen and Jonathan Gandelsman and violist Nicholas Cords. Including quartets from Austria, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Italy. $ CPA
Th Feb 28
8p Memorial Hall North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra: "Jazz Cities on Parade." With narration by director James Ketch. $ CPA
Fr Feb 29
8p Page Maceo Parker Band and Booker T. Jones Band "Foundations of a Sound" $ (Duke students $5) SP
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Bonnie Thron, 'cello. William Henry Curry conducting. Harris, Symphony No. 7; Saint-Saëns, 'Cello Concerto in a minor; and Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade. $ DMC
8p Memorial Hall Music on the Hill: UNC Jazz Band. Big Band music, featuring artists-in-residence for the annual UNC Jazz Festival. $ CPA
Sa Mar 1
8p Nelson Eric Pritchard, violin; with Jane Hawkins and Randall Love, piano. Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano in F, Op. 24, "Spring", Faure Sonata for Violin and Piano in A, Op. 13, and Bill Robinson Govinda Sonata (2006). MDFR
8p Reynolds The Bill Frisell Trio "the Disfarmer Project: Musical Portraits from Heber Springs" $ (Duke students $5)
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Bonnie Thron, 'cello. William Henry Curry conducting. Harris, Symphony No. 7; Saint-Saëns, 'Cello Concerto in a minor; and Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade. $ DMC
8p Memorial Hall SF Jazz Collective. Joe Lovano, Stefon Harris, Dave Douglas, Renee Rosnes, Miguel Zenon, Andre Hayward, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland. Works by Wayne Shorter and members of the ensemble. $ CPA
Su Mar 2
2p Memorial Hall Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India. Odissi dance, accompanied by live musicians. $ CPA
4p First Presbyterian Church, Durham Isabella Female vocal ensemble. Early French music by Perotin, Machaut, Josquin, and Caplet. $
Mo Mar 3
Tu Mar 4
We Mar 5
8p Baldwin Duke Symphony Orchestra with student concerto competition winner Alyssa Zhu, piano. Bernstein Overture to "Candide"; Barber Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat; and Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60.
7:30p Memorial Hall k. d. lang, vocalist. $ CPA
Th Mar 6
7:30p Memorial Hall Joshua Bell, violin. $ CPA
8p Nelson Fred Raimi, 'cello, and Jane Hawkins, piano. "American Funk and Some Baroque Bars." Vivaldi Sonata No. 1 in B-flat, Frescobaldi Toccata, J. S. Bach Suite No. 5 in c minor, Aaron Minsky American Cello Etudes, Mark Kuss American Folk Songs, and Paul Schoenfield Café Music. MDFR
10p Pegram Commons Branford Marsalis, saxophone
Fr Mar 7
Sa Mar 8
3p and 7p Baldwin Duke String School Mid-Winter Festival.
8p Reynolds Takács Quartet Brahms, Op. 67; Shostakovich, Elegy and Polka; Bethoven, Op. 130; and Beethoven, Op. 133 (Grosse Fugue, original ending to Op. 130). $ CAS
Su Mar 9
Mo Mar 10
Tu Mar 11
We Mar 12
Th Mar 13
Fr Mar 14
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Peter Serkin, piano, and the North Carolina Master Chorale. Grant Llewellyn conducting. Bach, Cantata No. 118 "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht;" Stravinsky, Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments; Stravinksy, Concerto in E-flat ("Dumbarton Oaks"); Bach, Cantata No. 50 "Nun ist das heil;" Bach, Keyboard Concerto NO. 5 in f minor; and Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms. $ DMC
Sa Mar 15
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Peter Serkin, piano, and the North Carolina Master Chorale. Grant Llewellyn conducting. Bach, Cantata No. 118 "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht;" Stravinsky, Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments; Stravinksy, Concerto in E-flat ("Dumbarton Oaks"); Bach, Cantata No. 50 "Nun ist das heil;" Bach, Keyboard Concerto NO. 5 in f minor; and Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms. $ DMC
Su Mar 16
Mo Mar 17
Tu Mar 18
We Mar 19
7:30p Memorial Hall Haale. Vocals influenced by '60s psychedelic rock and Persian Sufi traditions; with electric guitars, strings, and percussion. $ CPA
Th Mar 20
Fr Mar 21
8p Baldwin Duke Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensembles with Cosmas Magaya and Paul Berliner, mbira.
Sa Mar 22
8p Nelson Charles Curtis, 'cello, and Alec Karis, piano. Morton Feldman's "Patterns in a Chromatic Field." EMOT
Su Mar 23
Mo Mar 24
Tu Mar 25
4p Baldwin Viola Master Class with Scott Rawls. MC
8p University United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill Harvard Glee Club $
We Mar 26
Th Mar 27
8p Baldwin "Tonight Eternity Alone," The Duke Chorale Tour Concert.
7:30p Memorial Hall Music on the Hill: Modern Music of Latin America. Begins a four-day Latin Festival on the Hill including concerts, workshops, and lectures. $ CPA
Fr Mar 28
4p Perkins Rare Book Room"What Can a Modern Singer Learn from Early Instruments?" with Penelope Jensen, soprano; and Rebecca Troxler, baroque flute; Brenda Neece, 5-string 'cello piccolo; and Deborah Hollis, fortepiano and portative organ. RM
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Manhattan Transfer. Joan Landry conducting. $ NCSP
Sa Mar 29
8p Page Andrew Manze and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. "The Eroica Effect:" Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte and Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55. [YouTube Clip]$ DP
8p Memorial Hall Gonzalo Rubalcaba, jazz piano. $ CPA
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Manhattan Transfer. Joan Landry conducting. $ NCSP
Su Mar 30
5p Chapel Robert Parkins, University Organist. "Three German Sonatas," including works by Mendelssohn (VI), Hindemith (II), and Reubke. COR
3p First Presbyterian Church, Durham Durham Community Band
3p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Manhattan Transfer. Joan Landry conducting. $ NCSP
Mo Mar 31
5p Duke Chapel Plaza "The Carillon in My Life" New works for carillon by Duke graduate composers Kathleen Bader and Dan Ruccia, performed by University Carilloneur J. Samuel Hammond and members of the Duke New Music Ensemble.
Tu Apr 1
We Apr 2
Th Apr 3
8p Baldwin Duke Wind Symphony. "Out of This World," including Holst/Patterson "The Planets" suite; Offenback/Odom Overture to "Orpheus in the Underworld;" De Meij "Symphony No. 1, The Lord of the Rings: Gandalf, Gollum, and Hobbits;" and selections from Williams/Hunsberger "Star Wars Trilogy."
8p Nelson The Howard Fishman Band. "Bob Dylan and the Band's Basement Tapes: the Old Weird America" $ (Duke students $5)
Fr Apr 4
8p Nelson The Howard Fishman Band. "Bob Dylan and the Band's Basement Tapes: Erase That, Garth" $ (Duke students $5)
8-9p Biddle Lobby New works by Duke graduate composers, performed by the Duke New Music Ensemble; and "Three Songs from William Shakespeare" for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble by Igor Stravinsky.
Sa Apr 5
8p First Presbyterian Church, Durham Duke Collegium Musicum. English Music of the 16th Century, including the Byrd Gradualia for Corpus Christi and the Sheppard Western Wind Mass [vocal ensemble]
8p Nelson The Howard Fishman Band. "Bob Dylan and the Band's Basement Tapes: This Wheel Shall Explode" $ (Duke students $5)
8p Memorial Hall Murray Perahia, conductor and piano, with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Mendelssohn, Overture to Hebrides, Op. 26 ("Fingal's Cave"); Mozart, Piano concerto No. 24 in c minor, K.491; Britten, Prelude and Fugue, and Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 in a major, Op. 90 ("Italian"). $ CPA
Su Apr 6
4p Chapel Duke Vespers Ensemble. Byrd Mass for Four Voices and works by Henryk Górecki, Schütz, Palestrina, and Lasso.
Mo Apr 7
Tu Apr 8
7:30p Memorial Hall STOMP. Non-conventional percussion instruments and movement. $ CPA
We Apr 9
8p Nelson Graduate Composers Concert. New works by Duke graduate students.
7:30p Memorial Hall STOMP. Non-conventional percussion instruments and movement. $ CPA
Th Apr 10
5:30p Doris Duke Center Ciompi Quartet First Course Concert. Prof. Bryan Gilliam discusses Milhaud's String Quartet No. 7 (1925) and Jean Françaix's Clarinet Quintet (1978). $ [free for Duke students] FCC
Fr Apr 11
4p Perkins Rare Book Room "Cornet Cornucopia" with Don Eagle, cornets, and Deborah Hollis, piano. RM
8p Baldwin Duke Jazz Ensemble, with guest artist Bob Mintzer, saxophone. $
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Michael Collins basset clarinet. Grant Llewellyn conducting. Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mozart, Clarinet Concerto; Elena Kats-Chernin, Basset Clarinet Concerto (world premiere); and Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 ("Italian"). $ DMC
Sa Apr 12
3p Baldwin PRISM showcase concert. Duke's Chamber Music Ensemble, Chorale, Collegium Musicum, Djembe Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Opera Workshop, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Symphony.
8p Nelson Ciompi Quartet with Allan Ware, clarinet. Darius Milhaud Quartet No. 7; Jean Françaix Clarinet Quintet; and Debussy Quartet in g minor, Op. 10. $ CQ
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Michael Collins basset clarinet. Grant Llewellyn conducting. Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mozart, Clarinet Concerto; Elena Kats-Chernin, Basset Clarinet Concerto (world premiere); and Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 ("Italian"). $ DMC
8p Memorial Hall Bang on a Can Marathon. Electric chamber ensemble, with Glen Kotche, Lee Ranaldo, and Burmese drummer Kyaw Kyaw Naing. Performance resumes in Kenan Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art, until 11:30p. $ CPA
Su Apr 13
1:30 - 4p Biddle rooms Master Classes in flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn with members of the Philharmonic Quintet of New York and Joseph Robinson. $ [Duke students free] MC
3p Page Mallarmé Chamber Players with Nnenna Freelon, jazz vocalist . $ [students $5 at door]
4p Baldwin Duke Opera Workshop. Excerpts from Mozart operas Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutte, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Magic Flute.
7:30p First Presbyterian Church, Durham The Philharmonic Quintet of New York (Robert Langevin, flute; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Judith LeClair, bassoon, and Erik Ralske, horn). Carl Nielsen's Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 43 (1922), Lalo Schifrin's "La Nouvelle Orleans" (1987), and David Maslanka's Wind Quintet No. 3 (1999). $
Mo Apr 14
1:15 Bone Hall Jane Hawkins, piano, and the Philharmonic Quintet of New York (Robert Langevin, flute; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Judith LeClair, bassoon, and Erik Ralske, horn). Open rehearsal of the Poulenc Sextet for Piano and Winds
10p Pegram Commons The Philharmonic Quintet of New York. Robert Langevin, flute; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Judith LeClair, bassoon, and Erik Ralske, horn.
Tu Apr 15
We Apr 16
Th Apr 17
Fr Apr 18
7:30p Baldwin Duke Symphony Orchestra with vocal soloists. Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel." [a semi-staged concert production, sung in English] $
Sa Apr 19
8p Chapel Choral Society of Durham, Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, Durham Children's Choir, and orchestra. Benjamin Britten War Requiem $, free for Duke students CSD
Su Apr 20
3p Baldwin Duke Symphony Orchestra with vocal soloists. Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel." [a semi-staged concert production, sung in English] $
4p Chapel Choral Society of Durham, Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, Durham Children's Choir, and orchestra. Benjamin Britten War Requiem $, free for Duke students CSD
Mo Apr 21
Tu Apr 22
7p Nelson Student Chamber Music Recital
7:30 Memorial Hall Brahms Requiem. The Carolina Choir and the UNC Symphony. Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem.$ CPA
We Apr 23
7:30p Memorial Hall Spirit of Uganda. Dance, vocal music, and drums. $ CPA
Th Apr 24
Fr Apr 25
8p Biddle Lobby Duke Chorale annual Celebration
Sa Apr 26
3, 4, and 7p Baldwin Duke String School Spring Festival.
8p Reynolds Ying Quartet with Christopher Taylor, piano. Ravel, String Quartet in F Major; Lieberson, Piano Quintet; and Dohnanyi, Piano Quintet No. 1. [Taylor graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in mathematics and philosophy.] $ CAS
Su Apr 27
Mo Apr 28
Tu Apr 29
We Apr 30
Th May 1
8p Chapel North Carolina Symphony with Ilya Gringolts, violin, North Carolina Master Chorale, and Chamber Choir of the Choral Society of Durham. Husa Violin Concerto and Beethoven Symphony No. 9. $
Fr May 2
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Ilya Gringolts, violin, the North Carolina Master Chorale, and the Durham Choral Society Chamber Choir. Grant Llewellynconducting. Karel Husa, Violin Concerto, and Beethoven Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"). $ DMC
8p Memorial Hall North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra: The Duke and the Bard. Ellington's Such Sweet Thunder and The Far East Suite. With actors from the UNC-CH Department of Dramatic Art. $ CPA
Sa May 3
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with Ilya Gringolts, violin, the North Carolina Master Chorale, and the Durham Choral Society Chamber Choir. Grant Llewellynconducting. Karel Husa, Violin Concerto, and Beethoven Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"). $ DMC
Su May 4
Mo May 5
Tu May 6
7:30p Memorial Hall Mitsuko Uchida, piano. Schubert, Sonata in c minor, D958; Kurtág, Selections from Jatekok; J.S. Bach, Short Preludes and Fugues; and Schumann, Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13. $ CPA
We May 7
Th May 8
Fr May 9
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with David Hartman, narrator. Grant Llewellyn conducting. Showstoppers. $ NCSP
Sa May 10
8p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with David Hartman, narrator. Grant Llewellyn conducting. Showstoppers. $ NCSP
Su May 11
3p Meymandi Hall North Carolina Symphony, with David Hartman, narrator. Grant Llewellyn conducting. Showstoppers. $ NCSP
Mo May 12
Tu May 13
We May 14
Th May 15

Key to Series Abbreviations and Links to Web Sites:

B@D -- Broadway at Duke
CAS -- Chamber Arts Society
C@SS -- Concerts at St. Stephen's
COR --Chapel Organ Recitals
COT -- Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle
CQ -- Ciompi Quartet (free for Duke students)
CSD -- Choral Society of Durham
CPA -- Carolina Performing Arts (UNC-CH)
DJF -- Duke Jazz Festival
DP -- Duke Performances -- Duke student tickets only $5
DMC -- Duke Medicine Classical Series, North Carolina Symphony
EMOT -- Encounters with the Music of Our Time
FCC -- Ciompi Quartet First Course Concerts (held on Thursdays in the Doris Duke Center at the Duke Gardens, these events typically preview one work from the upcoming concert(s) and include a discussion by the composer in the case of premieres of commissioned works. Refreshments are served beginning at 5:30 PM with the musical program beginning at 6:00 and concluding by 7:00.)
H&H -- Hoof 'n' Horn
MC -- Music Department Master Classes (Duke or UNC students perform for -- and receive guidance from -- visiting artists. The public is welcome.)
MDFR -- Music Department Faculty Recitals
MotH-- Music on the Hill (UNC-CH Department of Music)
NCSP -- North Carolina Symphony Pops
OS@D -- On Stage at Duke, the Duke University Union
RCMG -- Raleigh Chamber Music Guild
RM -- Rare Music, sponsored by the Duke University Musical Instrument Collections and Duke Libraries
UNCMFR --UNC-CH Music Department Faculty Recitals
SHKS -- Southern Historical Keyboard Society Concerts
SP -- Soul Power Series
TEMPO -- Triangle Early Music Presenting Organization
TS -- Duke Theatre Studies
WXDU -- WXDU FM

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