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

Feel free to nominate additional performances, including student recitals and local gigs by student bands and vocal groups, for inclusion in this list [please enter "36newperfs" as the Subject of your e-mail message].