Ciompi has commissioned current Duke graduate composers to write short string quartet movements. This premiere performance provides a chance to meet the next generation of composers and experience music on the cutting edge.
The Ciompi Quartet performs at the Croasdaile Village Community in Durham.
In honor of the recent passing of renowned American composer Paul Schoenfield, Ciompi revisits a powerful and poignant work they commissioned in 2003. Memoirs, the second of Schoenfield’s two string quartets, is a deeply personal composition written in memory of the composer’s father.
Ciompi continues its two concert series of one-hour programs featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. Student ensembles from the Duke Chamber Music Program are also featured on these programs.
The Ciompi continues its two concert series of one-hour programs featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. They perform for their home audience at the beautiful Goodson Chapel.